WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel’s Symposium – 07/31/2018

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Attorneys John Horn and Dera Johnsen-Tracy are proud members of WealthCounsel, LLC, a highly respected national consortium of estate planning attorneys. John and Dera have been invited to present as faculty at the WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel’s national Symposium 2018 in San Diego, California! For more information, visit https://wealthcounsel.swoogo.com/symposium2018/. For tickets visit https://wealthcounsel.swoogo.com/symposium2018/.
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CLE – On Borrowed Time: Emergency Estate Planning – 5/3/2018

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Attorneys can register through the State Bar of Wisconsin (PINNACLE) for “On Borrowed Time: Emergency Estate Planning” at the State Bar Center on Thursday, May 3rd from 8:30am-3:50pm. Dera is one of several presenters for this program. Find Out More Information Here.
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2018 Investor Conference for the American Association of Individ – 10/26/2018

Attorneys John Horn and Dera L. Johnsen-Tracy of Horn & Johnsen SC are featured presenters at the 2018 Investor Conference for the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), presenting “Exotic Trusts and When to Use Them”. For more information, visit http://www.aaii.com/conference. Runs from: 10/26/2018 – 10/28/2018
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Horn & Johnsen SC Invited to Speak at National Symposium in August

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Madison, Wisconsin, April 20, 2018: Horn & Johnsen SC is pleased to announce the company’s associates have been invited to speak at a national symposium in August. The Wisconsin-based estate planning firm works with clients on a variety of issues to help them confidently and securely plan for their future. Since lawyers John Horn and
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What are “Spare Tire” Provisions in a Trust?

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Well-drafted and comprehensive trusts should contain certain language we often refer to as “spare tire” provisions. For example, you might not have any beneficiaries now who are receiving government benefits based on a disability. Things such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid. The reality is that we are all one accident away from disability.
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Estate Planning for Small and Modest Estates at the ASCLS-WI State Convention – 4/26/2018

Date and Time: April 26, 11am-12pm Location: Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport, Milwaukee, WI Attorney Dera L. Johnsen-Tracy of Horn & Johnsen SC will present Estate Planning for Small and Modest Estates at the 2018 Wisconsin State Convention of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). For more information, visit Click
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Attorney Dera Johnsen-Tracy Named to the 2017 Wisconsin Rising Stars List

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A Rising Attorney We are pleased to announce that Attorney Dera Johnsen-Tracy of Horn & Johnsen SC has been selected to the 2017 Wisconsin Rising Stars list (this is her second year in a row). This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state. Super Lawyers, part
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Guest Blog: A Transition Therapist Can Help with the Uncertainty of an Aging Parent

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In the simplest of terms, transitions are difficult because we unconsciously or even consciously resist change, which involves adjustments that we are not prepared to encounter. We will all face this at some point in our lives. One aspect of transition is the uncertainty with what to do with an aging parent? While aging is
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Texas Court Strikes Down Obama Overtime Rule

No change to Fair Labor Standards Act Last week District Court Judge Amos Mazzant in Plano, Texas ruled that recent overtime changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act would not be implemented. You may have heard about this and even been preparing. The changes would have increased the minimum wage for application of the rule
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The Dilemma of Jointly Owned Real Estate

The Dilemma of Jointly Owned Real Estate All too often, parents with good intentions leave real estate to multiple children as co-owners. This can be done through lifetime gifting (i.e., through a quit claim deed) or upon death through a transfer on death deed, by will or by trust. Unfortunately, this strategy often creates family
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