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Estate planning might sound like a topic reserved for the wealthy or the elderly, but the truth is, everyone can benefit from having an estate plan in place. Whether you’re in your 20s, 40s, 60s, or beyond, an estate plan is a fundamental tool for ensuring your wishes are honored, your assets are protected, and

Background

Beginning January 1, 2024, most business entities will be required to disclose once private business information regarding the entity’s “beneficial owners” to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the filing of a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (“BOI”). This new reporting requirement is a result

Issue 2 proposes to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Ohio. Like any other significant legislation, it has its proponents and detractors; ‘people are for it or not.’ Regardless, its passage is taken as a given. Ohio is far from taking the lead on this issue, as 23 states have already legalized recreational use.

Name

Jim Dressman

In which office are you located?

DBL Law’s Northern Kentucky office.

Tell us a little about your practice. 

Much estate planning and probate; outside general counsel for several small/medium size businesses;  Real estate and business transactions including entity formations and mergers and acquisitions. Transitioning to more of the former and less of

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would update the salary threshold under which employees are eligible for overtime pay under federal labor law.  The proposed rule would provide overtime pay for most salaried workers earning under $55,000 per year.

The proposed rule would include the following:

  • Implement

Name

Patrick Hughes

In which office are you located?

DBL Law’s Northern Kentucky office in Covington, Kentucky.

Tell us a little about your practice. 

Economic Development Transactions, Financing, Zoning, Real Estate, Regulatory

What led you to a legal career?

I wanted to join the FBI.

What has been your most interesting or memorable case and

Name

Mark Guilfoyle

In which office are you located?

DBL Law’s Northern Kentucky office in Covington, Kentucky.

Tell us a little about your practice. 

I chair the firm’s Government Advocacy and Economic Development group, helping clients navigate government bureaucracies in Kentucky state government and locally. This might involve representing a business before state regulators or

A Handy Cross-reference between Kentucky’s New Stand-alone Appellate Rules and the Civil Rules They Replaced or Complement

By David Kramer, Chair, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, DBL Law

In updating volume 7 of the Kentucky Practice Series this year I included references under the former Civil Rules to the Kentucky Rules of Appellate Procedure