2012 Estate Planning Seminar Schedule

November 21, 2011 By

Estate Planning 101

The Dirty Dozen Estate Planning Mistakes Learn how to Detect and Avoid them. Discover the typical estate planning mistakes made by most people and how you and your family can avoid them— We will identify some ways to minimize your Federal and Maryland State estate taxes during the years 2011 and 2012 while maximizing the assets that pass to your heirs. These issues and others will be discussed at our upcoming complimentary, informational workshops offered from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the following dates:
 
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
 
 
 

Trustee and Fiduciary Duties

A trust remains one of the most effective tools you can use to effectively manage your property both during your lifetime and after death, while at the same time ensuring proper care for you and loved ones in the event of incapacity. When you also consider that it will allow you to save every tax dollar, professional fees, and court costs, it’s little wonder why so many estate planning attorneys call trusts “a plan that works.”
 
Yet many individuals have questions about trusts and their management – especially the role of trustee – and put off estate planning for another day.
 
These issues and others will be discussed at our upcoming complimentary, informational workshops offered from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the following dates:
 
 
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
 
Presented By:
Seth B. Zirkle, Esquire
Linda T. Cox, Esquire
Hyatt & Weber, P.A., Estates and Trusts Division
 
at the Law Offices of
Hyatt & Weber P.A.
200 Westgate Cir, Ste 500
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
 

FREE 1 hour consultations available after attendance at any of the above seminar dates.

Please RSVP at (410) 266-0626

 

Other Seminars will include:

Asset Protection Planning  Thursday, June 20, 2012
Special Needs Trusts  Thursday, April 4, 2012
Business Succession Planning  Thursday, May 9, 2012
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Legal Alert

May 3, 2012 By

Maryland Bars Employers From Requiring Disclosure of Social Media Passwords and Other Personal Account Information   

  On May 2, 2012, Governor O’Malley signed into law a bill that protects employees and applicants against mandatory disclosure of social media passwords and other personal account information.  This appears to be the first law in the nation that provides such protection to employees and applicants for employment.

      Section 3-712 of the Maryland Labor and Employment Code, which takes effect on October 1, 2012, states that an employer “may not request or require that an employee or applicant disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through an electronic communications device.”  Read More…

 

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3/22/12 Seminar – Risks Associated with Social Media

February 29, 2012 By
 

“Risks Associated with Social Media – The Need For Appropriate Social Media Policies”

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and numerous other social media outlets have become enormously popular in recent years, both socially and for business purposes. Indeed, a social media strategy has quickly become a part of many business plans. Despite the many positives with these technological advances, there are many risks to businesses when employees utilize such tools. For example, employees may use social media to make inappropriate comments that, rightly or wrongly, bring negative publicity to the employing company. In addition, employee use of social media may create exposure to potential liability for things such as unlawful harassment, defamation, invasion of privacy, retaliation, discrimination, and misappropriating trade secrets and other confidential information. To help manage these risks, a company should implement an effective social media policy and educate its employees on the parameters of the policy.Topics for this presentation include identifying social media, identifying ways in which social media can undermine a companys reputation, identifying ways in which social media can expose a company to potential liability, and developing policies that help reduce the risks associated with the use of social media.

BRAC Business Initiative (BBI)

Learn about the latest legal updates along with the best employment practices!
 

DATE: Thursday, March 22, 2012

TIME: 12:00pm  1:30 pm

LOCATION: 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21045 (5th Floor Conference Room)

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2/28/12 Seminar – Risks Associated with Social Media

February 22, 2012 By

“Risks Associated with Social Media – The Need For Appropriate Social Media Policies”

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and numerous other social media outlets have become enormously popular in recent years, both socially and for business purposes.  Indeed, a social media strategy has quickly become a part of many business plans.  Despite the many positives with these technological advances, there are many risks to businesses when employees utilize such tools.  For example, employees may use social media to make inappropriate comments that, rightly or wrongly, bring negative publicity to the employing company.  In addition, employee use of social media may create exposure to potential liability for things such as unlawful harassment, defamation, invasion of privacy, retaliation, discrimination, and misappropriating trade secrets and other confidential information.  To help manage these risks, a company should implement an effective social media policy and educate its employees on the parameters of the policy.

Topics for this presentation include identifying social media, identifying ways in which social media can undermine a companys reputation, identifying ways in which social media can expose a company to potential liability, and developing policies that help reduce the risks associated with the use of social media.

 

Legal Academy: Full-Day Seminar

Learn about the latest legal updates along with the best employment practices!

 

DATE: Tuesday, February 28, 2012

TIME: 7:30 am  5:00 pm

LOCATION: Gannett/USA Today Building, First Amendment Dining Room – 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22107

PARKING/DIRECTIONS: Please park on level P2 (follow signs to Service/Employee Entrance or Event parking)

 

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