Delinquent Real Estate Tax Collection (http://vadelinquenttaxsale.com)Service for local governments and announcements about delinquent real estate tax collection operations including property auction sales from our delinquent tax collection professionals. Managing editors: Thomas L. Bricken and James E. Cornwell, Jr.
Our Upcoming Sales for NovemberPosted: November 4, 2009, 11:25 am COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY November 14, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (see list here) Craig County Courthouse 182 Main Street New Castle, VA November 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m (see list here) Halifax County Courthouse 8 South Main Street Halifax, Virginia November 20, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (see list here) Board of Supervisors Meeting Room Goode Bank Building 350 Washington Street Boydton, VA Read the rest of this entry. Special Commissioner’s Sale in CarolinePosted: September 21, 2009, 4:34 pm October 23, 2009 - Caroline County Original Courthouse Entrance 10:00 AM Read the notice here. Read the rest of this entry. Financial Recovery Law (http://financialrecoverylaw.com/)Discussion of the many legal issues among of U. S. government and private efforts to stabilize financial markets and spark economic activity from our Financial Recovery law team. Managing editor: William A. Gray
Cancellation of Business Debt Holds Traps for the UnwaryPosted: January 7, 2010, 12:10 pm In today’s economic environment, businesses are looking to modify and re-structure debt to pull through until the economy turns around. Rather than allowing so many loans to go bad, lenders are working with debtors to re-structure loans in a manner that allows the debtor to stay in business. For example, a lender may allow a [...] Read the rest of this entry. Pre-Packaged Filing for CIT Makes SensePosted: November 5, 2009, 2:02 pm Just this week, another big financial company — CIT Small Business Lending Corporation — filed bankruptcy. CIT filed a “prepackaged” filing, in which terms for restructuring are negotiated before the bankruptcy case is filed. In more conventional bankruptcy filings, it can take a year or more before a plan is confirmed; in a pre-pak, filers [...] Read the rest of this entry. Horse Law Lines (http://www.horselawblog.com/)Experiences in the horse industry and issues of equine law, including those faced by owners and business men and women who raise, breed, board, train, care for, transport and show horses from our Equine Law team. Managing editor: Kelly B. LaPar
Equine Law? Animal Law? What are they?Posted: September 11, 2009, 3:43 pm The question I often receive pertaining to my practice of equine law is “What exactly is the practice of equine law?” Equine law is more of an industry niche in the practice of law that services the equine community in general. As an avid horsewoman, combining the practice of law and my passion for horses [...] Read the rest of this entry. Thanks to My Dressage Friends in FredericksburgPosted: August 31, 2009, 1:48 pm Last August 13th, the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Virginia Dressage Association graciously sponsored an educational seminar at the Salem Church Library in Fredericksburg, Virginia. I presented a seminar on Virginia’s Equine Liability Act to the attendees. In essence, the Act limits liability for those acts that are considered inherent dangers of equine activities pursuant to the code. [...] Read the rest of this entry. North Carolina Law Life (http://www.nclawlife.com/)Thoughts and commentary on legal issues, the work of practicing law, and observations about living the legal life in North Carolina from our Research Triangle Park office. Managing editor: Donna R. Chmura
Got Paid? Eight Steps to Achieve Better CollectionsPosted: February 5, 2010, 3:42 pm In these slow economic times, it is espeically important to manage cash flow. Here are some tips for implementing precautionary measures before taking on new customers and pursuing outstanding invoices. An ounce of prevention: Have an attorney prepare your terms and conditions to maximize the enforceability of your contract, and to provide for collection interest, collection [...] Read the rest of this entry. Secretary Janet Napolitano Designates 11 New Countries for H-2A and H-2B ProgramsPosted: January 26, 2010, 10:08 am This week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano designated 11 new countries as eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa programs. With the addition of the 11 new designated countries, the following countries are now designated for H-2A and H-2B purposes: Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, [...] Read the rest of this entry. Risk Manager (http://sandsandersonriskmanager.com)Current issues and legal observations about insurance defense in Virginia and North Carolina is the content of our Risk Manager newsletter, now expanded. Managing editor: Justin W. Ward
Virginia Auto Law (http://vaautolaw.com)Activities and issues affecting the operations and success of Virginia's motor vehicle dealers, both franchised and independent, from our Auto Law and Dealer Services team. Managing editor: William T. Lehner
Cash for Clunkers Was Shot in the ArmPosted: November 19, 2009, 12:11 pm Despite all the carping by media and polticians of both stripes, our clients affirm that Cash For Clunkers was a qualified success, in that it provided a needed shot in the arm for the entire industry. Although there was an anticipated drop off after the conclusion of the program, it did allow for needed cash flow, [...] Read the rest of this entry. Dealer Credit Gauge on EmptyPosted: September 1, 2009, 3:59 pm Despite a program by the Small Business Administration to pump funds into credit facilities for car dealers, CNN reported yesterday that few banks are taking the hint… just one, in fact. Following on the heels of the cash tied up in the C. A. R. S. (Cash for Clunkers) program, this means serious troubles for new car buyers. [...] Read the rest of this entry. Virginia Business Lawyers (http://vabizlawyers.com)Legal issues, business regulations, reporting requirements and court opinions affecting business operations, growth and expansion, interstate and intrastate commerce, business capital and finance. Managing editor: J. David Carroll
Tax Law Change May Reinstate Estate RulesPosted: January 13, 2010, 2:45 pm From time-to-time, articles by our colleagues who practice other types of law that may not directly affect business and transactions, have information on topics that are so important and timely for all of our readers that we post them here. The comments below from Bruce L. Mertens, an experienced trust and estate attorney at Sands Anderson Marks & [...] Read the rest of this entry. CANCELLATION OF DEBT — Traps for the UnwaryPosted: January 7, 2010, 9:59 am John M. Vandenhoff, Esq. In today’s economic environment, businesses are looking to modify and re-structure debt to pull through until the economy turns around. Rather than allowing so many loans to go bad, lenders are working with debtors to re-structure loans in a manner that allows the debtor to stay in business. For example, a lender [...] Read the rest of this entry. Virginia Environmental Law (http://vaenvironmentallaw.com)Issues, actions, events and opinions about Virginia's environmental laws, regulations and activities. Managing editor: Ann Neil Cosby
EPA Sets Accountability Framework for Chesapeake Bay cleanupPosted: December 31, 2009, 10:23 am Since May 2009, when President Obama issued Executive Order 13508: Chesapeake Bay Protection Restoration and a new federally mandated cleanup initiative for the Chesapeake Bay was born, it has been unclear what consequences might be imposed by EPA if the states did not meet the new clean up requirements. Now we know. On December 29, 2009, [...] Read the rest of this entry. EPA Tightens Rules for Bay CleanupPosted: November 6, 2009, 11:12 am We knew tighter federal requirements for reducing pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay were on the way, and on Wednesday, Virginia and the other Chesapeake Bay states got their first taste of what federal oversight of Bay restoration might really mean. Each of the impacted states received letters from EPA detailing tighter restrictions on what pollutants [...] Read the rest of this entry. Virginia Local Government Law (http://valocalitylaw.com/)Issues and observations in local governments, their operations, adminstration and governance from our Local Government lawyers. Managing editor: Andrew R. McRoberts
Is the “Reasonable Person” Dead in Virginia?Posted: January 21, 2010, 1:27 pm Well, it’s over. The “reasonable person” is dead. Or is it? The U.S. Supreme Court denied the request for a writ of certiorari by the City of Virginia Beach to review the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision overturning the City’s noise ordinance in Tanner v. City of Virginia Beach, 277 Va. 432, 674 S.E.2d 848 (2009). The Daily Press article on the [...] Read the rest of this entry. Immigration Issues for Local GovernmentsPosted: January 18, 2010, 9:35 am There are three areas of immigration law where local governments are likely to need help or run into trouble: (1) sponsoring nonimmigrant visas, (2) sponsoring immigrant petitions and (3) verifying eligibility to work in the U.S. I. Employment-based Nonimmigrant Visas Employers, including local governments, may sponsor nonimmigrant visas issued to foreign nationals seeking to enter the United [...] Read the rest of this entry.
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