We Americans have big hearts. We have fund-raisers to combat homelessness, cancer, childhood hunger, recovering drug addicts, veterans, and the families of fallen law enforcement. Every religious group, ethnicity, philosophy, health condition, and political group has...
If you want to transfer your assets to a trust (a) so that your money or other assets are protected from creditors and (b) you nevertheless have access to to those assets, you basically have the following options: Option One is to create a trust that names a trust...
I saw attorney Jay Adkisson speak at an attorney conference today. He’s been an asset protection attorney for decades. Now he spends most of his time helping creditors collect on judgments, but also help with asset protection. In other words, he plays on both sides of...
Why did I become a lawyer? I’ve been a lawyer for about 20 years. The reason I personally went to law school was to figure out how the world works (and do you have the opportunity to make more money). Prior to going to law school, I was a musician, and I have to admit...
In the last blog post, I mentioned that moving your assets out of the U.S. (for a U.S. citizen) to a trust under Cooks Islands law gives you enormous leverage. So how do you get over the hurdle that most people don’t want to send their assets to a strange trust...
