Wealth Law Blog

Taxageddon -The Unpleasant Possibilities for Taxes in 2013

Michael Walker — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 -0800

On January 1, 2013, we may awake on New Year’s Day to find a Tax Code that looks very different from the day before. If Congress fails to act (imagine that!), the combination of various expiring provisions and new taxes scheduled to take effect as part of the Health Care and Education...

Oregon Legislative Proposal About Virtual Assets in the News

Ed Cunningham — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:00:00 -0800

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)...

Indefinite Delay: Court of Appeals Enjoins NLRB's Poster Rule

Tim Resch — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:00:00 -0800

Employers preparing for the upcoming April 30, 2012 implementation date of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) poster display rule can put down the thumbtacks and tape – at least for a little while longer. In light of conflicting district court decisions and pending appeals as...

"Send lawyers, guns and money, they'd get me out of this..."

Glen Goland — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:00 -0800

The first cassette I ever owned was Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller’, purchased in 1982. Ten years later, my mom bought the soundtrack to the movie “The Body Guard”, which featured Whitney Houston’s rendition of “I will always love you”. 'Thriller'...

SYK Partner Victoria Blachly Interviewed by Portland Business Journal

Ed Cunningham — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:27:38 -0800

Victoria Blachly was recently featured in "Dressing the Part at Trials," an article by Andy Giegerich that appeared in the April 13, 2012 issue of the Portland Business Journal. An excerpt of the article appears online. If you're a subscriber, you'll find the article in this...

Samuels Yoelin Kantor Seminar Series

Ed Cunningham — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:14:25 -0800

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 Tower....

SYK Attorney Victoria Blachly Discusses Virtual Assets with KATU's Problem-Solver

Ed Cunningham — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:41:54 -0800

When it comes to digital assets, most people think of online banking and other financial accounts. However, virtual assets also include personal data such as family photos, videos, Facebook wall messages and other valued content. So much of our lives is now documented and stored online, and yet...

BizMix

Ed Cunningham — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:22:39 -0800

Samuels Yoelin Kantor is partnering with thePortland Business Journal andPortland City Grill to host BizMix. Network with other Portland area business professionals while enjoying the views from our 38th floor offices. Hosted beer and wine. Hors d'oeuvres...

Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP in the News: Virtual Assets

Ed Cunningham — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:28:19 -0800

Samuels Yoelin Kantor Seminar Series

Ed Cunningham — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:58:47 -0800

Cruze: Elder Case

Victoria Blachly — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0800

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

Ed Cunningham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:19:36 -0800

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

Victoria Blachly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:20:00 -0800

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

Ed Cunningham — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:06 -0800

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

Ed Cunningham — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:45:03 -0800

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 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:00 -0800

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 to...

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

Tim Resch — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:00:00 -0800

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 inch...

Trustees behaving badly

Glen Goland — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:40:15 -0800

From time to time we publish summaries of interesting trust and estate cases. In today’s post we discuss a recent Oregon Appeals Court case that addressed the availability of a constructive trust to remedy a breach of duty by a successor trustee. The case is a good illustration of the...

Choose your words wisely

Steven W. Seymour — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:00:00 -0800

From time to time we publish summaries of interesting trust and estate cases. Today’s post concerns promises made (and then broken) as part of a divorce settlement. The Oregon Supreme Court overturned a 2009 decision of the Appellate Court and, in the process, established new guidelines that...

The effect mental capacity has on contractual rights

Glen Goland — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:07:42 -0800

From time to time we publish summaries of interesting trust and estate cases. Today’s post examines a recent Oregon Appeals Court decision in the rapidly expanding field of elder law. The case involves an elderly woman with impaired mental capacity and asks whether she may be a considered a...