by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
To our estate planning and administration clients with businesses in their estates: As a business owner, it is almost guaranteed that you will encounter some variation of the following scenario: You engaged a client and completed fantastic work. The products...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 2, 2020 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
[For other examples of kids using guns in self-defense, click here.] Kyle is being charged, purely out of political expediency, despite ample video evidence of valid cause for self-defense in each of the three shootings. Kyle is a lifeguard who showed up to help...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 3, 2020 | Estate Planning, Trust Admin
UPDATE: After a week of turmoil, looks like the mortgage bond market has stabilized a bit and mortgage loans on properties held in trusts are again saleable in the secondary market. Sanity has returned for now, at least while the market is taking whatever...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 29, 2020 | Firearm Training, News & Commentary
The federal Department of Homeland Security has declared gun stores and shooting ranges to be part of our nationwide “essential critical infrastructure workforce” in sharp contradiction to what many localities are doing in shutting down gun stores...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 28, 2020 | Defensive Gun Use
Next time some politician says you should block your kids from accessing your firearms, even if trained, consider this: Deputies arrived and found an adult male with a gunshot wound to his lower back. Deputies learned that the subject that had been shot was...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 1, 2020 | News & Commentary
This should not surprise anyone who understands violent criminals don’t painstakingly follow gun laws, but California, the state that highly restricts gun ownership and use and serves as a lab for crazy new restrictions, also topped the list for mass...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 31, 2019 | Business Succession, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Religious Faith
The reason for the season. "Today in the town of David a savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord." – Luke 2:11https://t.co/ePL8UKhjFY pic.twitter.com/P6L4hBPHeg— Official Hobby Lobby (@HobbyLobby) December 25, 2019 Do you have a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 30, 2019 | Asset Protection, Bloodline Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Retirement Planning, Spendthrift Children, Tax Planning
Dear Clients and Students, On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act). The SECURE Act, which is effective January 1, 2020. The Act is the most impactful legislation affecting...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 29, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training, FREE content, guntrust.org members
[The video of this shooting is disappearing from the internet so I am posting it for students — take advantage of my offer of virtually unlimited free firearm training for you and everyone at your California place of worship.] The shooting occurred today...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 23, 2019 | Family Protection, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
New Puerto Rico law, Act No. 168, greatly expands gun rights in the US territory effective next week on January 1, 2020. The law adopts a “shall-issue” type of concealed carry permit issuance and cites specifically the need to comply with Supreme...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 22, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, Family Protection, Firearm Training
I regret that i lack time to blog more Defensive Gun Use (DGU) stories, even some interesting ones, but i cannot let 2019 close without blogging this recent story about a woman eight months pregnant who used an AR-15 to defend her husband and 11-year-old...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 21, 2019 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Tax Planning
Yesterday with all eyes focused on impeachment, President Trump signed into law the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, part of the 1,700 page, $1.4 trillion Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865, as amended)....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 2, 2019 | Operation & Governance, Venture Protection
Today, the majority of small businesses have their own websites. If you have included original written content such as blog posts, articles, or FAQs on your website as part of your efforts to draw people to your site and engage with new and existing customers,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 2, 2019 | Business Succession, Estate Planning, Venture Protection
As your small business expands and evolves, it may make sense to consider changing its structure. Many small businesses start out as sole proprietorships or partnerships, with only one or two owners and no employees. Over time, as your business grows and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 14, 2019 | News & Commentary
Less than two hours after today’s shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, which at this hour has resulted in the deaths of two students, SLO Tribune published this article using the tragedy to pitch useleess gun control that would not have helped...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 4, 2019 | Business Succession, Financial Mentorship
You have spent years building your small business, but have you taken time to consider what will happen to it when you retire, become disabled, or pass away? Although it is often hard to fathom an event that may not occur for many years, it is important to put...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 18, 2019 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Several decades ago, an effort to add gun training to California curriculum was opposed by pediatricians here. But other states are discovering the value of this training: Then again, it might. In much of the country, the words guns and schools do tend to go...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 18, 2019 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Religious Faith
Excerpts: Christianity elevated matrimony to a sacrament, affirming its indissolubility. When the Roman Empire collapsed the only reality which endured to form the basis of a new society was the family. The birth of the Middle Ages coincided with the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 18, 2019 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Tax Planning
Dynasty trusts may be a tough sell when it comes to some millenials. How long did AOC say we have, twelve years? On the other hand, clients who are sane may benefit from acting now to create a dynasty trust before the window closes in 2026 — or perhaps...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 18, 2019 | Retirement Planning, Tax Planning
You may find Kiplinger’s updated tax map surprising: Click on any state in the map below for a detailed summary of state taxes on income, property, and everything you buy. Check out our slideshows below, including our picks for the 10 most tax-friendly and the...
