Rudman Winchell Welcomes Attorney Joshua A. Tardy To The Firm.
Rudman Winchell is pleased to announce that Joshua A. Tardy has rejoined the firm. Having begun his career as an associate attorney at Rudman Winchell in 1993, Josh will serve the firm and its clients in an Of Counsel position as of July 1, 2018. Josh was a member of Irwin, Tardy, & Morris where […]
Read MoreRudman Winchell Welcomes Attorney Tracy B. Collins To The Firm.
Rudman Winchell is delighted to announce that Tracy B. Collins, Esq., has joined the law firm. She will practice in the firm’s litigation section. Tracy comes to Rudman Winchell after a short stint with a small litigation firm where she handled employment discrimination, medical malpractice, and appellate matters. Previous to this work, Tracy handled criminal […]
Read MoreMaine’s Adult Use Marijuana Market One Step Closer to Reality
On November 8, 2016, Maine voters approved a ballot question legalizing possession and use of marijuana by persons 21 and older, and allowing commercial cultivation and sale of marijuana, subject to state and local regulation. Almost two years later, however, Maine still has no legal market for adult use marijuana. As summer 2018, however, Maine’s […]
Read MoreThird-party Contract Beneficiaries
Frequently, an individual or entity not a party to a specific contract may be affected by a breach to that contract. For example, a municipality may contract with a landscaper to periodically remove brush and other shrubbery encroaching on a road. A homeowner uphill from that road gains a benefit from this contract as it […]
Read MoreNew Guidance from the NLRB’s General Counsel on Employee Handbook Policies
As you are likely aware, in recent years there has been much discussion from the NLRB regarding employee handbook language and the potential that such language does or could violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). On June 6, 2018, the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a […]
Read MoreWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed each year on June 15th to raise public awareness of elder abuse. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011, following a request by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA). Elder abuse is any act […]
Read MoreDealing With Debt After Death
Families face a number of challenges when a loved one dies. The last thing a grieving family member needs is to be bombarded with calls from creditors trying to collect the debts of the deceased relative. It happens, nonetheless. Fortunately, the obligation of repayment generally does not extend to the deceased debtor’s family members. Instead, […]
Read MoreITEMS TO CONSIDER WHEN RECORDING A DIVORCE DECREE THAT WILL AFFECT REAL ESTATE
At the end of a divorce proceeding, the Court will issue a judgment which lays out the division of property and assets between the parties as well as detailing other family matters. Because divorce judgments can be quite lengthy and not just discuss the division of real estate, an Abstract of Divorce Decree is often […]
Read MoreINSURANCE MATTERS
Don’t waste the insurance you’ve already bought. Through the years, certain client problems seem to come across my desk now and again, and then not again for a long time. Recently, there seems to have been a spate of situations in which clients have lost coverage, or almost lost coverage, under insurance […]
Read MoreCHANGES IN THE TAX LAW Spousal Support No Longer Tax Deductible
One of the more complicated and uncertain aspects of divorce is how much spousal support, also called alimony, a party will have to pay. Maine law does provide some guidance, but not a great deal. 1 The law presumes that there will be no general ongoing spousal support if the marriage lasted less than ten […]
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