The American Bar Association Business Law Section has released a new book, “The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth: Unwound and Explained,” that examines the intersection between fraudulent transfer laws across the states and their application to modern-day wealth transfer planning transactions.
Fraudulent transfer laws refer to statutes enacted by states that establish the rights of creditors against debtors where it appears the debtor fraudulently transferred property to avoid paying creditors. Typically, such action is a civil legal matter and can also occur within the context of federal bankruptcy proceedings. “The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth” provides a comprehensive history explaining how these laws have been applied, examines wealth transfer planning and identifies issues for wealth transfer planners and creditors, among other topics.
Author David J. Slenn also outlines steps that planners can take to minimize a transaction’s exposure to avoidance; proactive measures that creditors can take to reduce the chance of losing assets; and legal measures to make the creditor whole. Actual scenarios illustrate where advisers have faced liability for their role in frustrating a creditor’s claim.
“The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth” includes a listing of case law that allows creditors to analyze new strategies through analogy to old tricks. This guide will also help wealth transfer planners navigate complex fraudulent transfer laws to ensure the effective transfer of wealth and boost their clients’ portfolios.
Slenn is a partner in the Naples and Tampa, Florida, offices of Akerman LLP. He focuses his practice on tax, estate and business planning with an emphasis on risk management. He was an ABA adviser to the Uniform Law Commission’s Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Drafting Committee and chair of the ABA Asset Protection Planning Committee. He is also the author of “Captive Insurance Deskbook for the Business Lawyer” published by the Business Law Section.
“The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth: Unwound and Explained” is available as a paperback for $89.95. To order, call 800-285-2221 or visit Shopaba.org.
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A new book from the American Bar Association, “Advice to Thrive By: How to Use Your Résumé and Cover Letter to Build Your Brand and Launch a Dynamic Public Interest Career,” demystifies career trajectories for law students and young attorneys pursuing careers in the public interest. It provides accessible tips for crafting impactful resumes and cover letters and outlines a professional development strategy to employ using those materials.
Early in a legal career is the perfect opportunity to gain global competencies and develop expertise while engaging in strategic career planning. However, much available career advice for law students and young attorneys is overly focused on private practice despite growing representation of public interest attorneys in the legal field.
This book fills a void in the professional development of law students and young attorneys interested in public interest lawyering. Using common application materials – the resume and cover letter – this book equips them with a straightforward, mission-driven professional development strategy to craft impactful materials, build their skills, hone their professional branding and ensure that they are competitive and prepared for career opportunities serving the public interest.
“Advice to Thrive By: How to Use Your Résumé and Cover Letter to Build Your Brand and Launch a Dynamic Public Interest Career” is available as a paperback and eBook for $49.95. To order, visit www.shopaba.org.
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Recently published by the American Bar Association, “Winning in Your Own Court: 10 Laws for a Successful Career without Burning Out or Selling Out” is a valuable resource that will guide you in finding and designing the career you have been seeking. Author Dena Lefkowitz identifies 10 “laws” that will help you figure out what a career of your own design might look like and provides you with suggestions and exercises to put your insights, skills and practices to work for you right now and for the rest of your life.
If you face challenges in building a practice, making partner in your law firm or achieving a promotion, “Winning in Your Own Court” has strategies for becoming a rainmaker and influencer.
Perhaps you are looking for a new career path to use your law degree and are not sure how to start that exploration and transition. “Winning in Your Own Court” offers a model for career transformation. And, if you love the practice of law, it shows you how to excel.
Law school is a great beginning but only the first step in pursuing and building a fulfilling career. Lefkowitz has bridged this career gap for herself and has taught these essential lessons to hundreds of lawyers as a professional coach for more than 20 years.
She shares insights about lawyers who struggled with business development; who weren’t making partner and didn’t know why; and who were encountering career dilemmas, some unhappy in their current work and others who loved what they did but didn’t know how to get to the next level. Using the techniques presented in this book, Lefkowitz helped them build a book of business, make partner in their firm, achieve more in their practice or even transition to another career.
With this book, you will learn how to assess where you are, determine what needs to change to get where you want to be and create a plan to do so. Every situation has a solution, and you will learn how to find yours. And you can use this resource whenever your career needs a tune-up. Whatever your next move is, “Winning in Your Own Court” will help you get you there.
“Winning in Your Own Court: 10 Law for a Successful Career with Burning Out or Selling Out” is available as a paperback and eBook for $34.95. To order, call 800-285-2221 or visit shopaba.org.
