Piercing the Corporate Veil: How a Creditor Reaches the LLC Owner Personally
When a court disregards an LLC and holds the owner liable, what courts look at, how it happens after judgment, and how to run an LLC so it holds.
Asset Protection in Washington State: What Happens When a Creditor Actually Tests Your Structure
Washington has no asset protection trust statute, and its LLC statute allows foreclosure. What the case law shows works for Washington residents — and when.
The Duress Clause That Put Him in Jail
An offshore trust had a duress provision. The Eleventh Circuit held it void — and explained exactly which duress clauses fail and why.
The Trust Was Created in 1988. It Still Failed.
A 1988 Third-Party Trust That Still Failed. Perfect timing. A restricted-trustee clause in the document. Created by a father for his son decades before any claim. An Illinois bankruptcy court held it was not a valid spendthrift trust.
Four Words Cost Them $6.5 Million
The Children's Trust That Was Self-Settled: In re Kittrell. An irrevocable trust with an anti-reversion clause still failed. The reason was a four-word class definition in the power of appointment.
The Trust Held. He Went to Jail Anyway.
The Belize trustee refused to repatriate. The Illinois court never reached the trust. Steve Fanady has been in Cook County Jail since June 2022. Here's why.
I Researched This With AI. What Am I Missing?
Can You Trust AI Research on Asset Protection? The risk isn't that AI makes things up. It's that an accurate summary can lead you to exactly the wrong conclusion — and your research isn't privileged.
How Do Oregon Residents Protect Assets From Lawsuits?
Oregon Asset Protection: What the Law Actually Allows. Oregon's homestead exemption is $150,000. There's no DAPT statute. And tenancy by the entirety does nothing when both spouses have liability.
Do Land Trusts Actually Protect Assets? What They Do and What They Don’t
Do Land Trusts Protect Assets? Privacy Is Not Protection. A land trust gives you privacy, probate avoidance, and transfer tax treatment. It does not give you creditor protection — and the LLC-beneficiary version has a trap.
Your Bridge Trust® Has Dynasty Provisions. That Does Not Mean You Have a Dynasty Plan.
Your Bridge Trust Has Dynasty Provisions — But Not a Dynasty Plan. The 365-year term and continuing beneficiary provisions are in your document. They are dormant authority, not protection. Here is what still has to happen.
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