Publications

In this article, originally published in the King County Bar Bulletin, Tom Lerner discusses disruptive physicians as a business and liability risk.

Tom Lerner authored this article, which appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of the King County Medical Society Bulletin.

In this article, originally published in the King County Medical Society Bulletin, Tom Lerner discusses the problems that can arise when a problematic physician is part of the partnership, and considerations for responding to the disruptive behavior.

This edition includes information on addressing the impact income taxes may have on your estate, creating an estate plan when one spouse is not a United States citizen, determining the best time to start receiving Social Security benefits, ensuring that the death of an owner of a business does not negatively affect the other owners, and providing for minor children in the event that the surviving parent is mentally or physically incapacitated.

Leslie Ruiter co-authored this paper with Dr. Gerald van Belle, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. The paper discusses the legal issues surrounding creating archives of data and making them available to the research community.

This edition includes information on "supercharging" credit shelter trusts, how HSAs can benefit your estate plan, professionalizing intra-family loans, and ensuring that your estate planning documents are easy to access.