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Legal Phrase of the Day (Brought to you by Stormy Daniels): Breach of Contract

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The latest lawsuit to grip the U.S. news cycle has all the makings of an interesting drama complete with pseudonyms, an agreement to “hush,” a payment for $130,000, and an absent signature. That missing signature is, in part, what brings…
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Is Your Favorite (Nonprofit) Team on the Bubble?

#SelectionSunday As we basketball fans get ready for #SelectionSunday, is your team on the bubble? Lots of reporting (like here and here and here) features teams that are oh-so-close to being in the NCAA Tournament, but perhaps not quite so. Which…
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Hot Off the Press: March Edition of The Iowa Lawyer

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The March issue of The Iowa Lawyer magazine is out and I'm happy to say that includes Gordon Fischer Law Firm's latest piece on how to account for digital assets in estate and business succession planning. Entitled "Down Low on the Download,"…
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Legal Word of the Day (Brought to you by Sam Nunberg): Subpoena

The language in which much of the law is written and conducted in can be downright confusing…it’s not called legalese for nothing! Even basic words, like property and trust, can take on varied and more specific meanings than their normal…
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Nonprofit Formation: What the Parkland Students Should Do Now

In the days since the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, many of the surviving students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with students across the country and their supporters, have banded together to…
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Legal Word of the Day (Brought to you by Frances McDormand): Inclusion Rider

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No sooner had I written a blog post on how the Academy Awards relate to estate planning, did one of the award recipients bring up another legal topic that needed to be covered! Best Actress winner Frances McDormand gave a powerful speech…