by hirst | Jan 15, 2018 | Estate Planning, Featured, Legal Updates
The answer to the question of whether you have an estate plan may not be that easy. Approximately 65% of the United States’ population has not sat down with their estate planning attorney, financial advisor, and/or accountant to discuss implementing an estate plan....
by hirst | Jan 9, 2018 | Employment Law, Featured, Legal Updates
For the past few months, allegations of sexual harassment seem to be levied almost daily against politicians, celebrities, corporate officers, and others in positions of power. While the news coverage focuses on the famous, the issue can rear its ugly head in any...
by hirst | Jan 9, 2018 | Estate Planning, Legal Updates
On July 1, 2017, Wyoming adopted significant changes to the Wyoming Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA). The UTMA was enacted in 1987 as a replacement of Wyoming’s previously adopted Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, and remained virtually untouched prior to the...
by Amy Hodges | Oct 17, 2017 | Featured, Legal Updates, Medical Malpractice
On October 12, 2017, the Wyoming Supreme Court issued its decision in Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc. v. Boyd, 2017 WY 122 (Wyo. 2017). The court held that an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) agreement signed by the decedent’s representative was valid and...
by Amy Hodges | Jul 20, 2017 | Community, Legal Updates
Earlier this year Hirst Applegate initiated a review of its Risk Management Plan. After months of researching the best practices for law firms, reviewing the various Wyoming rules applicable to attorneys, and reviewing the firm’s practices, Hirst Applegate adopted a...
by Amy Hodges | Jul 7, 2017 | Featured, Legal Updates, Uncategorized
42 U.S.C. § 1983, originally enacted as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, provides a remedy to persons whose Federal constitutional or statutory rights have been violated by those acting under color of State law. A defendant who is sued in his individual capacity...
