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Along with those resolutions to lose weight, spend more time with the kids, and to clean out the garage, (not to mention the resolution to cut down on all those lawyer jokes!), trademarking your corporate logo, tag lines and product brands should go to the top of your list. Your brand, and the goodwill associated with it, is likely one of your most valuable corporate assets and investing in appropriate legal protections for your brand is extremely important. Not only does registration better protect your valuable brand, but it can also add considerable value to your company, should your company be purchased. In addition, it can provide additional collateral when you are looking for bank financing, or it can be held as a security interest by a creditor. Read More.
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Starting the Year off on the Right Foot: Is Your Estate in Order?
This year, as in every year, there are going to be some real challenges and opportunities that will be revealed. Some of the challenges may require that you have done everything necessary or appropriate to prepare you and your family to meet any such challenge. Have you looked at your estate plan within the past 12 months? If not, please review your plan and your estate planning documents soon. And, as you do so, consider some of the suggestions and questions raised in this article. Read More.
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Issues to Consider During the 2012 Filing Season
Until such time that the federal tax code is abolished and rewritten in its entirety, we are collectively stuck dealing with annual updates and revisions which form the basis for how much we owe Uncle Sam each year. While the following only scratches the surface of the many issues that must be considered, it will hopefully provide some information that you or your clients need to consider as they prepare to file their annual tax returns. Read More.
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The Maryland appellate courts decided two cases impacting condominium associations. Below is a brief synopsis of each of these cases. 1. MRA Property Management, Inc., et al v. Armstrong, Court of Appeals of Maryland, No.93, September Term, 2007. 2. Greenstein, et al v. Council of Unit Owners of Avalon Court Six Condominium, Inc., Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, No. 0485, September Term, 2009. Read More.
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