by Tom Bates | Nov 12, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
If you own a business, you have likely spent countless hours working to achieve your dreams. You understandably want to do everything possible to avoid having creditors seize your assets, particularly before you transfer these assets to the next generation....
by Tom Bates | Jun 28, 2019 | Blog: Bankruptcy, Blog: Estate Planning
Statistics compiled by Forbes reveal that approximately 80 to 90% of businesses in the United States are either owned or controlled by families. Other data reveals that only one third of these businesses survive into the second generation of a family and that only...
by Tom Bates | Oct 6, 2017 | Blog: Estate Planning
A person’s estate plan has the capacity to contain critical information about what should be done with a person’s estate after his or her death. In nearly every situation, it is critical that a person begins estate planning as soon as possible because it is impossible...