And Why This Matters to Me Less than a year ago, I underwent bilateral total hip replacement surgery. It was one trip to the doctor’s I would have sooner avoided. But I had no choice and the surgery, fortunately, appears to have been successful. Then, just a few months out of the operating room, I learned of a…
You’ve spent a career laser focused on advocating for your clients. You’ve tried cases. You’ve negotiated settlements. But now you’re thinking it may be time to “hang up the laces,” hand the reigns over to someone else and head for the barn. Mixed metaphors aside, are you ready for this transition? Risk is inherent in the life of any…
Although it’s impossible to know who first ventured into culinary lore by slicing a loaf of bread instead of pulling it apart, historians pretty much agree that it wasn’t until July 7, 1928 when commercially produced, pre-sliced bread was first sold to the public from a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri. So when former justice Jerry…
Much is being written about the worldwide recall of ASR hip implants manufactured by DePuy Companies, a division of Johnson & Johnson. According to attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, who filed the first DePuy ASR products liability lawsuit in the country, the manufacturers knew of the defect long before it recalled the device in August of…
Ernst & Young Analysis: “Longevity Risk” Increasing Finn Financial Group’s October, 2009 newsletter, Live Longer – Buy Annuities, featured research from a smattering of sources emphasizing the value and importance of annuities to one’s overall financial health. As part of our commitment to helping clients achieve lifetime financial stability, we wanted to pass along some…
With the birth of every new lottery “Mega-Millionaire,” stories warning about the perils of sudden money begin to re-circulate. Last week’s headline that two more people joined the Mega-Millions fraternity saw a resurgence of such stories. The moral of the stories all have a familiar ring: Money doesn’t always buy happiness. Or, it turns out, stability either! Last Friday, CNNHealth featured…
“With a friend at hand you will see the light If your friends are there then everything’s all right” – Elton John, Bernie Taupin – Way back in the dark ages of communication, prior to 2004, people kept in touch in all sorts of ways that seem almost quaint by today’s standards. They wrote…
“Make Your Money Last a Lifetime.” That’s the title of a December 1, 2010 article by personal finance expert Jane Bryant Quinn in her most recent AARP Bulletin column “Financially Speaking.” On a personal and professional level, I’m always drawn to articles about retirement planning in hopes of gleaning some new nugget of wisdom I…
IRS Confirms: Wrongfully Imprisoned Exonerees Can Receive Tax-Free Structured Settlements Affirming what’s generally been accepted as true for many wrongfully convicted individuals upon earning their freedom, the Internal Revenue Service published a Written Determination this past Friday (Number: 201045023) that removes any ambiguity surrounding the tax-treatment of compensation exonerees receive on account of personal, physical…
For more than 20 years, Kathryn Arnold has been involved in the entertainment industry. Her professional experience has run the gamut from production and development to financing and fund-raising on everything from major motion pictures and television to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Several productions she’s been involved with have gone on to win…