Doing Estate Planning Before You Need It

Updated 10/24/23 You have toiled so hard that you give your descendants a good life, part of your legacy. But pause momentarily and imagine a scenario where your estate doesn’t benefit the intended heirs simply because you overlooked estate planning. According to IBB Laws research, three in four people experience inheritance disputes. You owe it […]

Are Legal Fees Tax Deductible?

If you are a professional being sued in relation to your business, your legal fees are allowable expenses. Any allowable expenses are tax deductible, regardless if legal fees involve civil or criminal cases against you and your business. However, it is easy to get confused about tax deduction for legal fees, which is why many […]

Choosing the Right Child Custody Attorney

Getting a divorce is difficult for all parties involved but a family law attorney can help, especially if there are children involved. When people get divorced, one issue they may not agree on is child custody. If you’ve found yourself in this situation, you’ll need child custody assistance. This will help ensure you are able […]

Find a Reasonable Debt Collection Solution to Make Sure Money Owed is Paid

Many business owners and managers will understand that collecting debts can be a difficult process and, at times, could even be litigious. Because of that, many companies will actually keep a bad debt reserve because they expect a small percentage of their creditors to not be able, or willing, to make the full payments. In […]

Gillespie, Shields and Durrant in Phoenix Arizona

Gillespie, Shields and Durrant 7319 North 16th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85020 gillaw.com (602) 870-9700 The Arizona law firm of Gillespie, Shields and Durrant was founded in 1985 by DeeAn Gillespie Strub. The firm currently is comprised of an exceptional team of law practitioners focusing on five areas of practice, general civil law and litigation, probate […]

Are Your Legal Fees Tax Deductible?

Are you looking at your expenses for this year and wondering about the deductibility of legal fees? As it turns out, you can get legal fees tax deduction, though it does not, of course, apply to all legal fees. Unfortunately, personal legal fees are non deductible, so personal issues such as divorce or slander via […]