Search Results
THE BONA FIDE ERROR DEFENSE: What is it and how do I raise it?
Virginia Collectors Association, Inc. March 2011 Newsletter We all know that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a strict liability statute. There is, however, an exception to this rule; and…
Medicaid’s Home Care Waivers Can Help You Avoid a Nursing Home, But the Line May Be Long
Medicaid long-term care benefits traditionally pay mainly for nursing home care, but the federal government can grant “waivers” to states allowing them to expand Medicaid to include home and community-based…
Lack of a Will Could Mean Chaos for Prince’s Estate
The famed recording artist Prince died leaving an unknown fortune and possibly no will or estate plan to dictate what to do with that fortune. Prince’s sister- Tyka Nelson- told…
HUD Makes Reverse Mortgages a Little Less Attractive
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced changes to the federal reverse mortgage program. Citing the need to put the program on better financial footing- HUD will…
5 Questions to Ask Before Making Gifts for Medicaid or Tax Planning
Many seniors consider transferring assets for estate and long-term care planning purposes- or just to help out children and grandchildren. Gifts and transfers to a trust often make a lot…
For-Profit Companies Find Religion – What’s a Transactional Lawyer to Do?
Last month, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the Hobby Lobby case that closely held for-profit corporations can have “free exercise rights” as “persons” under The Religious Freedom Restoration…
Bob Dybing represents Powhatan County in Successful Zoning Dispute
Powhatan County, represented by Bob Dybing, recently prevailed in a long running zoning dispute filed by a developer, who claimed the County had violated his Fourteenth Amendment rights to due…
“Best Lawyers in America” 2014 List Includes 10 ThompsonMcMullan Lawyers
Ten lawyers from ThompsonMcMullan were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC): Hugh T. Antrim…