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Asset Protection With Single-Member LLCs

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Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Arizona CPE for Accountants Approved 3.5 Total
New York CPE for Accountants Approved 3.5 Total
Washington CPE for Accountants Approved 3.5 Total
Wisconsin CPE for Accountants Approved 3.6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 3.5 Total
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Kenneth Votre
Sandra Mertens
Christopher Bonner
With Kenneth A. Votre from Votre & Associates, P.C. + 2 others

Mon, Jul 13, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102155

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Overview

Tax Tactics, Creditor Remedies, Preserving Liability Shield, and More

There's been much discussion over the use of single-member LLCs (SMLLCs). How much protection do they provide? What are their vulnerabilities? How will they hold up to creditor attacks and court scrutiny? Let our expert attorney faculty walk you through the latest legal updates, the structuring of an SMLLC, and its taxation and uses. Find out what common client practices and attorney mistakes threaten the liability shield and what you can do to avoid pitfalls. Register today!

  • Build up protections with masterful operating agreement drafting.
  • Ensure the SMLLC is tax efficient.
  • Learn when and why out-of-state formations make sense.
  • Explore pitfalls that expose SMLLCs to veil piercing.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Structuring the Single-Member LLC (SMLLC) for Asset Protection
  2. Drafting the SMLLC Operating Agreement to Boost Protection
  3. Charging Orders and Creditor Remedies
  4. Real Estate and Estate Planning Tactics
  5. SMLLC Tax Planning, Returns, Elections
  6. How Clients Put Liability Shield at Risk: Beware the Alter Ego Pitfall!

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Arizona CPE for Accountants Approved 3.5 Total
New York CPE for Accountants Approved 3.5 Total
Washington CPE for Accountants Approved 3.5 Total
Wisconsin CPE for Accountants Approved 3.6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 3.5 Total
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  1. Structuring the Single-Member LLC (SMLLC) for Asset Protection

    1. The SMLLC Liability Shield: Pros and Cons and Case Law Update
    2. Out-of-State SMLLCs: When are They a Good Idea?

  2. Drafting the SMLLC Operating Agreement to Boost Protection

    1. Organization and Formation Provisions
    2. Recordkeeping, Decision-Making, and Contracts
    3. Distribution and Allocation Provisions

  3. Charging Orders and Creditor Remedies

  4. Real Estate and Estate Planning Tactics

  5. SMLLC Tax Planning, Returns, Elections

    1. Tax Considerations at Formation
    2. Pass-Through Treatment of LLCs
    3. Conversions, Reorganizations, Liquidation
    4. Compensation Strategies for Owner/Employees

  6. How Clients Put Liability Shield at Risk: Beware the Alter Ego Pitfall!

Who Should Attend

This focused legal guide is designed for attorneys. It may also be of benefit to trust officers, accountants, estate and financial planners, and paralegals.

Speakers

Kenneth A Votre
Kenneth A.
Votre
Votre & Associates, P.C.
Sandra D Mertens
Sandra D.
Mertens
Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC
Christopher J Bonner
Christopher J.
Bonner
Barclay Damon, LLP
Speaker bio
Kenneth A Votre

Kenneth A. Votre

Votre & Associates, P.C.
Kenneth Votre

is an attorney at Votre & Associates, P.C. He practices commercial litigation, taxation, tax litigation, international business litigation, legal malpractice, and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Votre earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Bridgeport, as well as his J.D. degree, magna cum laude. He earned his LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Bridgeport and his LL.M. degree in international and comparative law from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Votre is admitted to practice law in Connecticut; New York; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Second circuits; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Supreme Court; and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

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Sandra D Mertens

Sandra D. Mertens

Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC
Sandra Mertens

is a partner in the law firm of Shoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC in Chicago, Illinois, where she is known for her diverse skill set, practicing in the areas of federal and state tax controversy and consulting, offshore account and FinCEN disclosures, estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration, and general business law. Ms. Mertens has negotiated many tax resolutions with the IRS and Illinois Department of Revenue, reducing her clients' overall tax liabilities and helping them lower their monthly payment. She has been published in several periodicals including Debits and Credits, a newsletter by the Independent Accountants Association of Illinois. She is presently the Newsletter Editor of the ISBA's Federal Taxation Committee and sits on the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board. Ms. Mertens is also a member of the CBA's State and Local Tax Committee, and has lectured and prepared seminar materials for accountant and attorney education on a variety of topics, including offers in compromise, trust fund recovery penalties, IRS Voluntary Classification Settlement Program for workers, foreign reporting requirements, and the IRS' Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and compliance procedures. In addition, she assists large and small businesses with all stages of their business, from formation of an entity to contracts to employee issues, and dissolution. Ms. Mertens earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Trinity International University and her J.D. degree, with honors, from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. She is admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, United States Bankruptcy Court and United States Tax Court. Ms. Mertens has also been admitted pro hac vice in several state and federal courts.

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Christopher J Bonner

Christopher J. Bonner

Barclay Damon, LLP
Christopher Bonner

is special counsel with Barclay Damon, LLP, where he practices in the areas of corporate law, corporate and municipal securities, and banking regulation. His clients include large and small businesses, banks, startup enterprises, buyers and sellers of businesses, and securities investors. Mr. Bonner organizes corporations, LLCs and other alternative entities, and represents them on a continuing basis with various kinds of business contracts. He represents buyers and sellers of businesses, from the initial planning stage through to the final closing. Mr. Bonner is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Business Law and Tax Law sections) and American Bar Association (Business Law and Taxation sections). He earned his B.A. degree from Williams College, his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and his LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University.

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