by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 1, 2024 | Blog, Firearm Legacy, Life, News & Commentary, WorldExaminer.com
The stream of reporting continues on knife attacks in gun free Europe. I don’t know if that’s because the frequency of these attacks has increased, or if this is just due to increased media attention, but it’s always interesting to note the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 1, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Business Succession, Dying Embarrassed, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Fortune, Gift Tax, GST Tax, Income Tax, News & Commentary, Tax Planning, Venture Protection
The American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024 (AHEMA) is a giant $5 trillion tax increase now before both houses of Congress which has the potential, if Democrats end up with enough control after elections this year, to radically change estate planning. These...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 31, 2024 | Blog, Life, News & Commentary
I’ve posted several times before on the occasional mountain lion attack in California, but bear attacks are less common here. (A few years ago this young California lady was attacked while taking a nap in her backyard near Los Angeles; of course Canadians see...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 4, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life, Punishment
This short clip dispels the wild, politically-motivated claims that many in the audience were placed in fear. There is no evidence of panic, other than one email from a political activist: Documents produced by Morro Bay city clerk on request for public records: 3_ccw...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
Kamala Harris, in a recent speech to the American Federation of Teachers, mocked as “extremists” those who would arm teachers for classroom defense: “While you try to create safe and welcoming places where our children can learn, extremists attack our...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
Breitbart reports on CNN report that more Americans are now armed for self-defense than ever before. The report cited data from Injury Prevention journal, which revealed the percentage of gun owners that cited “personal protection” as the reason for getting a gun...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Honor, Life, News & Commentary, Punishment, Religious Faith
Elon Musk blames the “woke mind virus” for robbing him of his son whom he considers basically dead at this point because of the transgender cult. Call it cultural marxism, woke, whatever, I have definitely seen a trend among colleagues on estate planning...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Honor, Life, News & Commentary, Punishment
John Lott has some examples here of recent Hollywood propaganda using anti-gun scripts. This is a longstanding problem I’ve posted on for many years, particularly on bad gun handling. Lott notes (with examples) such shortcomings as failing to portray successful...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Life, News & Commentary
John Lott reports here that the CDC is showing an increase in homicides despite the FBI reporting a sharp drop in murders. Lott has previously criticized FBI data in recent years. One major problem is the large drop in police department reporting to FBI. The only...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
UPDATE: To quell out-of-control rumors and riots resulting from the information vacuum, British judge has released information about the suspect in custody even though he is a minor, a few days short of his 18th birthday. Turns out the suspect is a migrant from...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Fortune, Honor, Life, Venture Protection
Unfortunately, you really do not know exactly how well your estate plan will work until after you are gone. No way around that, but you can improve chances with thorough comprehensive planning and a good maintenance plan. But there is something else you can do: You...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Life, News & Commentary
Ominous report from San Diego: Border Patrol agents took three suspected Palestinian terrorists into custody earlier this month after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico into California, the New York Post reported. One of the men reportedly had a “salacious...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 31, 2024 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life
About a month ago the video at left was posted by Mark Smith of the Four Boxes Diner channel who, like me and quite a few other attorneys, is a member of the US Supreme Court bar, a fact I know only because he actually introduces himself as such in the first few...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 29, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Entity Formation, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Fortune, Gift Tax, GST Tax, Income Tax, Tax Planning, Venture Protection
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 made several significant changes to the tax code that affect small businesses and business owners. It introduced the qualified business interest deduction, added a bonus depreciation deduction for qualifying property, and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 28, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Entity Formation, Estate Planning, Fortune, Income Tax, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Tax Planning, Venture Protection
The rise of home-based businesses represents a fundamental shift in the way Americans work. Home businesses offer their owners a convenient and flexible way to earn income without commuting to a traditional office. They may also qualify for tax breaks in the form of...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 24, 2024 | Blog, Business Succession, Estate Planning, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Venture Protection
Business partnerships, like marriages, are complex relationships with highs and lows, challenges and rewards, good times and bad times. When people start businesses together, they should expect to experience growing pains. However, when differences are irreconcilable...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 19, 2024 | Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Entity Formation, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
Whether you are an entrepreneur starting a new business or are running a well-established business, your success often depends on safeguarding innovative ideas and information that give you an edge over competing businesses. If you have spent years perfecting a secret...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Honor, News & Commentary, Religious Faith
Elon Musk announced yesterday he is relocating headquarters for both SpaceX and Xitter from California to Texas, due to concerns over bad new laws and escalating crime in California. In particular, Musk cited concern over Governor Noisome’s signing of AB 1955, a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 26, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Venture Protection
Intellectual property (IP) is the driving force behind many of the world’s most innovative and successful businesses. IP rights—including patents, copyrights, and trademarks—protect intangible assets and help companies and individuals profit from the fruits of their...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 21, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
The US Supreme Court today released its 8-1 decision in US v Rahimi, holding that: When an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent with the Second...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 20, 2024 | Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Dying Embarrassed, Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, News & Commentary, Operation & Governance, Probate Admin, Tax Planning, Trust Admin, Venture Protection
In a major unanimous decision (Connelly v US) sure to cause revision of many business succession plans, the US Supreme Court earlier this month on June 6, 2024, rejected use of a corporate redemption obligation as an estate deduction. While the Court pointed out in a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 19, 2024 | Blog, Family Protection, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Life, News & Commentary
An FBI memo sent shortly after the Covenant School shooting urged police not to release the Nashville shooter manifesto to the public. Reasons given: future mass attackers would learn and copy methods; such “legacy tokens” are often misleading and not...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 19, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blended Families, Blog, Bloodline Protection, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Fortune, Honor, Life, News & Commentary, Religious Faith
A new Pew poll finds that Trump voters are FAR more likely (59%) than Biden voters (19%) to say that society should prioritize marriage and having children. That the rate is higher among Trump voters should not surprise anyone. I’ve definitely noticed a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 18, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
A few days ago (June 14, 2024) in Garland v Cargill, the US Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision ruled that bump stocks are not machine guns. Actually, the Court ruled they are not “machineguns” and the Court uses that single word throughout the opinion as that...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 16, 2024 | Blog, Defensive Gun Use, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
Although most research finds that concealed carry reduces violent crime, several recent studies claim to show that concealed carry increases violent crime. In a new study linked here, Professors Lott and Moody analyze three possible causes for the supposed increase,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 6, 2024 | Blog, Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life, Probate Admin, Religious Faith, Trust Admin
Here is a quick overview of seven major types of gun trusts: Trust Mill NFA Trust: This is a “simple” (sometimes shockingly simple) “cookie-cutter” type boilerplate trust designed for purchase of firearms and/or suppressors regulated under the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2024 | Blog, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
Federal Judge Roger Benitez in the case of Fouts v Bonta recently ruled California’s longtime ban on billy clubs (defined vaguely and potentially including many types of objects, for example any stick intended as a weapon) as an unconstitutional infringement of...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2024 | Blog, Bloodline Protection, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Health Planning, Honor, Life, News & Commentary, Religious Faith
Increasingly, young adults are choosing permanent sterilization. Your estate plan can punish them for doing so. (Or reward them, whatever.) Not talking about transgender surgery. Big sterilization issue there obviously, but that was the subject of another recent post....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2024 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Life, News & Commentary
Is violent crime really falling? Police have their hands full depriving you of your right to bear arms. Do you expect them to arrest real criminals that fight back? Not lately, and that is why there is a huge drop in the reporting of violent crime. No point in...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2024 | Blog, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
More evidence that so-called “standard capacity” is not at all standard, and that so-called “high capacity” is actually standard: NSSF’s Detachable Magazine Report (1990-2021) found an estimated total of 963,772,000 ammunition magazines in...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2024 | Blog, Firearm Legacy, Life, News & Commentary, WorldExaminer.com
Mass stabbing at Sydney shopping mall. Australia severely restricts the natural right to bear arms, and the result is what you would expect: six killed, many more injured. Stopped by a female police officer’s gun, but not in time to prevent horrific death and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 5, 2024 | Defensive Gun Use, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Life
An 85-year-old Idaho mother, after an intruder apparently gave her a bloody strike in the head while she lay in bed and then handcuffed her to a chair in her living room, dragged herself (along with the chair) back into her bedroom to retrieve a .357 magnum revolver....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 4, 2024 | Blog, Defensive Gun Use, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Honor, Life
Guns are synonymous with violent crime in the minds of many. Why? Constant anti-gun propaganda. People are brainwashed. The reality is that 92% of violent crime does not involve any use of firearms in the commission of the crime. Guns are what violent criminals fear...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 4, 2024 | Blog, Bloodline Protection, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Health Planning, Honor, Life, News & Commentary, Punishment, Religious Faith
California men who undergo transgender surgery (removing male genitals and replacing with something else) double their risk of suicide. How long will we continue to allow this demonic, macabre nonsense? Most children confused about what sex they are, grow out of that...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 4, 2024 | Blog, Defensive Gun Use, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Honor, Life, News & Commentary
Despite all the leftist rhetoric against arming teachers, there has never been a school shooting at a school where armed teachers are allowed to carry a firearm for defense of themselves and students. This should not be surprising to anyone who follows mass attacks,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 27, 2024 | Blog, Estate Planning, Firearm Legacy
Another large shipment of books arrived! Clients who participate in our Client Maintenance Plan get my “Estate Planning Strategies” book free. And my maintenance plan itself is free if you pass the handgun skills test using the free training i provide....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 28, 2024 | Blog, Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Financial Mentorship, Fortune, Gift Tax, GST Tax, Income Tax, News & Commentary, Property Tax, Tax Planning
My daughter, Ayn, will be heading for law school this Fall! She was offered a very nice package covering most expenses of attending the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Most estate planning attorneys like me, especially those of us...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 4, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Creditors & Predators, Entity Formation, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, News & Commentary, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
National Small Bus. United v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-1448-LCB (N.D. Ala. Mar. 1, 2024) On Friday, March 1, 2024, in National Small Bus. United v. Yellen, Judge Liles C. Burke of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled via memorandum...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life
Last week the Ninth Circuit denied en banc hearing in Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. v. Bonta, saving youth gun training from destruction by a leftist attack on gun culture. While there has not yet been a decision on the merits of the case, denial of en banc let stand...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 23, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Creditors & Predators, Entity Formation, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Venture Protection
Platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO have disrupted an industry once dominated by hotels and resorts, allowing individuals to open their homes and residential properties to travelers. The boom in short-term rentals has created new opportunities for investors who want to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Fortune, Operation & Governance, Venture Protection
Assets, liabilities, and equity are accounting terms that every small business owner should be familiar with. They are included on a business’s balance sheet, providing a snapshot of financial health. A balance sheet shows a company’s assets and liabilities at a given...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Entity Formation, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
Small business owners are no strangers to government regulations. There are many requirements that businesses must be aware of and comply with, including business license and permit rules. Most businesses must obtain licenses or permits, so it is important for each...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 20, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Creditors & Predators, Entity Formation, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
Over time, your business can undergo significant changes. What may have started as a humble, one-person operation can grow into a more complex company, with multiple owners, employees, an evolving mission statement, and increasing risks. As the scope and goals of your...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 19, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Creditors & Predators, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
Due diligence is the process of obtaining and verifying information about a company or person in preparation for a business transaction, such as an acquisition, merger, or potential new business partner. Generally, due diligence provides information about the company...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 9, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Creditors & Predators, Entity Formation, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Venture Protection
All registered corporations are required by law to hold an annual meeting. Limited liability companies (LLCs), although not subject to the same statutory requirement, may hold regular meetings in accordance with their governing documents. What Is the Purpose of a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog, Fortune, Income Tax, Operation & Governance, Tax Planning, Venture Protection
As the holiday season approaches, gift-giving is on the minds of many business owners. But there are reasons why a business owner may want to give gifts to workers and clients throughout the year and not just during the holidays. Whether to recognize a job well done,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 7, 2024 | Blog, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Uncategorized, Venture Protection
Good business ideas have a simple elegance that can spur entrepreneurs to ask themselves, Why didn’t I think of that? Or maybe they did have a good idea but lacked the foresight to turn it into an effective business model. Inspiration alone is not enough to succeed in...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Entity Formation, Fortune, Limitation of Liability, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
Americans have a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” mentality that speaks to our individualism and enterprising spirit. This mindset is especially pronounced among business owners, who have chosen to forego the typical employment route in favor of creating their...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection
Artificial intelligence (AI) is arguably the most transformative technology since the advent of the internet. It is poised to play a significant role in many areas of human life, including the workplace, where AI is changing not only how we work but also how we hire....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 4, 2024 | Blog, Regulatory Compliance, Retirement Planning, Venture Protection
America is in the midst of a retirement savings crisis. Many people are not saving enough to replace their income in retirement, and some have no money saved for retirement. Employer-sponsored retirement plans enable people to save for retirement, but many...