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Real Estate

For Sale By Owner? Don’t Forget the Contingencies

Clients frequently contact FOS to discuss purchasing a home or vacation property that is for sale by owner. Often, the parties know each other and/or…

FOSJune 13, 2017

Criminal Employment Jacob A. Manian

Be Proactive to Prevent Employee Theft

Running a small business is hard enough without having to worry about trusted employees stealing from your company. Unfortunately, employee theft is a reality which…

Jacob A. ManianJune 13, 2017

Criminal Jacob A. Manian

Manian in the News

FOS shareholder Jake Manian was extensively quoted in the May 4, 2017 Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel article “West Allis business fighting to get liquor license back after…

FOSMay 8, 2017

FOS News

FOS Welcomes Future Attorney, Decker Daniel Larsen

FOS congratulates associate Bailey Larsen on the birth of her son, Decker Daniel Larsen. Decker joins his twin sisters in their plans to take over…

FOSMay 5, 2017

Estate Planning

Estate Planning With Step-Children

For better or worse (pun intended), a first marriage is not necessarily a person’s only marriage. Whether a first marriage ends in death or divorce,…

FOSApril 26, 2017

Estate Planning

Is Your Estate Plan Prepared for Successive Deaths?

The deaths of Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher were great losses for entertainment fans. This duo will always epitomize movies —“Singing in the…

FOSApril 26, 2017

Estate Planning

Powers of Attorney In Special Relationships

In some relationships it is obvious that durable or health care powers of attorney are important. Between spouses. From elderly parent to caregiving child. From…

FOSApril 26, 2017

Estate Planning

Where’s The Will? What Do We Do Now?

Good citizen and FOS client that you are, you’ve dutifully created your estate plan, leaving the original plan documents with your FOS attorney for safekeeping,…

FOSApril 26, 2017

Estate Planning

You’re Living Together? At Your Age?

Cohabitation. Living together. Romantic renters. Very, very close roommates. Whatever you call it, it’s for young people, right? Wrong. The fastest-growing demographic of unmarried couples…

FOSApril 26, 2017

Diane Slomowitz Estate Planning

Check all the Boxes for Estate Planning Protection

One would think that I, above most, would have my estate plan in shape. I’m not an estate planner by specialty, but I have worked…

Diane SlomowitzApril 26, 2017

FOS News Matthew W. O’Neill

Matt O’Neill Joins ALS Wisconsin Leadership Team

FOS shareholder Matt O’Neill has been selected as a member of the Leadership Team of the ALS Association Wisconsin Chapter. The Leadership Team seeks to…

FOSApril 20, 2017

Business

The Dead Man’s Statute Will Soon Be Dead

Imagine that you and your siblings grew up learning the ins and outs of your father’s furniture business, and eventually joined your father in its…

FOSMarch 29, 2017