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March 2023 Interest Purchase Agreement

A long-time Scottsdale closely held business owner desired to purchase a family member’s minority interest in the business.  DeAngelis Legal worked with the buyer to evaluate alternatives and prepare the documents to evidence the transaction.  The documents included an interest purchase agreement, promissory note, consent of the other members, assignment of interest and amendments to [...]

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March 2023 Life Insurance Trust  

During the review and update of a new high net-worth Scottsdale couple’s estate plan, DeAngelis Legal identified a potentially large estate tax obligation caused by life insurance owned by the couple.  DeAngelis Legal worked with the couple and their insurance advisor to identify and evaluate alternatives, which included an evaluation of how much life insurance [...]

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February 2023 Statutory Agent Update   

DeAngelis Legal, LLC acts as Statutory Agent for entities created or authorized in Arizona, as an add-on service to clients.  This way we will get notice before any adverse action against the entity.  In preparation for our move, we updated the Statutory Agent and address of over 100 entities in Arizona with the Arizona Corporation [...]

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January 2023 Sophisticated Estate Planning

High net-worth out-of-state couple moving to Arizona desired to update their estate plan.  DeAngelis Legal worked with prior advisors to create a comprehensive multigenerational estate plan that minimized income, estate and generation skipping tax considerations.  The plan strikes a delicate balance between giving beneficiaries assets outright to enrich their lives versus holding assets in trust [...]

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December 2022 Letter of Intent

DeAngelis Legal reviewed a letter of intent for the seller of a Scottsdale based business. The letter outlined the material terms for the purchase and allowed the parties to proceed with more detailed due diligence.  DeAngelis Legal clarified certain terms and provided additional language protecting the parties.

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December 2022 Trust Administration

DeAngelis Legal resolved trust administration disputes between a trustee and beneficiary.  Upon death, a parent set up a trust for a beneficiary naming the beneficiary’s older sibling as trustee. Over the years, the Trustee and beneficiary clashed over budgets, distributions, and reporting which adversely impacted their relationship.  DeAngelis Legal advised the trustee, coordinated delivery of [...]

By |2023-01-23T14:58:14-07:00January 15th, 2023|Recent Projects, Probate and Trust Administration, Homepage|Comments Off on December 2022 Trust Administration

Younger Next Year

Worried that I might stop following him on crazy adventures, my friend Béat Koszinowski gave me the New York Times bestseller book Younger Next Year for my birthday last year.  At the time, my workout regimen was fairly inconsistent, with frequent rest days, but I was constantly getting dropped on extended skiing or biking outings.  [...]

By |2023-02-24T11:12:43-07:00January 10th, 2023|Recent Projects, Homepage|Comments Off on Younger Next Year

October 2022 LLC Operating Agreement Review

DeAngelis Legal performed a comprehensive review and edit of a proposed multi-member LLC operating agreement on behalf a new client.  The client asked DeAngelis Legal to provide input on the operating agreement.  DeAngelis Legal provided a memo with additional questions and substantive comments and edits regarding management, capital contributions, purchase options and purchase price valuation.

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October 2022 Letters of Personal Representative

DeAngelis Legal obtained Letters of Personal Representative for a trustee who identified an asset that was not transferred to the trust.  The deceased participated in his employer’s stock option plan.  Unfortunately, the plan failed to name a beneficiary and the employer would not transfer the asset without the Letters of Personal Representative.  DeAngelis Legal prepared [...]

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September 2022 Simple Estate Plan

DeAngelis Legal represented a young Phoenix couple expecting their first child with their estate plan documents.  The couple represents the third generation in this family that DeAngelis Legal had represented after obtaining the necessary consents and waivers of potential conflicts from the other family members, .  The simple estate plan included simple wills, powers of [...]

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