Resources

Attorney David R. Cooper successfully represented Zaremba Program Development, LLC, in defending and obtaining both a state land use (Act 250) permit and a local conditional use permit for a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General Store in Chester, Vermont.

by John C. Newman, Esq. with Ron Morgan, Esq., and Matt Getty, Esq. This article was first published in the Spring 2015 edition of The Vermont Bar Journal and features ten international tax and legal issues that our firm frequently encounters.

Attorney John Newman highlights some legal issues when preparing Wills and Trusts for non-US citizens.

Attorneys Blanchard and McPhee successfully defended Taft Hill Tree Farm and owners Eric and Patricia Scott from a title action brought by adjacent landowners.

by John C. Newman, Esq. and Matthew D. Getty, Esq. This article addresses the issues that can arise when a parent dies owning Vermont real estate as well as the various approaches a parent or any other owner of Vermont property might consider as part of their estate planning.

On June 6, 2014, the VT Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hale Mountain Fish & Game Club in an appeal by neighbors who have been trying to shut down the 60+-year-old club located in Shaftsbury, VT.

We recently met with a new estate planning client who is not a native Vermonter, but a West-coast transplant. This client felt compelled to meet with us after he had read somewhere that Vermont was “not a good place to die owning real property”.

If you or a member of your family has foreign investment accounts, and/or interests in trusts, corporations or other foreign entities that have not been disclosed to the IRS, I strongly suggest you read on, because there is a growing list of reasons to “come clean” now.

Attorney John Newman gives insight into common questions people have about simple wills, probate disbutes and estate planning.