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How to Get the Most From Your Attorney

September 29, 2010 12:00

Who doesn't know at least one horrible and/or inappropriate joke about an attorney?  We don't exactly have the best publicity going for us.  But when you need an attorney you need A Good One - because if you cut corners and don't get a good estate planner at the outset, your estate may...

Now Casting for New Reality Show: Estate Wars

September 08, 2010 12:00

Is this where my future as a fiduciary, trust, and estate litigator is headed?  Do I need to get an agent and print up some 8 X 10 glossy publicity photos?   Recently a casting call was issued in the New York area for a new reality...

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Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP in the News: Virtual Assets

March 21, 2012 20:28

While we are alive and competent, access to and possession of "virtual assets" (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Flickr accounts) and information poses no legal problems.  However, at the death or incompetence of the owner, the fiduciary (personal representative, conservator or trustee)...

Cruze: Elder Case

Victoria Blachly
February 15, 2012 12:00

Oregon’s Court of Appeals recently made a step towards clarifying Oregon’s statute prohibiting financial abuse of “vulnerable persons” (which includes persons age 65 and older) under ORS 124.110. However, the broad contours of the elder abuse laws in ORS Chapter 124...

Samuels Yoelin Kantor Seminar Series

February 10, 2012 16:19

COMPLIMENTARY SEMINAR SERIES Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP's seminar series helps keep our clients and colleagues informed on recent developments and industry best practices. The seminars typically take place in our beautiful, state-of-the-art conference room on the 38th floor of the US Bancorp...

"$1M is Enough For Anybody:" Reforming Unambiguous Trusts

Victoria Blachly
February 08, 2012 16:20

When the Trust says jump, then the Trustee jumps, right?  Not necessarily.  When sufficient evidence instructs the Trustee otherwise, consider a petition to reform the Trust.  In Frakes v. Nay, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a grant of summary judgment in favor of reforming...

We're greeting the new year with new faces

February 03, 2012 00:33

We’re excited to welcome three new attorneys to the Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP family:  Ben Leedy (left), Denise Gorrell (right), and The Honorable Donald W. Hull (center). The Honorable Donald W. Hull has joined the firm as senior counsel. Judge Hull retired in December 2011 after...

Samuels Yoelin Kantor Seminar Series

January 26, 2012 19:45

Coming up in February... COMPLIMENTARY SEMINAR SERIES Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP's seminar series helps keep our clients and colleagues informed on recent developments and industry best practices. The seminars typically take place in our beautiful, state-of-the-art conference room on the 38th...

Scam Alert - "Corporate Regulatory Committee" and Oregon Annual Report Filing

Michael Walker
January 25, 2012 12:00

If you are the owner of an Oregon business entity such as a corporation or limited liability company, you may have recently received an official-looking notice from a “Corporate Regulatory Committee” demanding payment of $238.00 to file your Oregon corporate annual report. According...

Another Delay: April 30, 2012 is New Deadline for NLRA Poster

January 18, 2012 12:00

This blog reported on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) latest notice-posting requirement for employers falling under its jurisdiction (see our October 3 and October 12, 2011 posts). Once again, the NLRB has extended the deadline to hang the mandatory and controversial 11-by-17...