On April 30, 2021, Attorney Emilie Hunt attended the Senior Law Project’s Annual Medicaid for the Elderly and Disabled seminar. Topics presented at the seminar included: updates to Medicaid practices and procedures in light of COVID-19, updates to the Medicaid eligibility guidelines, issues regarding asset transfers and planning in Medicaid, and how to protect assets […]
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to provide financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. The criteria to be eligible for assistance is as follows: (1) the death must […]
On March 18, 2021, Attorney Benjamin T. Ballou chaired an ICLEF Virtual Seminar entitled “Trust Planning and Administration from Start to Finish.” Additionally, Attorney Ballou presented on the following topics: Trustee Rights and Remedies-Dealing with Difficult Beneficiaries and Institutions, and Beneficiary Rights and Remedies-Dealing with a Difficult/Non-Responsive Trustee. Anyone interested in Trust Planning or Administration, […]
On March 5, 2021, Attorney Benjamin T. Ballou attended the IHSAA case review panel hearing. The Case Review Panel is a nine-member panel established by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and administered by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Panel reviews final decisions of the IHSAA regarding the application or interpretation of […]
Blake Hartman (“Hartman”) was a former officer and director of BigInch Fabricators & Construction Holding Company, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a closely held corporation. He is also a minority shareholder of the Corporation. In 2006, Hartman and the other shareholders of the Corporation agreed to be bound by a contract which contained a buyback clause requiring […]
Paul Martin invested $50,000 in 1998 with Rydex Series Trust. The account application listed Martin as owner and his daughter, Lia J. Lindsey, as joint owner and provided that joint accounts will be registered as “joint tenants with rights of survivorship” unless otherwise provided. No funds were contributed to the account by Lia. Later, in […]
On January 12 and January 27, 2021, Attorney Benjamin T. Ballou attended the IHSAA case review panel hearings. The Case Review Panel is a nine-member panel established by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and administered by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Panel reviews final decisions of the IHSAA regarding the application […]
On February 17, 2021, Benjamin T. Ballou chaired the Crown Point Community Foundation Executive Committee meeting. The Crown Point Community Foundation is an endowment builder, a grant maker and a community connector that works with donors to create charitable endowments that provide grants to the community. Hodges & Davis- February 2021
On February 25, 2021, Attorney Shawn Cox was a panelist at a continuing legal education seminar sponsored by the Indianapolis Bar Association related to business bankruptcies. The seminar topic was “Navigating the Small Business Reorganization Act: Trustee, Creditor and Debtor Perspectives.” Anyone interested in learning more about business bankruptcies, please contact Attorney Shawn Cox at Hodges […]
On January 18, 2021, Attorney Emilie E.D. Hunt participated in NWI Volunteer Lawyers’ annual “Talk to a Lawyer Day – Free”. This program is held each year on Martin Luther King day and provides residents of Lake, Porter, Jasper, and Newton counties free access to attorneys who can answer their legal questions and concerns and […]