Tax and Trust & Estates Update November 2019

In This Issue:

• 2020 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Items
• If You Want to Make Gifts to Charities or Others in 2019, Be Sure Those Gifts Are “Completed” this Year for Tax Purposes
• Thinking of Converting your S Corporation to a C Corporation? Avoid this Trap for the Unwary.
• The Nonprofit Forum - Is it Time to Convert Your Private Foundation to a Donor-Advised Fund?

Sherman Wells is pleased to announce that the firm is ranked in the 2020 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list in 11 practice areas

According to U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, joint publishers of the “Best Law Firms” rankings, firms included in the 2020 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Sherman Wells Paralegal, Beatrice Kwok, was recently featured in the October/November issue of Brio Magazine. Bea works as a full-time Paralegal in our Corporate Department, and for the last 14 years she has also worked as a Certified Child Life Specialist.  As a Certified Child Life Specialist, Bea helps teenagers and their families cope with the stresses of severe illness, injury, trauma, disability, and sometimes even death. We are pleased to share with you the article that highlights Bea and all the amazing work that she’s done. 

Banking Alert December 2019

In This Issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Denial of Motion Seeking to Vacate Final Judgment of Foreclosure 
• New Jersey Appellate Division Rejects Borrower’s Attempt to Avoid Foreclosure Based on Bankruptcy Order of Discharge
• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Foreclosure Judgment Entered Seven Years After Rejecting Borrower’s Loan Modification Argument

Banking Alert November 2019

In This Issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses Dismissal of Complaint Seeking Repayment of Loans as Time-Barred
• Federal Court Dismisses Borrower’s Complaint and Sanctions Borrower’s Counsel
• Appellate Division Rejects Upholds Denial of Motion to Vacate Final Judgment of Foreclosure After Sheriff’s Sale

Banking Alert October 2019

In This Issue:

• New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Priority of Bank’s Mortgage Lien Over Marital Possessory Interest
• New Jersey Appellate Division Rejects Challenge to Foreclosure Action Based on Unclean Hands Doctrine
• New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment and Final Judgment of Foreclosure Due to Competing Notes Submitted to Court