June 2010 - Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

Forum Shopping for Favorable LLC Law: Make Sure the Charging Order is the Exclusive Remedy Available to Creditors

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

LLCs are currently a very popular form of legal entity largely due to its flow-through partnership taxation feature coupled with its corporation-like limited liability protections. As most LLC owners know, LLCs provide significant liability protection from the threat of “inside liabilities” provided the proper formalities are adhered to and the separate entity status of the […]

Can I Be Buried on My Own Property?

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

Before death, one has the decision of what to do with the remains of his/her body. The normal avenues are deciding whether to cremate the body or in which cemetery the body will be buried. There are, however, other choices that can be made. One such decision is to be buried on one’s own property […]

Jeffrey Burr and James M. O’Reilly Law Firms Merge

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

The Nevada estate planning and probate law firm of Jeffrey Burr, Ltd., and the elder law firm of James M. O’Reilly, LLC., announced they are joining together to better serve their clients with an expanded list of services and capabilities. The merger will create a new elder law services division within the Jeffrey Burr firm to complement […]

Distributions to Beneficiaries – Show Me the Money!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

When someone is the beneficiary of a Trust or Estate, one of the first questions the Trustee of the Trust or the Personal Representative of the Estate is asked is “When will I receive my money?” Human nature being what it is, most people want their share of the Trust or Estate “yesterday” or as […]

Follow-up to Personal Relationship Contracts: United Asset Protection

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Law Firm of Jeffrey Burr

In conjunction with the exercise of putting in place a prenuptial, postnuptial, or cohabitation agreement, (collectively “personal relationship contracts”) an additional measure that would be recommended by savvy legal advisors would be the use of asset protection strategies to shore up the contract. In most, if not all cases, the personal relationship contract is put […]