Category Estate Planning (4)

Beneficiary Designations - SAY, WHAT?!!

By Robert Hodges | 04.02.2017
A majority of my working day is spent drafting and interpreting wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. As many people know, these documents create the foundation of any well-drafted estate plan. All too often my clients pay relatively little attention to the beneficiary designations on payable-on-death or transfer-on-death accounts. Many times... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2016 "Best Law Firms" List

By BrownWinick | 11.03.2015
BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The sixth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 2, 2015. Firms included in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

BrownWinick Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2015 "Best Law Firms" List

By BrownWinick | 11.03.2014
BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The fifth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 3, 2014. Firms included in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

Assure Your Land Assets

By BrownWinick | 03.14.2014
Bob Hodges, an attorney at BrownWinick, was quoted in an article title, "Assure Your Land Assets," in the March 2014 edition of Top Producer magazine. Read More

News From The North

By BrownWinick | 01.06.2014
Minnesota is now one of only two states to have a state gift tax. (Connecticut is the other one.) As a result, gifts of more than $1 million worth of Minnesota property will require a payment of Minnesota gift tax. The tax is assessed on a sliding scale, and the maximum rate is 16%. Gifts to a spouse or to charity do not count. Gifts with a value... Read More

BrownWinick Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2014 "Best Law Firms" List

By BrownWinick | 11.01.2013
BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The fourth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2013. Firms included in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

Estate Planning Law Changes

By BrownWinick | 07.09.2013
Early this year, Congress passed the 2012 American Taxpayer Relief Act (the "2012 Act") in response to the "fiscal cliff." Among other items, the 2012 Act addressed the expiration of certain favorable federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer ("GST") tax rules. The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the new estate,... Read More

The "Fiscal Cliff" and Post-Election Tax Planning for 2012 and 2013

By BrownWinick | 12.01.2012
With the election over and the "Fiscal Cliff" looming, it is a good time to consider all of the potential tax changes coming at the end of the year. Many of these potential changes are the result of the Budget Control Act of 2011, a compromise reached by the President and Congress at the end of last year. Under the Act, if Congress cannot find a... Read More

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