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As of 2021, the estate tax threshold is $11.7 million for a single person, and potentially $23.4 million for a married couple....

I get this question almost once a week. My clients frequently assume that creating a will protects their assets from going through...

What is the difference between a will and a trust, and which one is right for you? It depends on your needs.

Few people know that if you are married, under Missouri law, should you die without a will, your spouse can get left with very little.

A dissolution is the ending of a business. This can be cause by any number of reasons; owner retiring, bankruptcy or just a lack of wantin

A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two parties. When one of those parties fails to fulfill their promise, a breach of

An asset purchase agreement is an agreement between a business buyer and seller where the buyer agrees to purchase all of the assets assoc

A stock purchase agreement is one of two ways to acquire a business. With a stock purchase, the buyer is purchasing all the outstanding st

A merger is when two separate companies decide to combined its companies into a completely new company. There are five main types of corpo

A Partnership is exactly what it sounds like, two or more people sharing ownership and profits in a business. There are two different main

An S-Corporation isn’t necessarily a business entity in itself. Instead an S-Corporation is a business that is already formed (C-Corporati

A C-Corporation is a unique and complex “beast” compared to the other business entity forms. The C-Corporation is a completely separate le

A Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) is the newest form of business entity, first passed legislation in Wyoming in 1977. Today, LLC’s are

Arrests and convictions can have a long lasting impact on your life. They can keep you from getting an apartment or even a job. Even if th

Fraud in the State of Missouri is a serious offense and has severe penalties associated with the charges. There are also many different ty

Extortion is obtaining property or money through force or threats. Extortion occurs when a person threatens to commit violence, accuse the

In Missouri, a person commits the offense of forgery if, with the purpose to defraud, the person:

A person commits the offense of bribery of a public servant if he or she knowingly offers, confers or agrees to confer upon any public ser

Embezzlement is a form of property theft that occurs when the accused is entrusted to manage a person’s funds or property. The crime is co

A person commits the crime of sexual misconduct in the first degree if he has deviate sexual intercourse with another person of the same s