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At Avisen Legal, we bring our deep knowledge of business to the table to assist you with just about any aspect relating to business including the laws that govern how to start, buy, manage or sell any type of business.

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		{"id":1,"title":"Business and Commercial Law","description":"<p>At Avisen Legal, we bring our deep knowledge of business to the table to assist you with just about any aspect relating to business including the laws that govern how to start, buy, manage or sell any type of business.<br><\/p>","slug":"business_and_commercial_law","status":"published","created_at":"2018-03-13 02:40:48","updated_at":"2018-03-29 01:02:49","primary_color":"#a0c1b8","secondary_color":"#a0c1b8","specialties":[{"id":9,"practices_id":1,"title":"Limited Liability Company Practice Team","body":"<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style='line-height: 107%; font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt;'><font face=\"Arial\">The Limited Liability Company (LLC) is the most used\r\nbusiness entity form. Businesses in all industries avail themselves of the tax\r\nflexibility and advantages of the LLC form.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> \r\n<\/span>Our lawyers work with new and existing limited liability companies\r\n(LLCs) from entity selection to formation to operation to purchase or\r\nsale.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>We help startup and existing\r\nbusiness owners with the tax and legal aspects of LLCs, with experience with\r\nMinnesota and Delaware LLCs as well as with LLCs formed under other state\r\nlaws.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u201cThe LLC is a great business option for early-stage\r\ncompanies with a simple capital structure as well as experience businesses with\r\ncomplex investor-based structures.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>The\r\ngovernance and financial flexibility of the LLC makes it a great choice for\r\nboth single-member LLCs (SMLLCs) as well multi-member, multi-class\r\nenterprises.\u201d <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Our\r\nLLC Team:<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Lowe<\/a> has worked with LLCs and their owners throughout her 20 years of legal\r\npractice.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>Kim brings both her tax and\r\ncorporate governance experience to craft practical and understandable LLC\r\nagreements for business owners.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>Kim\r\nshares with clients her deep knowledge of Minnesota\u2019s business entity laws\r\ngained from her years serving on the drafting committees for Minnesota\u2019s 322B,\r\n322C as well as one a Minnesota\u2019s Uniform Laws Commissioners.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Todd_Taylor\" target=\"_blank\">Todd Taylor<\/a> has structured many complex transactions involving\r\nLLCs formed in many different states.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> \r\n<\/span>Todd often uses LLCs in agri-business development deals to take\r\nadvantage of the LLCs apparent tax advantages.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> \r\n<\/span>Todd often counsels startup entrepreneurs on when and how to effectively\r\nuse the LLC form during the capital raising process.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/John_Saunders\" target=\"_blank\">John Saunders<\/a> regularly advises clients on the use of LLCs in real\r\nestate transactions.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>As part of our\r\nfranchise and retail business work, John helps franchisees and other business\r\nowners use the LLC form to acquire and operate their businesses.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Larry_Fox\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Fox<\/a> counsels many LLC businesses on their branding and licensing legal needs.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>Larry brings his over two decades of\r\ncounseling Fortune 500 businesses to the advice he provides LLC businesses for\r\nall aspects of operations.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"><br><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p><p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Brian_Edstrom\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Edstrom<\/a> helps independent investment advisors with the\r\nquestions of using the LLC as part of their business structure.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>Brian also helps LLC businesses raise money\r\nusing the many capital raising options available to Minnesota business owners,\r\nincluding through private securities offerings, MNvest and other crowdfunding\r\noptions and registered offerings. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Bill_Egan\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Egan<\/a> brings his years of experience in employment law counseling and litigation to\r\nLLC owners to assist them with the numerous state and federal regulatory\r\ncompliance issues facing business owners in today\u2019s environment. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Lisa_Holter_Ankel\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial\">Lisa Holter Ankel <\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">serves as outside general counsel to a diverse base of private companies and as a lead deal counsel on M&A and other financing transactions. Lisa partners with business owners, management, investors and corporate boards on start-up and organizational matters, M&A transactions, raising money, shareholder agreements, buy-outs and a variety of joint venture and other commercial transactions. <\/font><br><\/span><\/p><p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><\/p>","created_at":"2018-04-04 01:08:52","updated_at":"2020-03-26 14:38:32","image_lg":"shutterstock_320681057.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_320681057.jpg","slug":"limited_liability_company_practic_team","status":"published"},{"id":14,"practices_id":1,"title":"Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Team","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style='color: rgb(54, 55, 75); font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">At Avisen Legal, P.A. we help buyers and\r\nsellers of businesses make the right choices.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  \r\n<\/span>Buyers trust us to quickly and efficiently help move from letter of\r\nintent to closing while managing due diligence and negotiating and drafting the\r\nkey deal documents.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>Sellers rely on us\r\nto provide candid and helpful advice on deal terms and mechanics, respond to\r\ndue diligence requests and prepare fair deal documents.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>We proudly serve the lower and mid-middle\r\nmarket segments and work closely with other deal experts including investment\r\nbankers, brokers, accountants and other specialized lawyers to ensure the best\r\npossible results.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul type=\"disc\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Private Equity<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Family Offices<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Family business succession<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Corporate divestitures<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Asset Deals<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Stock Deals<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Mergers<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Financing<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">IP licensing<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Real estate<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n <\/font><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; color: rgb(54, 55, 75); line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">Employment<\/font><\/span><\/li><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n<\/font><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style='color: rgb(54, 55, 75); font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'><font face=\"Arial\">As entrepreneurs\r\nourselves, we share your passion for what you do and know how important it is\r\nfor you.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>We take care of you.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Todd_Taylor\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial\">Todd Taylor<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> <\/font><\/span><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\">helps business owners and their companies solve legal and business problems\r\nrelated to financing, startup, formation, shareholder disputes, contract\r\ndrafting, negotiations, SEC compliance, company sales and purchases. No matter\r\nthe situation, Todd helps his clients.<br>\r\n  <br>\r\n<\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial\">Kim Lowe<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> extends her expertise to all sectors of business. She works with\r\nsocial ventures, private and public companies, limited liability companies and\r\npartnerships, nonprofit organizations and cooperatives. She masterfully\r\nnavigates her clients through general business matters, corporate governance,\r\ndebt and equity financing, purchase and sales, SEC and IRS compliance, business\r\nstrategy joint ventures and complex reorganizations.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Larry_Fox\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial\">Larry Fox<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> <\/font><\/span><span lang=\"EN\" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;'><font face=\"Arial\">is\r\nan accomplished business lawyer with over 20 years of experience putting\r\ntogether deals and acting as a trusted adviser to his clients. He has represented\r\na broad range of companies from startups to Fortune 500\u2019s. Larry works on a\r\nwide variety of matters including complex business agreements, intellectual\r\nproperty licenses, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, mergers,\r\nacquisitions, company formation and governance. He also serves as outside\r\ngeneral counsel, responding to the day-to-day legal needs of his clients.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style='line-height: 107%; font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;'><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Lisa_Holter_Ankel\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Holter Ankel <\/a>serves as outside general counsel to a diverse base of private companies and as a lead deal counsel on M&A and other financing transactions. Lisa partners with business owners, management, investors and corporate boards on start-up and organizational matters, M&A transactions, raising money, shareholder agreements, buy-outs and a variety of joint venture and other commercial transactions. <br><\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2018-05-03 01:49:42","updated_at":"2020-03-26 14:23:32","image_lg":"shutterstock_313786025.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_313786025.jpg","slug":"mergers___acquisitions_practice_team","status":"published"}]}

At Avisen, we work with clients on the creation, protection, licensing and monetization of technology, copyrightable works, and trademarks. We understand the business side of technology deals. We also understand how a strong brand can be critical to creating value. We work across a broad range of technologies, including software, hardware, new chemistry and manufacturing. We can help with something as simple as an NDA and as complex as a technology based joint venture.

Our clients range from software, to hardware to chemistry and more.

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At Avisen Legal, we bring our entire work bench of business and tax tools to attend to the unique issues that affect nonprofit organizations, tax-exempt social enterprises , benefit corporations or B-Corps and cooperatives. We help guide social enterprises with to the ideal structure for a social venture, how to obtain and maintain tax-exempt status, day-to-day operations of nonprofit organizations, and more. We also assist investigations by the attorney general or the Internal Revenue Service.

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Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Organizations Practice Team

		{"id":4,"title":"Nonprofit, Benefit Corporations Social Enterprises and Cooperatives","description":"<p>At Avisen Legal, we bring our entire work bench of business and \r\ntax tools to attend to the unique issues that affect nonprofit \r\norganizations, tax-exempt social enterprises , benefit corporations or \r\nB-Corps and cooperatives. We help guide social enterprises with  to the \r\nideal structure for a social venture, how to obtain and maintain \r\ntax-exempt status, day-to-day operations of nonprofit organizations, and\r\n more. We also assist investigations by the attorney general or the \r\nInternal Revenue Service.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><p><br><\/p>","slug":"nonprofit__benefit_corporations_social_enterprises_and_cooperatives","status":"published","created_at":"2018-03-13 22:33:21","updated_at":"2018-03-25 22:51:11","primary_color":"#709eb0","secondary_color":"#a0c1b8","specialties":[{"id":8,"practices_id":4,"title":"Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Organizations Practice Team","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style='line-height: 107%; font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt;'><font face=\"Arial\">The Nonprofit sector is an important part of our\r\neconomy, and the nonprofit and exempt organizations that make up that sector\r\nhave unique legal needs that require experienced legal professionals.\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">We advise clients on a wide array of legal and\r\nbusiness issues facing nonprofit and tax-exempt corporations, including the\r\norganization and incorporation of nonprofits, governance and management issues,\r\nsocial enterprise, donation planning, employment issues, and director and\r\nofficer responsibility and liability matters. We can also address a wide array\r\nof tax issues, including obtaining and maintaining an organization's exempt\r\nstatus, unrelated business income, program-related investments, applicability\r\nof sales and use taxes, and audits and regulatory compliance.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Our experience includes taxable and tax-exempt\r\nnonprofit organizations, as well as both public charities and private\r\nfoundations. Our work encompasses the spectrum of nonprofit corporations,\r\nincluding public charities, corporate and community foundations, churches and\r\nother religious organizations, educational organizations, social service\r\nagencies, charter schools and supporting organizations for donor advised funds.\r\nKim Lowe, the leader of the nonprofit organization practice also brings to all\r\nclients her state and national experience with structuring and managing social\r\nenterprises.\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">\"The legal and tax regimes governing nonprofit\r\norganizations are complex and demand lawyers who are immersed in this\r\narea.\u00a0\u00a0We stay on the cutting of edge of both the tax and legal\r\ndevelopments impacting nonprofit enterprises and we provide clients the benefit\r\nof this insight.\"<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><b><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Our Nonprofit Team:<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Kim\r\nLowe<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0is a recognized state and national leader in the nonprofit and\r\ntax-exempt sector.\u00a0\u00a0From drafting legislation, to assisting in\r\nbusinesses and organizations around the country with nonprofit structuring and\r\ncompliance, Kim brings her deep understanding of governance, tax and legal\r\nstructures to assist nonprofit organizations with all of their legal\r\nneeds.\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/John_Saunders\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">John\r\nSaunders<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0regularly advises clients in the nonprofit sector with real\r\nestate transactions.\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Larry_Fox\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Larry Fox<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0counsels\r\nnonprofits on their branding and licensing legal needs.\u00a0\u00a0Larry brings\r\nhis over two decades of counseling Fortune 500 businesses to the advice he\r\nprovides nonprofit organizations for all aspects of operations.\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Bill_Egan\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Bill Egan<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0brings\r\nhis years of employment law counseling to nonprofit organizations to assist\r\nthem with any employment issues that may arise as a result of their\r\noperations.\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style='line-height: 107%; font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt;'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Todd_Taylor\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Todd\r\nTaylor<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0serves as outside general counsel for various organizations and\r\ncan assist with their ongoing governance needs.<\/font>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2018-04-03 21:27:47","updated_at":"2018-05-03 01:50:52","image_lg":"shutterstock_240642481.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_240642481.jpg","slug":"nonprofit___tax_exempt_organizations_practice_tea","status":"published"}]}

At Avisen Legal, we bring a “been there, done that” savvy to workplace issues that goes beyond mere knowledge of statutes, regulations and case law affecting the employment relationship. We understand the human element, as well. In this context, we serve our clients as advisors, negotiators, investigators, advocates and peacemakers on potential and developing workplace issues, and help find proactive and creative solutions to workplace conflict.

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		{"id":5,"title":"Employment Law","description":"<p>At Avisen Legal, we bring a \u201cbeen there, done that\u201d savvy to \r\nworkplace issues that goes beyond mere knowledge of statutes, \r\nregulations and case law affecting the employment relationship. We \r\nunderstand the human element, as well. In this context, we serve our \r\nclients as advisors, negotiators, investigators, advocates and \r\npeacemakers on potential and developing workplace issues, and help find \r\nproactive and creative solutions to workplace conflict.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><p><br><\/p>","slug":"employment_law","status":"published","created_at":"2018-03-13 22:35:16","updated_at":"2018-03-25 22:51:16","primary_color":"#338199","secondary_color":"#a0c1b8","specialties":[{"id":10,"practices_id":5,"title":"Executive Transition Practice Team","body":"<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style='line-height: 107%; font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt;'><font face=\"Arial\">New positions, promotions, comp plan changes, resignations,\r\nretirements, terminations. Changes in employment, whether welcome or unwelcome,\r\nexpected or unexpected, can be difficult, confusing and trigger emotional\r\nresponses to those affected. Executive transitions particularly usually involve\r\ncomplex and challenging interpersonal and legal issues that require the guidance\r\nand advice of experienced, well-trained professionals. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Executive transitions usually are documented and\r\ngoverned by employment contracts, severance plans, retention agreements, restrictive\r\ncovenants (non-competes), change in control agreements, compensation and bonus plans,\r\nand other employment and compensation-related agreements. Proper preparation of\r\nthose agreements requires advanced knowledge and experience in tax law,\r\ndeferred compensation, employee benefits, intellectual property, employment\r\nlaw, litigation and other disciplines such as corporate law and securities\r\nregulation that no single professional is fully equipped to handle. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Avisen Legal, P.A. is a legal team of experienced\r\nprofessionals committed to serving businesses and the executives who own and\r\nrun them. Our lawyers average over 20 years of experience in their respective\r\nareas of practice. We pride ourselves on serving clients as a team of trusted\r\nadvisors. We work closely together to ensure that our clients realize the best\r\npossible result for their circumstances. We advise executives and employers on both\r\nthe legal implications and the practical realities involved with employment and\r\ntermination agreements, tax and compensation issues, executive severance plans,\r\nequity plans and agreements, employment best practices and communications\r\nbetween management and boards. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">The Avisen team also advises compensation committees and\r\ncompensation consultants in the preparation of long-term incentive, equity and\r\nother executive compensation plans. We negotiate and write executive\r\nemployment, retention, change in control, bonus, non-compete and separation\r\nagreements customized to address each client\u2019s need and desires.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Bill_Egan\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Egan<\/a> has over thirty years of experience practicing in the\r\nfield of employment law. He has drafted and assisted his clients, both\r\nindividual executives and the companies they serve, in the negotiation of, and\r\nthe resolution of disputes over, hundreds of employment agreements, trade\r\nsecret protection agreements, change in control agreements, bonus and\r\ncommissions agreements, deferred compensation and executive separation\r\nagreements.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">   <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p><p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Larry_Fox\" target=\"_blank\">Larry F<\/a><\/font><\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Larry_Fox\" target=\"_blank\">ox<\/a> <\/font>is an\r\naccomplished business lawyer with over 20 years of experience putting together\r\ndeals and acting as a trusted adviser to his clients. He has represented a\r\nbroad range of companies from startups to Fortune 500\u2019s. Larry works on a wide\r\nvariety of matters including complex business agreements, intellectual property\r\nlicenses, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, mergers, acquisitions,\r\ncompany formation and governance. He also serves as outside general counsel,\r\nresponding to the day-to-day legal needs of his clients.<\/span><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font color=\"#000000\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Lowe<\/a> <\/font>lawyers from experience and her comprehensive knowledge and understanding of\r\nhow both for-profit and nonprofit enterprises operate. She guides\r\nentrepreneurs, executive management teams, boards of directors,\r\nmultigenerational families, shareholders and investors through all aspects of\r\nthe business life cycle from formation to operation to exit.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Todd_Taylor\" target=\"_blank\"><font face=\"Arial\">Todd Taylor<\/font><\/a><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/b><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"> is a trusted advisor of <\/span><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">business owners and their companies in navigating complex\r\nlegal and business issues related to financing, startup, formation, shareholder\r\ndisputes, contract drafting, negotiations, SEC compliance, company sales and\r\npurchases.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Lisa_Holter_Ankel\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Holter Ankel <\/a><font color=\"#000000\">serves as outside general counsel to a diverse base of private companies and as a lead deal counsel on M&A and other financing transactions. Lisa partners with business owners, management, investors and corporate boards on start-up and organizational matters, M&A transactions, raising money, shareholder agreements, buy-outs and a variety of joint venture and other commercial transactions. <\/font><br><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><\/p>","created_at":"2018-04-04 01:35:08","updated_at":"2020-03-26 14:49:13","image_lg":"shutterstock_427890748.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_427890748.jpg","slug":"executive_transition_practice_tea","status":"published"},{"id":13,"practices_id":5,"title":"Non-Compete & Restrictive Covenants Practice Team","body":"<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><strong>\r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Trade\r\nSecrets, Intellectual Property & Unfair Competition Protection.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><br><\/p><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">A business\u2019s most\r\nvaluable assets, after its people, are usually its trade secrets, inventions,\r\nconfidential information, written works, and above all, its customer\/client\r\ngoodwill. The first line of defense against misappropriation of these assets\r\nand unfair competition against your organization is a well-thought, properly\r\nstructured and legally enforceable Trade Secret, Confidential Information, Invention\r\nAssignment and Non-Compete Agreement.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/span><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">There is no such\r\nthing as a good quality form agreement that a business can use to protect these\r\nmost valuable business assets. These agreements are governed almost exclusively\r\nby state law, and that law varies from one state to another. There are numerous\r\ncompliance-related considerations that must be included in (or excluded from)\r\nthese protective agreements. A misstep in drafting can lead to an unwelcome\r\nencounter with state or federal agencies, including the Securities Exchange\r\nCommission and the Federal Trade Commission, to name a couple.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">Non-Compete\r\nAgreements particularly are subject to nuances of state law. Over the past few\r\nyears, many states have enacted legislation to limit the use enforceability of such\r\nagreements, and they are outright illegal and unenforceable in three of them.\r\nWell-considered and properly drafted and implemented noncompete provisions can\r\nin should be included in employee and other service provider agreements to\r\nprotect against<i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"> <\/i><\/font><font size=\"3\">unfair competition.\r\nThe distinction between a legitimate and enforceable agreement and a\r\nnon-compliant or unenforceable agreement often is nuanced, but critical.\r\nNon-compete agreements must be drafted such that they go no further than\r\nnecessary to protect the Company\u2019s legitimate business interests for a\r\nreasonable period of time. \u201cForm\u201d agreements rarely meet that standard. <\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen Legal,\r\nP.A., is a boutique business law firm comprised of a team of veteran business\r\nattorneys who averaging over 20 years of experience practicing law in private\r\nlaw firm, in-house legal departments and government agencies. In each of these\r\nrules, our attorneys have encountered countless situations requiring the\r\napplication of some solution for the protection of a business\u2019s trade secrets,\r\nintellectual property, inventions and goodwill. <\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Our Business\r\nAsset Protection Team <font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Bill_Egan\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Bill Egan<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\nhas worked extensively in this area on behalf of for-profit, non-profit\r\nbusinesses and executives in drafting, negotiating, and litigating disputes\r\nover executive employment agreements, bonus and commission plans, and trade\r\nsecret, confidential information, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Larry_Fox\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Larry Fox<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\nbrings his years of experience as an in-house attorney to counseling clients on\r\nthe drafting and negotiation of agreements, policies and procedures necessary\r\nfor the protection of trade secrets, inventions, and other forms of valuable\r\nintellectual property. <font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Todd_Taylor\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Todd\r\nTaylor<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> serves as outside general counsel for a wide range of organizations,\r\nlarge and small, providing advice and counsel on strategies and tactics to\r\nprotect trade secrets and confidential business information.<font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Kim\r\nLowe<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> guides entrepreneurs, executive management teams, boards of directors,\r\nmultigenerational families, shareholders and investors through all aspects of\r\nthe business life cycle from formation to operation to exit.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<br><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><br><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><span> <\/span><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><\/p>","created_at":"2018-04-27 01:35:07","updated_at":"2018-05-10 21:05:22","image_lg":"shutterstock_402331003.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_402331003.jpg","slug":"non_compete___restrictive_covenants_practice_tea","status":"published"}]}

At Avisen Legal, P.A. we regularly counsel buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, and developers in all aspects of commercial real estate. We have extensive experience with advising office, retail and restaurant tenants. We also have experience in reviewing loan documents on behalf of borrowers including New Market Tax Credit loans.

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		{"id":6,"title":"Real Estate Law","description":"<p>At Avisen Legal, P.A. we regularly counsel buyers, sellers, \r\ntenants, landlords, and developers in all aspects of commercial real \r\nestate.\u00a0We have extensive experience with advising office, retail and \r\nrestaurant tenants. We also have experience in reviewing loan documents \r\non behalf of borrowers including New Market Tax Credit loans.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><p><br><\/p>","slug":"real_estate_law","status":"published","created_at":"2018-03-13 22:35:40","updated_at":"2018-03-25 22:51:23","primary_color":"#726994","secondary_color":"#a0c1b8","specialties":[]}

At Avisen Legal, P.A. we regularly advise medical, dental, chiropractor, veterinarian, optometry, mental health and other licensed professionals such as dentists regarding practice transitions, practice employment matters, practice real estate matters and general corporate matters related to their practices. We also work with licensed broker-dealers, investment advisors, and financial planners with all phases of practice as well as registration and regulation.

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		{"id":7,"title":"Licensed Professionals","description":"<p>At Avisen Legal, P.A. we regularly advise medical, dental, \r\nchiropractor, veterinarian, optometry, mental health and other licensed \r\nprofessionals such as dentists regarding practice transitions, practice \r\nemployment matters, practice real estate matters and general corporate \r\nmatters related to their practices.  We also work with licensed \r\nbroker-dealers, investment advisors, and financial planners with all \r\nphases of practice as well as registration and regulation.\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><p><br><\/p>","slug":"licensed_professionals","status":"published","created_at":"2018-03-13 22:36:02","updated_at":"2018-03-25 22:51:27","primary_color":"#331f38","secondary_color":"#a0c1b8","specialties":[{"id":11,"practices_id":7,"title":"Financial Advisor Practice Team","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style='line-height: 107%; font-family: \"Times New Roman\",serif; font-size: 12pt;'><font face=\"Arial\">The Avisen Financial Advisor\r\nPractice Team represents financial advisors (including investment advisors,\r\nfinancial planners, and broker dealers) in a variety of situations including entity\r\nformation, buy-sell and ownership agreements, succession planning, investing in\r\na financial advisor practice, registration as an investment advisor or broker\r\ndealer, responding to regulatory requests, investigations or audits, and\r\nemployment matters. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>What sets Avisen\u2019s Financial\r\nAdvisor Practice Team apart is our deep understanding of securities regulations,\r\nour expertise in assisting financial advisors with their succession planning,\r\nand our unique collective experience in handling such matters on behalf of both\r\nthe regulators and the regulated.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">The\r\nAvisen Financial Advisor Practice Team can help you with the following:<\/font><\/span><\/b><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Entity selection <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Succession planning<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Financial advisor transitions to and from broker\r\ndealers<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Financial Advisor firm start-ups<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Registration as an investment advisor or\r\nbroker-dealer<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Drafting compliance-related policies and procedures,\r\nincluding written supervisory procedures, client contracts, privacy policies,\r\ncodes of ethics, employment agreements and other documents<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Responding to a regulatory inquiry or subpoena<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Preparing for a regulatory audit or examination<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">-Real estate acquisition and development<\/font><\/span><\/p><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Brian_Edstrom\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Edstro<\/a><\/font><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Brian_Edstrom\" target=\"_blank\">m<\/a> regularly advises financial advisors on regulatory\r\ncompliance matters. As the former Director of Securities at the Minnesota\r\nDepartment of Commerce and a current board member of the Financial Planning\r\nAssociation of Minnesota, he has a deep understanding of registration\r\nrequirements and state and federal regulations applicable to broker dealers,\r\nfinancial planners, and investment advisors.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/John_Saunders\" target=\"_blank\">John Saunders<\/a> regularly advises financial advisors regarding\r\npractice acquisition, practice buy-ins and all aspects of commercial real\r\nestate.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Bill_Egan\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Ega<\/a><\/font><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Bill_Egan\" target=\"_blank\">n<\/a> brings 30-plus years of experience advising clients on employment law matters, including\r\nemployment-related compliance and risk management issues, confidential\r\ninformation and non-solicitation agreements, financial advisor acquisitions and\r\ndepartures, and employment-related litigation and FINRA arbitrations involving owners\r\nand representatives of financial advisory companies. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Low<\/a><\/font><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\">e<\/a> has worked with financial advisory companies and their owners throughout her 20\r\nyears of legal practice.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>Kim brings both\r\nher tax and corporate governance experience to craft practical and\r\nunderstandable agreements between business owners to facilitate business\r\nformations, acquisitions, and succession planning.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Lisa_Holter_Ankel\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Holter Ankel<\/a> serves as outside general counsel to a diverse base of private companies and as a lead deal counsel on M&A and other financing transactions. Lisa partners with business owners, management, investors and corporate boards on start-up and organizational matters, M&A transactions, raising money, shareholder agreements, buy-outs and a variety of joint venture and other commercial transactions. <br><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2018-04-05 01:58:53","updated_at":"2020-03-26 16:20:48","image_lg":"pexels-photo-891059.jpeg","image_md":"pexels-photo-891059.jpeg","slug":"financial_advisor_practice_tea","status":"published"},{"id":12,"practices_id":7,"title":"Dental Practice Team","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><br><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><\/font><\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/font><\/font><\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">The Avisen Legal Dental Practice Team concentrates on\r\nhelping dental professionals with their legal needs. We provide big firm\r\nquality of service and depth of experience with small firm responsiveness and\r\nvalue.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n\r\nAvisen Dental Practice Team <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Formation of your professional firm<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Dental practice acquisition <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Buying into a practice<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Negotiating dental leases<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Acquiring and developing dental buildings<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Employment law relating to your dental practice<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOur value proposition is that we provide big firm quality of\r\nservice and depth of experience with small firm responsiveness and value.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Entity selection for your dental practice <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Dental practice purchase agreements<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Dental practice ownership agreements and\r\nassociate buy-ins<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Dental practice leasing<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Dental practice real estate acquisition and\r\ndevelopment<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Dental employment law matters<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Common Area or Operating Expense Reconciliation\r\nthat seems a little high<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Buying and selling dental real estate<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Transitions<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<br><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Avisen\u2019s Dental Practice Team focuses on dental tenant\r\nrepresentation and younger dentists who need help with an associate agreement\r\nreview, a practice purchase practice or a practice buy in. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/John_Saunders\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">John Saunders <\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">regularly advises dentists regarding practice\r\nacquisition, practice buy-ins and all aspects of dental real estate.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Bill_Egan\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Bill Egan<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> brings his years of experience in employment law\r\ncounseling and litigation to dental practice owners and associates.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Kimberly_Lowe\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Kim Lowe<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> brings both her tax and corporate governance\r\nexperience to craft practical and understandable ownership arrangements for\r\ndental practice owners. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Lisa_Holter_Ankel\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#085294\">Lisa Holter Ankel<\/font><\/u><\/a> brings her 25 years of experience as a business and transaction lawyer to dental practice owners and associates. <br><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Recent Transactions:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">The Avisen Dental Practice Team has recently:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><\/p><font size=\"3\"><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><\/p><font face=\"Arial\"><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><\/p><ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'>Helped a practice close on its\r\npurchase of a medical office building.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'>Assisted a practice with its\r\npurchase of a dental practice.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'>Efficiently negotiate numerous\r\ndental office leases.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'>Advised a practice with its\r\nexpansion of its leased space and lease amendment.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'>Formed a PLLC for a new Orthodontist\r\nfor under $1,000.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><p style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: \"Arial\",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \"Times New Roman\";'>Negotiated an employment agreement\r\nfor a new dentist for under $1,000.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<br><\/font><\/p><\/font><\/font><\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><\/p><\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><\/p><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\"><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">Representative Clients:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">\r\n\r\nWillow Lake Dental (<\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/willowlakedental.com\/\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">http:\/\/willowlakedental.com\/<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">)<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">\r\n\r\n<br><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><p><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><br><\/p><\/font><\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><br><\/p><p><\/p><p><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p>","created_at":"2018-04-05 22:00:19","updated_at":"2020-03-26 16:32:25","image_lg":"shutterstock_302125586.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_302125586.jpg","slug":"dental_practice_team","status":"published"}]}

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		{"id":8,"title":"Pandemic Resources","description":"<p>Avisen Legal is helping you get the information you need to make sense of the chaos caused by the coronavirus global pandemic. Our experienced team of lawyers and advisors is using all of our knowledge and contacts to help advise you and your organization. \"Avisen\" is old French for \"advisor.\" After reviewing these resources, please call on us to help in any way.<br><\/p>","slug":"pandemic_resource","status":"published","created_at":"2020-03-27 14:38:25","updated_at":"2020-03-27 14:39:09","primary_color":"#a0c1b8","secondary_color":"#a0c1b8","specialties":[{"id":19,"practices_id":8,"title":"U.S. Small Business Administration Webinar on the Economic Activity Disaster Loan Program","body":"<p>The Minnesota District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration conducted a webinar on the Economic Activity Disaster Loan Program as it relates to the COVID-19 emergency. The slides from the webinar are provided in the link below.<\/p><p>Avisen is committed to helping companies get through this crisis and will provide reduced cost legal services for companies in need of applying for COVID-19 disaster programs. Please contact us at Hello@avisenlegal.com<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/U_S__Small_Business_Administration_Webinar_on_the_Economic_Activity_Disaster_Loan_Program_\"><u><font color=\"#0066cc\">https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/U_S__Small_Business_Administration_Webinar_on_the_Economic_Activity_Disaster_Loan_Program_<\/font><\/u><\/a><br><\/p>","created_at":"2020-03-27 15:40:12","updated_at":"2020-03-27 15:40:12","image_lg":"chemistry-4932607__340.jpg","image_md":"chemistry-4932607__340.jpg","slug":"u_s__small_business_administration_webinar_on_the_economic_activity_disaster_loan_program","status":"published"},{"id":20,"practices_id":8,"title":"Making Sense of Chaos: Tax Deadline Changes","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">This is the 2<\/font><sup><font size=\"2\">nd<\/font><\/sup><font size=\"3\"> is a series of updates on\r\nresources to help manage your business or nonprofit organization in the shadow\r\nof the COVID-19 global pandemic. This update focuses on changed Tax Filing\r\nDeadlines as of Sunday morning, March 22. <\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">For easy reference, previous updates:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos____Okay___What_Now_\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Government\r\npowers in a Peacetime Emergency<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> and what they mean for your business, and<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/UPDATED_MARCH_19__2020_Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">COVID-19\r\nWorkplace and Employment<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> issues guide, by my colleague Bill Egan.<\/font><\/p><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">FIRST, A REMINDER:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Tax filing requirements are set out in state and federal\r\nstatutes, requiring an act of Congress or the State Legislature. As discussed\r\nin the brief on emergency powers of the President or a Governor, emergency\r\nactions by an executive must be within the specific scope of the emergency\r\npowers designated by another act of Congress or a Legislature. In other words,\r\na Governor cannot magically move a deadline for filing taxes or paying taxes;\r\nthey must have the clear authority to make this change.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The IRS must issue a Notice or similar official statement to\r\nmove a federal deadline. At the state level, the Governor must issue an\r\nExecutive Order, or the State Department of Revenue or similar state tax\r\nauthority must issue an official statement under the Governor\u2019s emergency\r\ndeclaration(s). Similarly, local tax deadlines can be adjusted only consistent\r\nwith emergency declarations, and only through official statements and orders of\r\nthe Mayor or a County Executive or similar county official.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Remember as well that Twitter posts or oral statements at a\r\npress conference do not have the force of law, except possibly for statements\r\nof the President; official agency or executive statements and notices are\r\nrequired to make these emergency changes effective. For instance, on the\r\nmorning of Saturday March 21, U.S. Treasury Secretary issued this tweet:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">At @realDonaldTrump\u2019s direction,\r\nwe are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15. All taxpayers and businesses\r\nwill have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or\r\npenalties.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">For most of the day, state governments and lawyers observed\r\nthat the IRS did not post any official notice of this change to the federal\r\n\u201cfiling\u201d deadline. Governors expressed confusion about whether this statement\r\nwould actually take the force of law; only in the late afternoon did the IRS post\r\n<\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/tax-day-now-july-15-treasury-irs-extend-filing-deadline-and-federal-tax-payments-regardless-of-amount-owed\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">IR-2020-58<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">I share this just to proceed with caution about rumors or\r\npublic statements without formal statements. This includes drafts of\r\nlegislation in Congress or at the State level.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><br><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\nPlease <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Jeremy_Kalin\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">call or\r\nemail me<\/font><\/u><\/a><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\"> <\/font><\/u>with any questions as things\r\nchange rapidly. If I cannot answer your question, it is very likely one of my\r\ncolleagues can do so.<\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">FEDERAL TAX DEADLINE CHANGES:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">As mentioned, IRS announcement <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/tax-day-now-july-15-treasury-irs-extend-filing-deadline-and-federal-tax-payments-regardless-of-amount-owed\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">IR-2020-58<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">,\r\nand subsequent <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-drop\/n-20-18.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">IRS\r\nNotice 2020-18<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> allows all federal taxpayers to defer federal tax filing and\r\nfederal tax payments that would be due on April 15, 2020. The filing and\r\npayment deadline for these taxes is now July 15, 2020.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Taxpayers covered by the filing and payment deferral\r\ninclude:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Individuals<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Trusts and estates<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Partnerships<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Associations<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Company<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Corporations, and<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Those who pay self-employment tax.<\/font><\/p><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">This particular extension applies only to those taxes\r\noriginally due on April 15, 2020.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">No action is needed to take advantage of this 3-month\r\nextension for all taxpayers. No interest or penalties will apply for the period\r\nuntil July 15, 2020.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Individuals who see more time to file \u2013 beyond July 15, 2020\r\n\u2013 can submit a filing extension by filing Form 4868 through a tax professional,\r\nusing tax software or using the Free File link on IRS.gov. Businesses seeking\r\nan extension beyond July 15, 2020 need to file Form 7004.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The IRS urges anyone due a refund to file as soon as\r\npossible, as the IRS is still processing refunds, claiming that most refunds\r\nare still being issued within 21 days.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Please note this key statement:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u201cNo extension is provided in this\r\nnotice for the payment or deposit of any other type of Federal tax, or for the\r\nfiling of any Federal information return.\u201d<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">ONLY those federal taxes originally due to be filed and paid\r\non April 15 are subject to this extension. Please call or email if you have\r\nquestions about other federal tax filing deadlines.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">STATE TAX FILING CHANGES:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Several states have already postponed tax filing deadlines,\r\nand in some cases also deferred payment requirements. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The Association of International CPAs has a useful summary\r\nof <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aicpa.org\/content\/dam\/aicpa\/advocacy\/tax\/downloadabledocuments\/coronavirus-state-filing-relief.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">State\r\nTax Filing Guidance for Coronavirus Pandemic<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">. Note that this linked\r\ndocument is current as of midday March 20. I will try to update as I am able.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">MINNESOTA TAX DEADLINE CHANGES<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen\u2019s home state of Minnesota has adopted the following\r\nchanges to date, per this handy <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.state.mn.us\/our-response-covid-19\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">MN Department of\r\nRevenue COVID-19<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> page:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;\"><font face=\"Arial\">A 30-day Sales and Use Tax grace period for\r\nbusinesses that have had to suspend or reduce services, such as restaurants and\r\nbars, under Gov. Walz\u2019 Executive Orders 20-04 and then 20-08.<\/font><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; mso-add-space: auto;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Unfortunately, businesses do need to still file\r\ntheir returns, but payment and interest will be deferred until April 20.<\/font><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;\"><font face=\"Arial\">A 30-day Lawful Gambling Tax grace period for\r\norganizations that request an extension by March 27.<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;\"><font face=\"Arial\">A 60-day filing extension for Minnesota Care\r\nTaxes for returns that were due on March 16, 2020.<\/font><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; mso-add-space: auto;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Organizations have to request an extension by\r\nApril 15<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; mso-add-space: auto;\"><font face=\"Arial\">These organizations will then have returns due\r\nby May 15<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo3; mso-add-space: auto;\"><font face=\"Arial\">These taxes include the Provider Tax; Hospital\r\nTax; Surgical Center Tax; Wholesale Drug Distributor Tax and Legend Drug Use\r\nTax.<\/font><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">As of this posting on Sunday, March 22, Minnesota has not\r\nyet formally extended the April 15 filing and payment deadline. At his\r\nSaturday, March 21 news conference, Gov. Walz announced his intention to make\r\nthe extension effective, but he and the Commissioner of Revenue have not yet\r\ndetermined whether they will need an Act of the Legislature to do so.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Again, it\u2019s helpful to remember the limits of emergency\r\npowers, and a smart executive taking care to ensure the validity of each action\r\nunder these powers. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">LOCAL TAX DEADLINES:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">So far, Property Tax deadlines have not been changed in\r\nMinnesota, and Sales and Use Tax filings are made to the state Department of\r\nRevenue rather than to local governments, even for locally-applied taxes.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">In other states, local jurisdictions may need to take or\r\nhave taken action to defer payment and filing deadlines. Please let me know if\r\nI can help you navigate this chaos.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">WHAT\u2019S COMING:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">In the next few updates, I plan to focus on Small Business\r\nSupport, as well as a review of any Congressional action taken. As I write\r\nthis, Members of Congress are deep in final negotiation on a large package\r\nincluding more emergency assistance for small businesses as well as states and\r\nlocal governments.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">I am working with an outside colleague on some longer-term\r\nforecast of the scope and scale of this pandemic and what it may mean for\r\nbusiness planning. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">In the meantime, <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Jeremy_Kalin\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">call or email me<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n- or anyone else at Avisen \u2013 for everything from a quick check-in to a deep\r\ndive on a specific problem.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Stay safe and healthy, and #StayHome.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Jeremy<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-03-27 15:41:58","updated_at":"2020-03-27 15:41:58","image_lg":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","image_md":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","slug":"making_sense_of_chaos__tax_deadline_changes","status":"published"},{"id":21,"practices_id":8,"title":"Making Sense of Chaos: Okay...What Now?","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">National emergencies. Pandemic. Lockdown. Emergency\r\nassistance. Government help. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">As business owners, investors and organizational leaders, we\r\nare all facing uncertainty and challenges like we've never had to manage\r\nbefore. COVID-19 has the potential to dramatically impact your business or\r\nnonprofit in both mundane and profound ways. I will be providing a series of\r\nconcise and substantive updates as the situation evolves.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">I\u2019ll get more specific in future posts. This first update is\r\nintended to provide an overview of what a \"Peacetime Emergency\" means\r\nin terms of governmental powers and the impact on your rights and your\r\nopportunity to get help from local, state and federal governments \u2013 and why\r\nsome actions can be taken quickly, and others take longer than we\u2019d like -\r\nincluding grants, loans and other support for businesses.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Substantively, most organizations have been rightly thinking\r\nfirst and foremost of employee and team member health and safety. My Avisen\r\nLegal colleague Bill Egan is a leading resource for your Employment Law-related\r\nquestions \u2013 it\u2019s worth reviewing his excellent <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/UPDATED_MARCH_19__2020_Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">COVID-19\r\nWorkplace Legal Issues memo<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">For quick background, I\u2019ve served in the State Legislature\r\nduring the 2008-09 global economic collapse; written my state\u2019s Energy\r\nEmergency Plan and on other emergency preparedness policies, and been a\r\nbusiness owner for 12 years.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>As a CEO\r\nand entrepreneur, I found it really helpful to have experienced advisors during\r\ntimes of uncertainty. Please feel free to <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Jeremy_Kalin\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">call or email me<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n- or anyone else at Avisen - for quick advice, basic questions or challenging\r\nquestions.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">WHAT DOES A \"PEACETIME EMERGENCY\" MEAN FOR MY\r\nBUSINESS?<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared\r\nthe coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease a global pandemic. Within a\r\nmatter of hours, both the federal government and most states moved quickly to\r\ndeclare a National Emergency, or a state emergency.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The declarations of emergencies unlock a series of specific\r\npowers already specified under federal or state law; they also empower the\r\nPresident or a Governor to fill in the gaps where existing laws do not quite\r\nfit the specific emergency. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Even in a massive, widespread emergency like COVID-19,\r\nExecutives tend to seek a path that is \u201cthe least inefficient\u201d way of\r\nmobilizing assistance. For this reason, the President and Governors are taking\r\nlimited steps themselves, through Executive Orders, and empowering agencies and\r\ndepartments to use as much of existing powers to address the emergency. Even\r\nwith the Congressional and State Legislative action, we see lawmakers choosing\r\nto expand existing programs like Unemployment Insurance and SBA Loans, rather\r\nthan try to create entire new programs.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">BALANCE OF POWERS vs RIGHTS IN AN EMERGENCY:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Both the U.S. Constitution and State Constitutions grant to\r\nthe Executive - be it the President or a Governor - significant emergency\r\npowers. Congress and State Legislatures have provided legal authority to the\r\nExecutive to act quickly in cases of legitimate emergency, thinking that the\r\nLegislature or Congress might act too slowly to respond, or even not be in\r\nsession and able to act. But the steps taken by the Executives need to be\r\ndirectly related - and in line with - the scale and scope of the emergency.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">But any action taken in an Emergency must also balance the\r\ndue process rights of individuals and businesses, as well as the\r\n\"takings\" clause that does not allow the government to take private\r\nproperty for public purposes absent clear and compelling public purposes.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Any individual or business harmed by an emergency action\r\ncould ask a Court to overturn that individual action, because of the balance\r\nbetween \"securing liberties\" granted in the US Constitution, and the\r\nprotection of the \"common defense... and [provision of] general\r\nwelfare.\" Further, Legislatures and Congress often cite the Separation of\r\nPowers principle in requiring Executives to use legislation, rather than\r\nexecutive orders, on everything but the most time-sensitive matters; we are\r\nseeing the first signs of this in a few states, including in my home state of\r\nMinnesota.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">As a result, Executive declarations of emergencies tend to\r\nbe include explicit and well-documented rationale for the emergency - and\r\nconcrete rationale for each specific action. These actions are most often made\r\nthrough Executive Orders, or Emergency Executive Orders.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS: FEDERAL and STATE<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">On March 13, 2020, President Trump <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/proclamation-declaring-national-emergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak\/\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">declared\r\na national emergency<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> that started March 1, citing his Constitutional\r\nauthority as the chief Executive and the National Emergencies Act and other\r\nrelated Acts of Congress. You might hear this referred to generally as the\r\n\"Stafford Act\" as a general term.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">This blanket declaration provides the President and\r\nExecutive Agencies - such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)\r\n- to begin taking a series of discrete actions. Many actions require explicit\r\ndirection from the President, through further Executive Orders, and other\r\nactions can be taken by Federal Agencies because of prior Congressional\r\nauthority. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The March 13 order included allowing HHS to relax HIPAA\r\nprivacy rules and to waive some requirements of Medicare, Medicaid and the\r\nState CHIP to provide greater flexibility in responding to this global\r\npandemic. At a federal level, during the first days following the emergency\r\ndeclaration, President Trump has issued only two other orders or proclamations\r\n\u2013 a day of prayer and a travel ban. All other federal actions are being taken\r\nin reliance on i) existing law; ii) the expanded flexibility under the first\r\nExecutive Order on March 13, or iii) the Families First Coronavirus Response\r\nAct, enacted March 18, 2020.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">STATE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Each State has specific emergency authorities, delineated in\r\nlaw and implied in their State Constitution. I\u2019ll focus on Minnesota, briefly.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">On March 13, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz <\/font><a href=\"file:\/\/\/Users\/jkalin2015\/Dropbox\/AVISEN%202019%20WORKING%20DOCS\/AVISEN%20ADMIN\/AVISEN%20PR\/AVISEN%20MARKETING\/COVID19%20UPDATES\/Emergency%20Executive%20Order%2020-01,%20link:%20https:\/mn.gov\/governor\/assets\/EO%2020-01_tcm1055-422957.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">declared\r\na Peacetime Emergency<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> and issued Emergency Executive Order 20-01 in\r\nresponse to the COVID-19 infectious disease, which the World Health\r\nOrganization declared a global pandemic on March 11. Gov. Walz has clear\r\nlegislative authority to declare this Peacetime Emergency, in Minnesota laws,\r\nspecifically <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/12.31\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Section\r\n12.31<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">In addition to proceeding cautiously to maintain and build\r\npublic confidence, Gov. Walz has also issued a several specific Emergency\r\nExecutive Orders, each time providing clear rationale that connects the\r\npeacetime emergency conditions with the actions taken. You can <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/news\/executiveorders.jsp\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">read all of those\r\nExecutive Orders on the Governor\u2019s website.<\/font><\/u><\/a><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">For instance, on March 14, 2020, Gov. Walz issued <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/assets\/EO%2020-02%20Final_tcm1055-423084.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Emergency\r\nExecutive Order 20-02<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">, directing the Commissioner of Education to\r\ntemporarily close schools in Minnesota. And on March 16, 2020, Gov. Walz issued\r\na <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/assets\/2020_03_16_EO_20-05_Unemployment_Insurance_tcm1055-423379.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Emergency\r\nExecutive Order 20-05<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> to allow laid-off workers to submit Unemployment\r\nInsurance immediately.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">WHAT\u2019S NEXT<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">I expect that in coming days, we will see substantial\r\nfurther action \u2013 via legislation, Executive Orders and existing authority for\r\nfederal and state agencies \u2013 on business support; worker support; tax filing\r\ndeadlines, and especially in relaxing regulations on medical providers, medical\r\nequipment manufacturers and the supply chain supporting food and medical\r\nsupplies.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">I will focus on each of these areas in coming updates. In\r\nthe meantime, please <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Jeremy_Kalin\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">call or email me<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n- or anyone else at Avisen \u2013 for everything from a quick check-in to a deep\r\ndive on a specific problem.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Stay safe and healthy, and #StayHome.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Jeremy<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-03-27 15:43:47","updated_at":"2020-03-27 15:43:47","image_lg":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","image_md":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","slug":"making_sense_of_chaos__okay___what_now","status":"published"},{"id":22,"practices_id":8,"title":"UPDATE MARCH 19, 2020 Lates Developments on the Legal Implications of COVID-19","body":"<p>Bill Egan assembled a document on Select Legal Considerations of the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Workplace. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN UPDATED AS OF MARCH 19, 2020. We will continue to post updates when available. The document is available at the link below:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/UPDATED_MARCH_19__2020_Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19\"><u><font color=\"#0066cc\">https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/UPDATED_MARCH_19__2020_Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19<\/font><\/u><\/a><br><\/p>","created_at":"2020-03-27 15:49:27","updated_at":"2020-03-27 15:49:27","image_lg":"update-1672349__340.png","image_md":"update-1672349__340.png","slug":"update_march_19__2020_lates_developments_on_the_legal_implications_of_covid_1","status":"published"},{"id":23,"practices_id":8,"title":"Latest Developments on the Legal Implications of COVID-19","body":"<p>Bill Egan assembled a document on select Legal Considerations of Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Workplace. The document is available to download at the link below:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19\">https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19<\/a><br><\/p>","created_at":"2020-03-27 15:53:55","updated_at":"2020-03-27 15:53:55","image_lg":"shutterstock_1457413175.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_1457413175.jpg","slug":"latest_developments_on_the_legal_implications_of_covid_1","status":"published"},{"id":24,"practices_id":8,"title":"Making Sense of the Chaos: SBA Economic Disaster Loan Basics","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">This is the 3rd in a series of updates on resources to help\r\nmanage your business or nonprofit organization in the shadow of <span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\">the COVID-19 global pandemic. This update provides a quick overview of\r\nthe SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\">Avisen has extensive experience with these\r\nkinds of SBA loans. <\/span>Please <\/font><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Jeremy_Kalin\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">call or email<\/font><\/u><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> to get assistance in determining if the SBA loan is right for you \u2013\r\nand for help completing a loan application.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">For easy reference, previous updates:<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos____Okay___What_Now_\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Government powers in a Peacetime\r\nEmergency<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> and what\r\nthey mean for your business, and<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/UPDATED_MARCH_19__2020_Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">COVID-19 Workplace and Employment<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\"> issues guide, by my colleague Bill\r\nEgan.<\/font><\/p><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\">Note that the information provided here\r\nis current as of Friday morning, March 27; Congress has not yet enacted the\r\nproposed additional help in the \u201cCARES Act.\u201d Avisen believes it is wise for\r\napplicants to continue moving forward with SBA emergency loan applications; we\r\nexpect SBA will continue to process loan applications<\/span> even as the\r\nprogram is adjusted by Congress.<\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">First, here you can find the <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/U_S__Small_Business_Administration_Webinar_on_the_Economic_Activity_Disaster_Loan_Program_\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">slides\r\nfrom a recent webinar<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> held by the Minnesota District Office of the US Small\r\nBusiness Administration on these emergency loans.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The SBA Economic Disaster Loans are intended to be\r\nlow-interest loans for working capital for small businesses and nonprofit\r\norganizations that have suffered a \u201csubstantial\u201d economic injury due to the\r\nCOVID-19 global pandemic.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">These loans can be as large as $2,000,000, depending on the\r\nneeds of the business and the extent of the economic injury. Some collateral or\r\npersonal pledge will be required over $25,000; loans below this threshold may\r\nbe unsecured without any collateral. The loan term can be as long as 30 years,\r\nat 3.75% for businesses, and 2.75% for nonprofit organizations. There is no\r\npenalty for prepayment, and first payments will be deferred 12 months. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Loans can be used to cover lease payments, mortgage\r\npayments, other fixed loan payments, payroll and accounts payable.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">To apply, you can use the online portal,\r\nbut it has been in extremely high demand and is quite slow: https:\/\/disasterloan.sba.gov\/ela.\r\n<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen recommends that users use the\r\npaper loan application option. Below you can find the application and\r\nsupporting forms required for the application. Once completed and compiled,\r\nmake copies for yourself, and send the application to:<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">US SBA Processing and Disbursement\r\nCenter, 14295 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Please <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/biography\/Jeremy_Kalin\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">call or email<\/font><\/u><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> - Avisen\u2019s team of experienced lawyers are here to help you complete\r\nthese SBA loan applications. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">1) <\/font><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/cjcipt501rel588\/SBA%20Loan%20App%20Form%205.pdf?dl=0\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">US SBA Disaster Business Loan Application<\/font><\/u><\/span><\/a><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">2) <\/font><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/osuoym9k8mjrrs9\/SBA%20Form%20413.pdf?dl=0\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">US SBA Form 413<\/font><\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> \u2013 Personal\r\nFinancial Statement<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">3) <\/font><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/0x4ruso08h2c70z\/SBA%20Form%202202.pdf?dl=0\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">US SBA Form 2202<\/font><\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> \u2013 Schedule of\r\nLiabilities<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">4) <\/font><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/uq7q9d5mv6qn6ot\/SBA%20Form%201368.pdf?dl=0\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">US SBA Form 1368<\/font><\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> \u2013 Additional\r\nFiling Requirements<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">5) <\/font><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/tmj1g7abeedbsuh\/IRS%20Form%208821.pdf?dl=0\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">IRS Form 8821<\/font><\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> \u2013 Tax Information\r\nAuthorization<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">6) <\/font><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/drvv92bp50y9fg5\/IRS%20Form%204506-T.pdf?dl=0\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">IRS Form 4506-T<\/font><\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> \u2013 Request for\r\nTranscript of Tax Return<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-03-27 16:22:26","updated_at":"2020-03-27 16:22:26","image_lg":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","image_md":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","slug":"making_sense_of_the_chaos__sba_economic_disaster_loan_basics","status":"published"},{"id":25,"practices_id":8,"title":"Making Sense of Chaos: SBA Economic Disaster Loan Basics Webinar","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">Avisen Legal\u2019s Jeremy Kalin and Bill Egan hosted a webinar\r\non March 26, 2020: Making Sense of Chaos \u2013 Employment Law Issues and Small\r\nBusiness <span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\">Support.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The slides from the webinar can be\r\ndownloaded at the link below.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The webinar covered: <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;\"><font face=\"Arial\">The\r\nimpact of <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos____Okay___What_Now_\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Emergency Declarations<\/font><\/u><\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/UPDATED_MARCH_19__2020_Latest_Developments_on_the_Legal_Implications_of_COVID_19\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\">Pandemic Issues in the Workplace<\/font><\/u><\/a><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Small\r\nBusiness support, including the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan and the State\r\nof Minnesota Emergency Loan Program, and<\/font><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;\"><span style='font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'><font face=\"Arial\">Update\r\non Congressional and State Legislative action.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;\"><span style='font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'><font face=\"Arial\"><br><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;\"><span style='font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'><font face=\"Arial\">You can download the webinar slides in the link below:<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-add-space: auto;\"><span style='font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'><font face=\"Arial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos__SBA_Economic_Disaster_Loan_Basics_Webinar\">https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos__SBA_Economic_Disaster_Loan_Basics_Webinar<\/a><br><\/font><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-03-27 16:40:34","updated_at":"2020-03-27 16:40:34","image_lg":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","image_md":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","slug":"making_sense_of_chaos__sba_economic_disaster_loan_basics_webinar","status":"published"},{"id":26,"practices_id":8,"title":"New Avisen Legal Resources to Help You Respond to the Pandemic","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Clients and friends of Avisen Legal,<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">First and foremost, we hope you and your family are safe and\r\nhealthy.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><br><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\nAs you all are aware, on Friday, Congress and the President enacted the\r\nCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act\r\nmeasures are in addition to those created by the Families First Coronavirus\r\nRelief Act (FFCRA) which is set to go into effect on Wednesday, April 1. Also,\r\non Friday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz imposed Executive Order 20-20 ordering\r\nall Minnesotans to stay home, except to pursue a list of essential activities. <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The CARES Act provides additional\r\nrelief for employers, employees and the self-employed. Every employer with\r\nfewer than 500 employees should review the provisions of the CARES Act on\r\npayroll tax credits, tax deferrals, and the new Payroll Protection Program, which\r\nprovides substantial economic support for employers that retain workers through\r\nSeptember 30, 2020.<\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">In the link below for your reference is a\r\nsummary of these measures in the CARES Act, the FFCRA and Gov. Walz\u2019s Stay at\r\nHome Executive Order.  Feel free to forward this summary to anyone that\r\nyou think may benefit. You can download the document at the following link:<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><font size=\"3\"><br><font face=\"Arial\"><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><font size=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/New_Avisen_Legal_Resources_to_Help_You_Respond_to_the_Pandemic\"><font face=\"Arial\">https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/New_Avisen_Legal_Resources_to_Help_You_Respond_to_the_Pandemic<\/font><\/a><br><\/font><\/span><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen\u2019s team has been busy advising clients on critical\r\nissues from employment law issues, small business support through tax credits\r\nand SBA loans, closing on loans and equity investments, and real estate issues,\r\namong others. We\u2019ve been updating key briefs on our <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/practices\/pandemic_resource\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Pandemic\r\nResources<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> page so you can find what you need.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Please call or <\/font><a><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">email\r\nAvisen<\/font><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> - and any of our talented Avisen lawyers and counselors - for any\r\nways we can help you deal with these uncertain times.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Wishing you health and safety,<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen Legal<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-03-30 16:50:25","updated_at":"2020-03-30 16:51:45","image_lg":"coronavirus-4923544__340.jpg","image_md":"coronavirus-4923544__340.jpg","slug":"new_avisen_legal_resources_to_help_you_respond_to_the_pandemic","status":"published"},{"id":27,"practices_id":8,"title":"Making Sense of Chaos: Guidance for Artists, Art Organizations and Self-Employed","body":"<p>Avisen Legal\u2019s Jeremy Kalin, Bill Egan and John Saunders hosted a webinar on March 30, 2020: Making Sense of Chaos \u2013 For Creatives, Artists and Arts Organizations.<\/p><p>The webinar covered: <br>\u2022 The impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos___Okay___What_Now_\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0066cc\">Emergency Declarations<\/font><\/u><\/a><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos__Tax_Deadline_Changes\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0066cc\">Tax Filing Changes<\/font><\/u><\/a><br>\u2022 Stimulus Payments<br>\u2022 Unemployment Insurance for the Self-Employed<br>\u2022 Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave tax credits for Self-Employed<br>\u2022 How to keep funds coming in, and<br>\u2022 Managing studio leases, rent payments, etc\u2026<\/p><p>The slides from the webinar can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Making_Sense_of_Chaos__Guidance_for_Artists__Art_Organizations_and_Self_Employed_\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<br><\/p><p>You can watch the full webinar in full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ow891wuoclmq3eq\/GMT20200330-164804_Avisen-Leg_1600x768.mp4?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\"><u><font color=\"#0066cc\">here<\/font><\/u><\/a>. The webinar starts at 12m30sec or so into the recording.<\/p><p>In the coming days, watch for an Avisen Legal written summary of Self-Employed issues, as the Department of Labor and others provide guidance to states and others.<\/p><p>Please contact Avisen Legal attorney and advisor \u2013 and longtime potter - Jeremy Kalin for further information \u2013 via <a target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#000000\">email<\/font><\/a> or phone: 612.875.2546.<\/p>","created_at":"2020-03-31 16:38:06","updated_at":"2020-03-31 16:39:54","image_lg":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","image_md":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","slug":"making_sense_of_chaos__guidance_for_artists__art_organizations_and_self_employed","status":"published"},{"id":28,"practices_id":8,"title":"Paycheck Protection Program Update and Clarification","body":"<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avisenlegal.com\/article\/Paycheck_Protection_Program_Update_and_Clarification\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for an important update and clarification regarding the new federal Paycheck Program as authorized by CARES Act. <br><\/p>","created_at":"2020-04-01 14:45:14","updated_at":"2020-04-01 14:45:14","image_lg":"shutterstock_503589244.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_503589244.jpg","slug":"paycheck_protection_program_update_and_clarification","status":"published"},{"id":29,"practices_id":8,"title":"Minnesota Employers Now Required to Notify Separated Employees of Unemployment Compensation Rights","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">On April 6, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.mn.us\/archive\/execorders\/20-29.pdf\"><b><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Emergency Executive\r\nOrder 20-29<\/font><\/u><\/b><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> making two important additions to Emergency Executive Order\r\n20-05, which went into effect on March 16. The earlier order was intended to\r\nensure that workers in Minnesota affected by the coronavirus pandemic have full\r\nand immediate access to unemployment compensation benefits. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The new order temporarily suspends current restrictions on\r\npayment of unemployment benefits during any week that an applicant also receives\r\npayouts of vacation pay, sick pay or personal time off (PTO) pay. Applicants now\r\ntherefore can accept employer paid time-off benefits while also receiving\r\nunemployment.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Executive Order 20-29 also now mandates, consistent with <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/BILLS-116hr748enr\/pdf\/BILLS-116hr748enr.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">recent\r\nfederal coronavirus relief legislation<\/font><\/u><\/a><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">, that employers <u>must notify\r\nseparated employees<\/u> that they are eligible to apply for unemployment\r\ninsurance benefits. That federal legislation, the CARES Act bolstered state\r\nunemployment compensation benefits by adding an additional $600 per week in benefits\r\nthrough July 31, 2020, and extending the state payment obligation to 39 weeks,\r\nup from the standard 26 weeks. This mandate will be in effect through December\r\n31, 2020. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">   <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Under <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.mn.us\/archive\/execorders\/20-05.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><b>Executive\r\nOrder 20-05<\/b>,<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> persons eligible for unemployment benefits include:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;\"><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Individuals who\r\nhave been ordered by a health care professional or health authority to <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>avoid contact with others;<\/font><\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Individuals who\r\nhave been ordered by their employer or the state not to come to their workplace\r\ndue to the coronavirus outbreak; and <\/font><\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\"><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">Individuals who\r\nhave been notified by a school district, daycare or other childcare provider\r\nthat classes are canceled or the ordinary childcare is unavailable, provided\r\nthat the applicant makes reasonable efforts to obtain other arrangements, requests\r\ntime off or other accommodations, and no other reasonable accommodation was\r\navailable.<\/font><\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11.5pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\">For\r\neligible persons, the typical waiting period for payment of unemployment\r\ncompensation benefits is waived and payments will begin as quickly as possible.\r\nThese benefits will be funded by the state with federal support, not employers.\r\n<\/font><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><b>Caveat Employer:<i> <\/i><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span><\/b>Although employers are required to notify\r\nemployees of their eligibility to <i>apply <\/i>for unemployment, they should\r\navoid telling employees that if they apply, they will qualify or that if they\r\nqualify what their weekly benefits will be. The employer has no control over\r\nthose decisions. Instead employers should simply inform separated employees of\r\ntheir right to immediately apply for unemployment benefits and direct them to\r\nthe <\/font><\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/deed\/newscenter\/covid\/workers\/apply-online\/\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Minnesota\r\nDEED website<\/font><\/u><\/a><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font face=\"Arial\">.<\/font> <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">   <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><b><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/b><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-04-07 19:38:59","updated_at":"2020-04-07 19:38:59","image_lg":"update-1672363__340.jpg","image_md":"update-1672363__340.jpg","slug":"minnesota_employers_now_required_to_notify_separated_employees_of_unemployment_compensation_right","status":"published"},{"id":32,"practices_id":8,"title":"Resources for Self-Employed Workers During the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen Legal provides experienced counsel to entrepreneurs,\r\nnonprofit organizations, impact investors and other professionals. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen lawyer and longtime potter Jeremy Kalin has been\r\nhosting public education webinars focused on self-employed workers. The first\r\nwebinar from March 30, 2020 can be viewed <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/w5ZkPYjy8nhIaYHruEvPX6QmT5v_T6a813cZqaBezU0h_4nsStl_50sWPbhx4NGH\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">here,\r\nstarting at 12m30s<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">. The second, updated webinar from April 10, 2020 can be\r\nviewed <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/vclTbKPg0H1ITtbJ6W3URYE-JqfrT6a8gCIdr_YJzh5rSuOMKRK48CWeOhYIgMc5\"><u><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">here<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">.\r\nTopics include:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><font size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><\/font><ul><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Understanding Stay-At-Home and other Executive Orders,<\/font><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Tax Filing changes,<\/font><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Federal Stimulus Payments to individuals,<\/font><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Unemployment Insurance for Self-Employed works,<\/font><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Family Medical Leave tax\r\ncredits,<\/font><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Strategies for managing leases during the pandemic, and<\/font><\/li><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">SBA emergency funding for sole-proprietors.<\/font><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Avisen advises all sole-proprietors and self-employed works\r\nto consider applying for the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan, and the\r\nassociated $10,000 forgivable advance with rapid funding. Sole-proprietors and\r\nself-employed workers should also consider filing for the federal supplement\r\nfor unemployment insurance, and to maximize all paid sick leave and FMLA tax\r\ncredits.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">As the benefit of many generous mentors himself \u2013 and to pay\r\nit forward for self-employed artists and other creatives \u2013 Jeremy Kalin has\r\ncommitted to providing services on a reduced rate during the pandemic\r\nemergency:<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">$ 250 flat rate -1.0 \u2013\r\n1.5 hours ADVISORY and LEGAL SERVICES to help with SBA loan and $10,000 advance\r\napplications; unemployment insurance applications and paid sick leave and FMLA\r\ntax credits.<\/font><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">$ 750 flat rate -<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\">\u00a0<\/span>APPLICATION\r\nand LEGAL SERVICES FOR SBA loan and $10,000 advance; preparation for paid sick\r\nleave and FMLA tax credits, and advisory services for unemployment insurance\r\napplications and other related issues.<\/font><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><ul><li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">$ 250 \/ hr - Tailored\r\nadvisory and legal services to artists and self-employed creatives with\r\nspecific issues during the pandemic crisis.<\/font><\/li><\/ul><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\u00a0<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><font face=\"Calibri\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">To access Avisen Legal\u2019s reduced-cost services for artists\r\nand self-employed creatives, email <\/font><a href=\"mailto:jkalin@avisenlegal.com\"><font face=\"Arial\">jkalin@avisenlegal.com<\/font><\/a> <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-04-15 20:26:56","updated_at":"2020-04-15 20:28:25","image_lg":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","image_md":"IMG_3605 copy.jpg","slug":"resources_for_self_employed_workers_during_the_2020_coronavirus_pandemi","status":"published"},{"id":33,"practices_id":8,"title":"Getting Back to Business - COVID-19 and the Right to Privacy vs. Right to Know","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">It seems that every day there is a new report of a <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/jbs-shuts-minnesota-pork-plant-hit-covid-19-70246042\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">major\r\nCOVID-19 outbreak<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> in workplaces that remain open for business. At some\r\npoint, perhaps soon, other businesses will begin returning furloughed and teleworking\r\nemployees to their workplaces from their conoravirus-imposed exiles. Economic\r\npressures will prompt these return to work measures before the risk of the\r\nspread of COVID-19 can be comfortably mitigated, whether through vaccination, <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhsph.edu\/covid-19\/articles\/achieving-herd-immunity-with-covid19.html\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">herd\r\nimmunity<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> or effective treatment. It is inevitable; COVID-19 infections will\r\ncontinue. <\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">In addition to the <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/Publications\/OSHA3990.pdf\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">well-publicized measures<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\nthat employers should employ to provide as safe a workplace as possible (<\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/ResourcesAndTools\/tools-and-samples\/Pages\/stop-the-spread-of-germs-at-work.aspx\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">sanitizing\r\ncommon areas<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">, requiring the use of masks, implementing <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/ResourcesAndTools\/tools-and-samples\/Pages\/social-distancing-guidelines.aspx\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">social\r\ndistancing<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> guidelines, etc.), public health officials also stress the need\r\nfor employers to take prompt action in response to a <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/community\/guidance-business-response.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fspecific-groups%2Fguidance-business-response.html\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">diagnosed\r\nor suspected case of COVID-19 in an employee<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">. <\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">When a worker is diagnosed with COVID-19, or is experiencing\r\nsymptoms of the illness, employers must take prompt additional measures to\r\nprotect coworkers and members of the public from a spread of the infection,\r\nsuch as removing the infected employee from the workplace until they are\r\nsymptom-free, sanitizing that employee\u2019s work area, and informing the infected\r\nemployee\u2019s coworkers of their possible exposure to coronavirus.<\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">As to the latter measure, the question always arises as to\r\nhow much information about the infected employee should the employer disclose\r\nto coworkers? How much information is too much information such that it crosses\r\nthe line into the impermissible disclosure of confidential medical information\r\nin violation of the infected employee\u2019s right to privacy? And if it does cross\r\nthe line, how much does it really matter when weighed against what could be a\r\nbroader risk created by suppressing it?<\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Ordinarily, employers have a legal duty to protect to the\r\nmaximum extent possible an employee\u2019s confidential medical information. The <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/login.microsoftonline.com\/common\/oauth2\/authorize?client_id=4345a7b9-9a63-4910-a426-35363201d503&response_mode=form_post&response_type=code+id_token&scope=openid+profile&state=OpenIdConnect.AuthenticationProperties%3d4apLD7G967owBZpUs4rOdUkYtXn0N56ue5cQWoBzXZafRNQk6Cu4cuCudLNYs1Gfk_PSReKbhSBln_rZIwurDAyK0u4v5ZbCDlM6x5M50FlvsAPLp1sMvTsLzeheypzucudJ8xmGFJQjJnT1mZUCE2L1t6GgfNDO3dC2qfHrNPbUlPx9Ebr-4I1ylMwU9pD-H6Y0WudtIlpiei-5bYivAw&nonce=636401586327674142.NWJiZWIyZDUtN2Q2Ny00NjAyLTk5OTMtMWRkYzU4MzA0NWMzZTQyYmIxNjUtY2IzYy00Y2EzLWFlMGEtYTc0NTIyOTJjYzQ2&redirect_uri=https%3a%2f%2fwww.office.com%2f&ui_locales=en-US&mkt=en-US&client-request-id=68e5e533-7c1b-4606-98d9-243b83928ab4&login_hint=began%40avisenlegal.com&msafed=0&sso_reload=true\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">ADA<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\nand FMLA each prohibit the disclosure of certain medical records. Certain\r\nstates such as California also have <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1798.140.\"><u><font color=\"#0000ff\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">privacy\r\nstatutes<\/font><\/u><\/a><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"> that come into play.<\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The consensus among legal experts is that when informing\r\ncoworkers that a fellow worker has been diagnosed with or may have contracted COVID-19,\r\nan employer <i>may not<\/i> reveal the identity of or other personally\r\nidentifiable information about the quarantined employee. Period. <\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\">However, these are not ordinary times and coronavirus is not\r\nan ordinary contagion. For example, there is nothing to prohibit an employer\r\nfrom asking an employee going into quarantine for permission to disclose the\r\nquarantined employee\u2019s identity to coworkers. Many if not most individuals will\r\n<i>want <\/i><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\">others to know that they\r\nmay have been infected. If that is the case, defaulting to the general rule of\r\nconfidentiality is a mistake. The only way to find out is to ask.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"><br><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">The more difficult question is whether, even without\r\nconsent, an employer should disclose the identity of an employee going into\r\nquarantine. Why would any employer do that? Well, depending on circumstances, telling\r\na particular employee that they may have been exposed to coronavirus because an\r\nunidentified coworker has gone into quarantine may be far less useful\r\ninformation to that employee than knowing who the coworker is. <\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">For example, if Dwight goes into quarantine because he has\r\nbeen diagnosed with COVID-19, would it not be better for Jim, who sits at a\r\ndesk directly across from Dwight, to know that it was Dwight who was diagnosed,\r\nas opposed to Darryl or some other employee with whom Jim has far less frequent\r\nand more distant contact? Given the risk and the potential deadliness of the\r\ncoronavirus, when does full disclosure to protect the health of many trump one\r\nindividual\u2019s right to privacy? <\/font><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><br><\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">These are questions that must be dealt with discretion on a\r\ncase-by-case basis, preferably under the guidance of experienced counsel.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-04-21 17:53:07","updated_at":"2020-04-21 17:53:07","image_lg":"shutterstock_325834568.jpg","image_md":"shutterstock_325834568.jpg","slug":"getting_back_to_business___covid_19_and_the_right_to_privacy_vs__right_to_kno","status":"published"},{"id":34,"practices_id":8,"title":"Getting Back to Business: Pay Cuts for Executives and Others under Contract","body":"<font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">As businesses, federal, state, and local governments adopt\r\nmitigation measures resulting from the coronavirus crisis, many companies are\r\nlooking at all available cost-cutting options. Among the <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>austerity measures under consideration are pay\r\ncuts and benefit reductions for executives and others employed under employment\r\nagreements. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Implementation of salary and hourly wage reductions require\r\nbusinesses to consider more than whose pay should be cut and by how much. In\r\nmaking changes, businesses must remain compliant with federal, state, and local\r\nwage and hour laws, EEO laws, contractual notice and consent requirements and tax\r\nlaws and regulations.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Wage and Hour Issues<\/font><\/b><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">With limited exceptions, all employees are entitled to be\r\npaid a minimum wage for work performed during a particular workweek. This\r\nminimum wage requirement applies both to exempt and non-exempt employees. With\r\nthe exception of a limited class of small business owners, the Fair Labor\r\nStandards Act does not permit employees, regardless of level of compensation,\r\nto work for free, even if the employee offers to do so voluntarily. If an\r\nexecutive\u2019s compensation is cut to zero, that can only be accomplished by\r\nhaving the executive go on unpaid leave. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Do Changes to Compensation or Other Conditions Trigger\r\n\u201cGood Reason\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  <\/span>Severance Rights? <\/font><\/b><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">For an employee with an employment agreement, the employer\u2019s\r\nright to unilaterally cut his or her pay will be dependent on the language of\r\nthe agreement. For example, if the agreement states that the employee\u2019s base\r\nsalary will be \u201cno less than\u201d a certain annualized amount, involuntary\r\nreduction of the salary puts the employer in breach of that agreement, unless the\r\nagreement otherwise confers on the employer the discretion to reduce the\r\ncompensation or the employee consents to the change. <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Many executive employment agreements provide employees with\r\nseverance rights in the event the employee resigns for Good Reason. Good Reason\r\nto resign nearly always includes, by definition, a \u201cmaterial diminution in the\r\nemployee\u2019s base salary.\u201d Although some agreements provide an exception for\r\nacross-the-board salary reductions for one or more classes of employees,\r\nwithout such an exception or a written waiver of \u201cgood reason\u201d by the affected\r\nemployee, a reduction of pay may trigger severance compensation liability (subject\r\nto an employer\u2019s right to notice and cure). <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">If the Executive agrees to a temporary or permanent\r\nreduction in compensation or other changes to his or her contractual rights,\r\nthat consent must be properly documented in a signed amendment or waiver <\/font><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><b><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Tax Considerations<\/font><\/b><\/p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font><p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8pt;\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Businesses also must be careful in implementing reductions\r\nin compensation that promise, guarantee, or otherwise create an expectation\r\nthat the executive will be made whole at a later point in time. Such an\r\narrangement could constitute a deferral of compensation that does not meet a\r\nrecognized exemption under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. A 409A\r\nviolation subjects the executive to serious adverse tax consequences. Employers\r\nand executives should always consult with their attorneys, accountants, or\r\nexecutive compensation consultants before amending their executive employment\r\nagreements, obtaining waivers, or putting any such plan into place.<\/font><\/p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\">\r\n\r\n<\/font>","created_at":"2020-04-24 16:06:43","updated_at":"2020-04-24 16:06:43","image_lg":"pay cut.jpg","image_md":"pay cut.jpg","slug":"getting_back_to_business__pay_cuts_for_executives_and_others_under_contrac","status":"published"}]}

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