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As we move into 2025, Illinois employers must be prepared for a series of significant changes in employment law. Illinois lawmakers were busy in 2024, enacting nine new laws that take effect on January 1, 2025.
Starting a business is thrilling and challenging, and choosing the right structure is crucial. Your decision impacts operations, personal liability, taxes, and flexibility. In this blog, we'll explore the advantages of Sole Proprietorships, LLCs, and Corporations to guide your decision-making toward your entrepreneurial goals.
In this blog, we'll explore the importance of succession planning for family-owned businesses, offering strategies that address both the legal and financial aspects of this crucial process.
Trademarks serve as valuable assets that distinguish your offerings from others in the market, ensuring that your hard work and creativity remain uniquely yours.
Starting and running a small business is an exciting venture, but it's important to navigate the legal aspects properly to protect your business and ensure compliance with applicable laws.
In today's competitive business landscape, establishing a strong brand identity is crucial for success. One of the most valuable assets you can have is a trademark.
Ideally, legal issues would be prevented through measured, proactive action. However, even the most diligent business owners or leaders can find themselves facing a serious legal issue. Some of the most common legal issues involving small and medium-sized businesses include contract disputes, intellectual property issues, employment law compliance, and regulatory problems.
If you own a business, at some point, you’ve probably considered contacting a lawyer. Upsets with business partners, sales, or a rogue employee or client can quickly escalate from a small disagreement to a massive legal issue. But how do you know when it’s time to contact a lawyer?
If you’re starting a business, it’s important to know what type of entity you want your business to be. That’s because the structure of your new business has ramifications on your taxes, legal protections, and benefits. In this post, we’ll look at the most common types of businesses so you can determine which business legal structure is right for you.
If you are a new business owner in Illinois, one of your first steps will be determining which type of business formation you want for your business. The formation you choose will serve as the blueprint for your business and will have a significant impact on all future dealings and transactions, so it is important to choose wisely.
Estate planning is a sensitive and complex process that often involves difficult decisions. One of the most challenging choices parents may face is whether to leave their children unequal inheritances.
In this blog, we’ll break down inheritance and estate taxes in Illinois and Missouri, helping you understand what to expect and how to plan accordingly.
At our firm, we emphasize the importance of proper trust funding. This crucial step ensures that your trust will work for you and your loved ones when you need it most.
Estate planning often feels like an overwhelming task, conjuring images of endless paperwork, difficult decisions, and tough conversations. It’s a process that involves contemplating the future—sometimes in ways that are deeply personal and emotionally taxing.
The “sandwich generation” refers to adults balancing the dual responsibilities of raising children while caring for aging parents. While this can be rewarding, it’s also overwhelming, especially when thinking about everyone’s future.
As we move into 2025, Illinois employers must be prepared for a series of significant changes in employment law. Illinois lawmakers were busy in 2024, enacting nine new laws that take effect on January 1, 2025.
As the year draws to a close, it’s essential to take stock of your financial and legal matters. A well-organized year-end review can help you ensure compliance, avoid surprises, and set clear goals for the year ahead.
The holiday season is a time of celebration, reflection, and giving. While we often focus on gifts of toys, gadgets, and clothes, there is another gift that is just as meaningful — one that provides long-term peace of mind for you and your loved ones: estate planning.
When most people think of estate planning, they imagine wealthy individuals with vast fortunes. However, estate planning is not just for the rich—it’s an essential tool for middle-class families as well.
As families grow and change, ensuring the well-being of senior members becomes a priority. A Family Care Plan is a proactive way to address their needs while easing the emotional and logistical burden on loved ones.
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