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5th Circuit warns of ‘cautionary tale for every attorney’ as it refuses to revive lawsuit

by Arthur Geffen | Aug 12, 2021 | eFile, Litigation

A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit tossed after the plaintiff’s lawyer didn’t see a filtered email notice and didn’t respond to a motion for summary judgment. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans called the case “a cautionary...

5th Circuit warns of ‘cautionary tale for every attorney’ as it refuses to revive lawsuit

by Arthur Geffen | Aug 12, 2021 | eFile, Litigation

A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit tossed after the plaintiff’s lawyer didn’t see a filtered email notice and didn’t respond to a motion for summary judgment. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans called the case “a cautionary...

What Gen Z Needs To Know About Estate Taxes

by Arthur Geffen | Aug 10, 2021 | Estate Attorney, Estate Lawyer, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Solutions, Estate Tax

Despite the pandemic, many Gen Z’ers are graduating from college and setting their course for success. This is a generation of young people who know what they want out of life and have the financial literacy tools – from podcasts to online platforms – to save for...

Domicile Planning – Which State is Your Permanent Home Located?

by Arthur Geffen | Aug 5, 2021 | Domicile, Estate Planning

After 2004, the State of Florida no longer imposes a state level estate tax. This is in sharp contrast to many other states that impose their own level of estate tax, which is in addition to the federal estate tax. If you have moved to Florida from another state and...

Estate Planning in an Uncertain Time

by Arthur Geffen | Jul 20, 2021 | Estate Lawyer, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Solutions, Estate Tax

The inauguration festivities have wrapped up and Joseph R. Biden Jr. is the 46th president of the United States. Democrats now control both the House and the Senate but what’s next? Sweeping tax changes have been widely discussed but it is still too soon to know what...
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