Key Terms and Issues in Real Estate Law
If you own or are thinking of investing in real estate in California, it’s helpful to know a few basic things about real estate law. Here are some key terms and issues to help you out:
Avoiding the Practice of Law Via the Internet: Sometimes Easier Said Than Done
By Jennifer Gilman
I, like millions of others, have a Facebook account. I’m responsible with it, as all attorneys should be, and always make sure it passes the “eyebrow test.” That is, I review all messages before posting to be sure that if my boss, my parents, my rabbi, a judge, the State Bar, my frenemy, and my ex-boyfriend all read the post, none of them would raise an eyebrow.
If You Don’t Have It, You Don’t Get It
By Rick Waite
Thirty-four verdicts in excess of $1,000,000. A $100,000,000 class-action settlement against the largest funeral operator in the country. Former President of the Dade County Bar Association (Miami, Florida). Former member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors. Disciplined. Fit. Adjunct professor at the University of Miami Law School. Ervin Gonzalez seemed to have it all. Until June 8, 2017, when he ended his life.
“You’re Fired:” Now What?
By Gary Schons
“Wow!” Pete lamented as he walked into his partner Judy’s office. “I just got fired by my client in the Butterfield case.”
The Closure of This IRS Program May Affect You if You Have Undisclosed Foreign Assets
Do you have undisclosed foreign assets? If so, you’ll need to learn more about the IRS’ decision to terminate its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), effective September 28, 2018. Attorney David Foate of Gresham|Savage outlined the eliminated OVDP and shared other available programs that can assist U.S. taxpayers who run afoul of their reporting obligations:
