State and Federal Tort Immunity

Learn about the differences and similarities between estate planning and asset protection planning using examples from real client circumstances. While estate planning is recommended for all, asset protection planning, may be useful only to some. Asset protection planning uses different planning criteria and often treats and repositions assets differently. You will learn why planning timeframes for asset protection planning are different depending on the occurrence of potentially or obviously different triggering events and how to use a considered analysis of these two types of planning to better serve your clients and why some plans succeed, and others fail.

This course discusses the importance of accurate real estate appraisal when a business involved in a divorce owns real estate. Originally presented on 01/15/24 as part of the Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2024: The Business of Working with Other Divorce Professionals and Attorneys.

This course addresses a variety of topics of importance when dealing with the mix of elected officials and independent agencies found at the county level. Topics include seeking state indemnification for elected officials under the State Employee Indemnification Act; 1983 Defense: prosecutorial immunities and claims against correctional facilities for failure to provide medical services; independent agencies’ funding and representation; Property Tax Appeal Board jurisdiction vis a vis the circuit court, associational standing, and county Board of Review assessment authority versus township assessors. Originally presented as part of the 11th Annual Local Government Law Institute.