by Kelley Way | Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many people are confused when they mention a need for a will or trust and are referred to an estate planning attorney. What’s the connection? What does “estate planning” mean anyway? Let’s start with the fundamentals. Your “estate” is everything you own – your money,...
by Kelley Way | Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my last post on copyrights, I talked about what a copyright is. In this post, I’ll be talking about what a copyright does, i.e. what rights a copyright owner has to his or her work. A copyright grants its owner six very specific and exclusive rights: Right of...
by Kelley Way | Feb 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
As you very likely already know, Congress passed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act late last year, and the Act is now in effect. There were quite a number of changes in the tax law, but since I’m an estate planner, I will be focusing on the changes that affect people’s estate...
by Kelley Way | Feb 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
There’s a bit of confusion over what exactly a copyright is. Here’s a brief explanation of how the government defines a copyright. According to the 1976 Copyright Act, a copyright “subsists…in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression.”...
by Kelley Way | Oct 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
As a small business owner, I find myself networking and meeting people on a regular basis. You will probably not be surprised to hear that answering and asking questions is an important part of this process, or that you will often find yourself answering the same...
