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Business succession planning: Gift or sell?
Family businesses are an important part of the country’s economy. They make up over 50% of the country’s gross domestic product and are...
Jan 22, 2020
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4 steps to keep your kids from wasting their inheritance
As a parent, you put in a lot of hard work to earn, save and invest your money to create a withstanding inheritance for you children. But...
Jan 21, 2020
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How to choose an executor for your will
The executor of your will is the person you select to manage your final affairs after you pass away. This role is an honor, but it is...
Jan 21, 2020
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Frequently asked questions about a power of attorney
A power of attorney gives another person — an agent — the authority to act on your behalf in legal and financial matters. Choosing your...
Jan 15, 2020
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Is Tennessee an attractive locale for doing business?
After sifting through the relevant data points for analyzing a state’s placement on a national list underscoring business friendliness,...
Jan 10, 2020
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Proactive thinking about estate planning events, scenarios
Jamie Hopkins is a singly packaged finance professor, retirement expert and writer on estate planning. We spotlight some of the key...
Dec 15, 2019
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Franchise opportunities: always fertile ground for TN entrepreneurs
The United States commercial market is the largest and most varied in the world. It thus comes as no surprise that bright and...
Nov 28, 2019
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Benefits for incorporating trusts into an estate plan
Most people understand the benefits of a general estate plan. It protects loved ones from duking it over assets in court, and it also...
Nov 26, 2019
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Passing along song copyrights with an estate plan
If you write and perform music, you have unique financial assets. If you are a full-time songwriter, you receive money from your songs’...
Sep 13, 2019
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Enhancing estate planning outcomes: wills and trusts together
It’s an often-posed query in the estate planning realm: wills or trusts? Many individuals and families in Tennessee and elsewhere spend...
Sep 5, 2019
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Flexibility and utility on display with estate planning trusts
A financial adviser recently writing an article for Forbes leads off with – and then quickly discards – the premise that trusts are...
Aug 22, 2019
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The relevance of nondisclosure agreements for some TN businesses
Experienced Tennessee business law attorneys routinely help commercial principals across the state create agreements that are critically...
Aug 8, 2019
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Do you know who will make important decisions if you cannot?
You probably already know that an estate plan can help you plan what you want to happen after your death. However, many people do not...
Aug 2, 2019
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What to consider when choosing a trustee
A trust provides you with enhanced control and protection over your hard-earned assets. Notably, a trust can protect your assets from...
Jul 25, 2019
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Probate litigation can be spurred by many, diverse factors
The Tennessee probate process governs asset administration following an individual’s death. A common probate scenario spotlights...
Jul 25, 2019
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LLC or corporation: What’s right for your Tennessee business?
We noted in a recent Cook Tillman Law Group blog post two distinct business forms that often attract close attention from entrepreneurs...
Jul 11, 2019
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Considerations surrounding entity choice: LLC or corporation?
“Entrepreneurship is risky.” We note that point in a prior blog post at Cook Tillman Law Group. We stress in our April 6 entry that it is...
Jun 30, 2019
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Employment agreements important for many TN business owners
At the established Brentwood business law firm of Cook Tillman Law Group, we believe that effective representation of Tennessee business...
Jun 18, 2019
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New family member? Time to update your will.
It’s typical for most people to update their will every three to five years. However, some situations should kickstart this process....
Jun 18, 2019
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Can I prevent a child’s inheritance from being squandered?
You will always love your kids, but that does not mean that you must trust them. When children grow into adults, they sometimes go their...
Jun 15, 2019
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