RFPJ, SBDC HOST SEMINAR FOR BUSINESS OWNERS:

CYA - COVER YOUR ASSETS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP attorney Paul C. Rudolph will present, “CYA – Cover Your Assets! Protect the Assets You Developed and Earned with Strategic Succession and Estate Planning”. The seminar will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the offices of The Chamber of Commerce of Southwestern Indiana, Innovation Point, 318 Main Street, Suite 401, downtown Evansville. To register, contact Southwestern Indiana Small Business Development Center Administrative Assistant/Training Coordinator Debbie Albin at 812/425-7232 or via email at dalbin@isbdc.org. There is a charge of $25 to attend the seminar.

“CYA – Cover Your Assets! Protect the Assets You Developed and Earned with Strategic Succession and Estate Planning” is the second in a series of six business law seminars hosted by the firm and the SBDC. This seminar will discuss techniques and ways to transfer assets to heirs and partners, including:

1. How to transfer a small business

2. Techniques to ensure heirs receive as much money as they need (but not too much)

3. Reasons why a will or trust might not transfer an estate like intended

Rudolph is an associate in the corporate department at Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP, where he focuses his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, elder law, estate planning, tax law, and bankruptcy. In addition, Rudolph is a CPA and serves on the board of directors of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwestern Indiana, Historic Newburgh, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Ohio Valley. He also serves on the Warrick County Council for District #2 and is a precinct committeeman for the Warrick County Republican Party.

Southwestern Indiana Small Business Development Center, hosted by The Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana, offers free business counseling and low cost seminars to assist businesses in Southwestern Indiana. The SW IN SBDC is one of 10 centers across the state of Indiana. Their office is located at Innovation Pointe, on the downtown Evansville walkway.

Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP is located at 221 N.W. 5th Street, Evansville, Indiana. The firm was founded in 1987 and currently has eighteen attorneys.  Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP is a general practice law firm including practice in the following areas: Insurance Defense, Commercial and Civil Litigation, Family Law/Domestic Relations, Corporate and Business Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning, Probate and Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Tax Law, Health Care and Employment Law.

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Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of Indiana, and our many local partners.  All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.  Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance by calling your local SBDC.  "A program hosted by The Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana."