Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service law firm whose practice includes civil litigation, corporate, tax, securities, banking and commercial law, creditors' rights, real property, employment relations, employee benefits, estate planning and probate, health, domestic relations, environmental, public utilities; telecommunication, immigration and administrative law. Our practice areas are organized into the following departments: litigation, corporate, health law, real estate, trusts and estates, taxation and employee benefits, employment law, environmental law, financial institutions and intellectual property. The firm is located in five cities -- Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.

We represent a wide variety of business, institutional, governmental and individual clients including manufacturers, banks and other financial institutions, insurance companies, contractors, broadcasters, accounting firms, real estate developers and brokers, public utilities, transportation companies, health care providers, trade associations and various public bodies and agencies.

Year-End 2011/2012 Transfer Tax Planning
December 22, 2011
Here are some thoughts about year-end transfer tax planning. Many of these techniques may also reduce your overall income tax burden.

Florida's New Power of Attorney Act
December 1, 2011
The Florida Power of Attorney Act became effective on October 1, 2011.

Setoff: A 100% Solution
David Harris Conaway, November 14, 2011
Prior to the economic downturn, when a customer filed for Chapter 11, creditors realistically thought in terms of being paid 100% of their pre-petition claims. This was without regard to remedies such as “critical vendor”, “20-day administrative claim” or even the...