Attorneys And Counsellors At Law
Major life events—marriages, birth of children and deaths—should make you re-consider and update your estate plan and change of beneficiary designations. SmolenPlevy Principal Daniel Ruttenberg recently appeared on TV’s Money Matters with Tom Spottiswood to discuss his role in tackling this very issue last year before the U.S. Supreme Court […] Read more »
Casey Kasem was the iconic voice of American Top 40. Mickey Rooney was a celebrated actor. But as they aged, the news became about their medical, financial and legal end-of-life issues. For Kasem, it was the battle between his children and their stepmother over his care as he suffered from […] Read more »
It’s difficult to think of a more intimidating situation for an attorney than arguing in front of the United States Supreme Court, but this past April, SmolenPlevy principal Daniel Ruttenberg did just that. Ruttenberg argued the case of Hillman v. Maretta before the nine Supreme Court justices – a challenging undertaking for an […] Read more »
On Monday, April 22, SmolenPlevy Principal Dan Ruttenberg presented an oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States. In the case of Hillman v. Maretta, a husband had life insurance through the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Plan and named his then-wife as his beneficiary. When he divorced […] Read more »
A recent article in the Washington Business Journal described a precedent setting case that SmolenPlevy Principal Dan Ruttenberg will argue before the United States Supreme Court. At issue is what happens if following a divorce, a person dies without updating his or her beneficiary designations and the widow sues the […] Read more »
Half of Americans With Kids Set to Die Without a Will By Lisa Scherzer | The Exchange – Sun, May 6, 2012 3:31 PM EDT If you died tomorrow, who would inherit your assets? Your house? Your Snapfish albums? If you’re like half of American adults with children, you haven’t made a will and […] Read more »
SmolenPlevy’s Jason Smolen discusses the consequences of dying without a will in Yahoo! Finance article, “Half of Americans With Kids Set to Die Without a Will“: If you died tomorrow, who would inherit your assets? Your house? Your Snapfish albums? If you’re like half of American adults with children, you […] Read more »
