by hirst | Jan 15, 2018 | Estate Planning, Featured, Legal Updates
by Shaina Case 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...
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 19, 2017 | Featured, Legal Updates
Richard Mincer was recently appointed to the Civil Division of the Wyoming Permanent Rules Advisory Committee. Members are appointed to two-year terms by the Wyoming Supreme Court. The purpose of this committee is to propose and enact rules pertaining to trial...
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 | Oct 10, 2017 | Community, Featured, Legal Updates
Hirst Applegate congratulates Rob Jarosh on his election as President of the Wyoming State Bar. Rob has been a member of the firm since 2003 and served as Managing Partner from 2008-2016. We are excited that Rob will put his leadership, vision, and skills to work...
