By Patrick H. Haggerty Editor’s Note: This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Data Privacy Monitor blog. Last year we saw an unprecedented number of companies of all sizes fall victim to a W-2 spear phishing scam. The scam usually began with a “spoofing” email that appeared to have been sent by a … Continue Reading
BakerHostetler was named “Law Firm of the Year” in Trusts & Estates Law in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2016 “Best Law Firms” list. In addition, 16 of the firm’s practice areas received national Tier 1 rankings, earning 36 national rankings (Tiers 1 through 3) and 81 Tier 1 regional rankings. Law Firm of the … Continue Reading
Authored by: Bob Brucken (Retired Partner) Estate plans for married clients typically provide first for the surviving spouse, in a manner that avoids estate tax at the first spouse’s death and minimizes that tax at the second spouse’s death. This is often accomplished by including technical and often lengthy “marital deduction formula clauses” in the … Continue Reading
