Georgia Financial Power of Attorney Laws

March 27, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Georgia Financial Power of Attorney Laws

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Senior Salute Radio brings timely information to leading age Boomers and Seniors addressing the issues of aging, care-giving and maintaining quality of life. Learn from both professionals and regular people going through the process with their families.

The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm was established to serve the legal needs of senior citizens when their health care needs increase. The Firm focuses its entire practice on Asset Protection and Estate Planning matters, which encompasses the areas of Medicaid Planning, VA Benefits Planning, Special Needs Planning, and Estate Planning. Victoria Collier has grown her law practice through her personable nature and good management skills. The office is located in downtown Decatur, GA. The Firm makes house calls to those clients who are unable to come to the office. They understand that you might not be able to make it into the office, so they have no problem coming to you! Take comfort in knowing that it is the mission of Victoria Collier to support her clients in the creation of a long-term care plan for preserving assets, maximizing independence, and enhancing quality of life.

Lessons Learned About Estate Planning From Riding With An Atlanta Cop

January 30, 2019 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Lessons Learned About Estate Planning From Riding With An Atlanta Cop

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The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm was established to serve the legal needs of senior citizens when their health care needs increase. The Firm focuses its entire practice on Asset Protection and Estate Planning matters, which encompasses the areas of Medicaid Planning, VA Benefits Planning, Special Needs Planning, and Estate Planning. Victoria Collier has grown her law practice through her personable nature and good management skills.
The office is located in downtown Decatur, GA. The Firm makes house calls to those clients who are unable to come to the office. They understand that you might not be able to make it into the office, so they have no problem coming to you! Take comfort in knowing that it is the mission of Victoria Collier to support her clients in the creation of a long-term care plan for preserving assets, maximizing independence, and enhancing quality of life.

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, with IMS Experts

January 12, 2019 by angishields

Pensacola Business Radio

Pensacola Business Radio: Spotlight Episode, with IMS Experts

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From Left To Right

Heather Neese/Human Resources Director
Teresa Barber/Director of Strategic Communications
James Crane/Chief Relationship Officer
Bill Wein/CEO (not pictured)
IMS ExpertServices

Heather Neese
Heather Neese is an established HR professional having worked in the field for over a decade as a Classification and Compensation Analyst, as well as in management. Heather earned her Master’s in Human Resources Management from Troy University and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). As HR Director at IMS ExpertServices, Heather’s main focus is in building and maintaining an engaged and agile workforce.
Teresa Barber
Teresa is a strategic advisor and consultant trusted by clients across boardrooms, town hall meetings, and in the field. Ms. Barber understands and deploys best practices in branding, market strategy, issues management, business development, communications, and strategic planning. She helps clients excel toward critical goals and work collaboratively across disparate perspectives. She has a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship, stakeholder engagement, STEM, economic development, and community strategy.

Teresa has helped hundreds of non-profit, Fortune 500 corporate, and public sector leaders diagnose branding, strategic, and community growth problems. She is an expert in navigating difficult and complex issues and crises and has been recognized as a national STEM expert. She provides coaching, facilitation, and consulting for clients ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to large government agencies, economic and workforce development systems, and non-profits. She has launched and announced regional efforts through social media, built conversation with international press, and created project management tools to anticipate trends, messages, and competitive stories in the sphere of public discourse.

Teresa is a former broadcast announcer and current member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the Institute of Management Accountants. She has logged hundreds of volunteer and mentorship hours in public schools and is the inaugural board chairman for STEM Story. She holds a Specialization in Executive Data Science from Johns Hopkins University, Certification in Conflict Management from the University of California at Irvine, a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from Thomas Edison State University, and is pursuing an M.B.A. in Innovation through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She judged the Best Commitment to Education Program 2013 Corporate Citizenship Awards for the U.S. Chamber Foundation and is a NASA Social alumnus
James Crane
James is a corporate executive with a background as an attorney advising corporate clients and their law firms regarding litigation and compliance matters, especially focused on the integration of technology into the process. He is interested in developing business synergy with strategic partners and building networks of high performing organizations and talented individuals. Experienced and proven results in directing people, managing projects and creating success.

Bill Wein/CEO (not pictured)

Bill Wein has over 25 years experience in building organizations providing human capital solutions.

As co-founder and principal, he has helped build three very successful Executive Search and Consulting firms: Media Management Resources, Inc., Intelligent Management Solutions, Inc. and IMS Expert Services. Through these firms, Bill has built teams within some of the most successful companies in the world to include Philips Broadband, Time Warner, Comcast, AT&T, Sprint, Motorola, and Cox Communications. Previously, he held Sales & Marketing roles in two prestigious telecommunications firms: U.S. West and Jones Intercable.

As CEO of IMS Expert Services, Bill leads a team that plays a key role in assisting top attorneys involved in high-stakes litigation attract and retain expert witnesses and consultants.

ExpertServices

IMS ExpertServices is a consultative expert services firm dedicated to protecting and advancing the reputations of our clients. We support the world’s most influential attorneys and clients through rigorous research and expert recruiting, strategic expert alignment, and administrative services that position clients for success on high stakes commercial matters. As the pioneer in the industry, IMS ExpertServices has cultivated relationships with premier subject matter experts across every industry and discipline, with the credentials, experience, and disposition to engage on high stakes Biglaw matters. We have developed proprietary research methods and industry connections, which also allow us to identify solutions and subject matter expertise for our clients handling matters with the most unique specifications.

OUR EXPERT WITNESS SEARCH SERVICES

IMS ExpertServices works with three distinct groups of individuals.

Law Firms: We locate and deliver high quality experts to testify in complex business litigation. Learn more about the services we provide to law firm attorneys.

Corporate Counsel: We provide consultants to assist with regulatory issues, intellectual property valuation, and a range of other corporate projects. Read more about the services we provide to corporate counsel.

Experts: We place highly qualified experts on major corporate cases. Learn more about the advantages of being an expert through IMS ExpertServices on the expert services page.

We handle all back-office services including contracts, billing, and collections.

To view examples of the types of experts with whom we have developed a relationship, you can browse by category or keyword. This is not an exhaustive list. It’s likely that you will not find the expert for which you are looking – good thing our core competency is search.

Please call us at 877-838-8464 to begin the search for the precise expert you need

John Monahon with Trusted Counsel and Mark Aurand with DAMA Healthy Green Solutions

December 13, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

John Monahon with Trusted Counsel and Mark Aurand with DAMA Healthy Green Solutions

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Steven Julian, John Monahon, Mark Aurand, Mike Sammond

John Monahon/Trusted Counsel

Trusted Counsel is a corporate and intellectual property law firm dedicated to serving the unique needs of companies and investors. Trusted Counsel focuses is to guide and empower clients with exceptional legal counsel, knowledge, and tools that lead to practical, informed business decisions.

Mark Aurand/DAMA Healthy Green Solutions

Mark Aurand is a independent dealer for Vollara, a 35-year old company that specializes in high-tech healthy living technologies with environmental friendly green solution products specifically designed to help meet the needs and problems of their customers, both at home and business. Such as energized alkaline drinking LivingWater that raises the pH and allows you to drink high alkaline filtered water. FreshAir machines remove and eliminate viruses, bacteria, staff, MRSA, mold, mildew, pet and smoke odors on fabric and hard surfaces as well as in the air up to 99.9% in a 3000 sq. ft. area. They have LaundryPure that saves you money because you do not have to use hot water or detergents. They have SteadyPower that attaches to your electrical box and provides whole home protection against lighting strikes, surges, along with removing line noise filtration and reducing your carbon emissions through the power factor correction. SafeHearth is a portable heater that has a tip over, auto lock, & high temp shut off safety features. The heater is output rated at 3400 BTU/5100 BTU and it also cleans & sanitizes the air similar to the FreshAir units.

How Will The New Tax Law Impact Giving To Non-Profits?

October 25, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

How Will The New Tax Law Impact Giving To Non-Profits?

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Craig Frankel, Evan Pearson, Christy Eckoff, Adam Gaslowitz

Christy Butler Eckoff/Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Christy Butler Eckoff is responsible for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s comprehensive planned and major giving programs, Nonprofit Advantage Fund private placement institutional investment vehicle, asset-based giving, legal issues pertaining to charitable tax planning, funds, and agreements, and business development. Previously, Christy served as senior director of gift planning at Georgia State University. She is past-president of the Georgia Planned Giving Council, past-president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Atlanta chapter and a member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council, North Carolina bar and the Junior League of Atlanta. Christy is a board member of AdNet (the Advancement Network for Community Foundations) and the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners. Christy graduated from Duke University, earned her J.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and LL.M. in Taxation at the University of Washington. Christy is a CFRE Certified Fundraising Executive and a CAP® Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy.

Evan M. Pearson/Hillside

Evan M. Pearson has been working with donors and raising money in Atlanta for over 20 years. He is currently the Director of Development at Hillside. His department is responsible for individual donor, foundation, and corporate engagement and solicitation, special events, volunteers, and community engagement. Evan earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida, a master’s degree from Georgia State University, and a MBA from Kennesaw State University. Evan is a member of the Advisors in Philanthropy as well as a CFRE Certified Fundraising Executive and a CAP® Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy.

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About Gaslowitz Frankel:

Gaslowitz Frankel is an experienced trial practice firm specializing in all aspects of complex fiduciary litigation throughout Georgia and the Southeast. With a focus on representing individuals, companies, banks, and fiduciaries in dispute involving wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, businesses, and securities law, their experienced and highly qualified litigation attorneys have tremendous credentials and a proven history of success.

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Remember to tune in HERE on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 8:30 AM to listen live to their show!

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Attorney Torin Togut and Civil Rights Law

October 5, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Attorney Torin Togut and Civil Rights Law

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Torin D. Togut/Atorney-at-Law

Attorney Torin D. Togut has practiced law for more than 41 years. In June 1977, he began practicing law in Decatur, GA as a sole practitioner. In September 1984, he began working for Georgia Legal Services Program, which provides legal assistance for low-income Georgians, in the area of education and disability rights law. In August 2006, he was awarded the First Cousins Public Interest Fellowship at the University of Georgia Law School to establish a clinical program for low-income families to receive legal assistance for their children with disabilities. From September 2008 until June 2012, Mr. Togut served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Georgia, School of Law.

He is currently engaged in the private practice of law including, but not limited to, civil rights, education, appeals, civil litigation, family and juvenile law, and administrative hearings. He has presented at many national, regional, state, and local conferences and seminars on the rights of children and adults with disabilities. He has also written two law review articles on issues relating to special education. He has practiced law in the federal and state courts of Georgia and Vermont. He is a member of the federal district courts in Georgia and Vermont, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Kevin Bryant with Canton Place Development and John Herbert with the Herbert Legal Group

September 18, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Kevin Bryant with Canton Place Development and John Herbert with the Herbert Legal Group

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Kevin Bryant/Canton Place Development

Canton Place Development is comprised of individuals who came together to create an exciting community-based development in the heart of Historic Roswell. Co-founders Kevin Bryant and Abby Port are dedicated to enhancing the City of Roswell and giving its citizens much needed amenities including a boutique hotel, community garden, and parking solutions. Dion Meltzer of Meltzer Properties is active in Atlanta real estate and equity investor/partner in Canton Place Development. Legendary Atlanta developer Claude A. Petty, Jr. is its chairman.

This team is leading the development of the 125-room new boutique hotel and mixed-use space in Historic Roswell that will be home to restaurants, retail shops, urban markets, office space, parking and lifestyle amenities within an easy walk to Canton Street.

John Herbert/Herbert Legal Group

Herbert Legal Group believes that legal services are essential for every business. They believe that quality legal solutions can be efficiently delivered to businesses of all sizes. They believe that their time is no more important than your time. They believe that with efficiency and transparency, legal solutions can protect your brand, your income and your future while meeting your cash flow. Herbert Legal Group is off the clock and on your side.

Using State Tax Credits to Reduce Your Income Tax Burden

August 22, 2018 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Using State Tax Credits to Reduce Your Income Tax Burden

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Craig Frankel, Brian Sengson, Peter Stathopoulos, Adam Gaslowitz

Brian Sengson/Bennett Thrasher

Brian Sengson is a Manager in the State and Local Tax practice with Bennett Thrasher. Brian specializes in helping clients reduce their effective state tax rates through multi-state tax planning, state credits, and economic development incentives. Brian also provides state tax consulting for M&A due diligence with an emphasis on income/franchise tax, sales and use tax, and unclaimed property.

Prior to joining the firm, Brian managed the tax litigation practice of a national consulting firm specializing in federal and state tax credits for small/medium sized businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Brian earned his Juris Doctorate with honors at Georgia State University and graduated from Lee University Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Business Management. Brian is a licensed attorney with the State Bar of Georgia, and is a member of the Bar’s Tax Law Section in addition to the American Bar Association (“ABA”).

Peter Stathopoulos/Bennett Thrasher

Peter Stathopoulos is a Partner and leads Bennett Thrasher’s State and Local Tax practice. Peter has been practicing in the area of state and local taxation and economic development incentives since 1993. Peter has extensive experience in helping clients reduce their effective state tax rates through multi-state tax planning and in resolving state tax controversies from the audit level through litigation in state trial and appellate courts.

Prior to joining the firm, Peter was a partner with a national law firm and practiced in the area of state and local tax controversy and litigation. Prior to entering private law practice, Peter was a principal consultant in the multi-state tax consulting practice of a Big Four accounting firm. Prior to joining Big Four accounting, Peter was a tax policy attorney with the Georgia Department of Revenue.

Peter has worked closely with state tax and economic development policy makers to represent the business community’s interests. In 2008, Peter helped draft a portion of the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act as well as legislation that expanded a variety of Georgia tax credits to apply to the broadcasting industry. In 2002, he co-chaired a joint Georgia Department of Revenue/State Bar of Georgia committee that help draft Georgia’s current consolidated income tax return regulations. In 2001, he served on the executive committee of the Business Council of Alabama that helped draft Alabama’s privilege tax scheme. In 1995, he was a tax policy attorney with the Georgia Department of Revenue and led the drafting of regulations for many of Georgia’s current tax credits and acted as a liaison with the Governor’s Economic Development Council.

About Gaslowitz Frankel:

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Wendell Strickland with Strongside Solutions and John Herbert with the Roswell Attorney Project

August 14, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Wendell Strickland with Strongside Solutions and John Herbert with the Roswell Attorney Project

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John Ray, John Herbert, Wendell Strickland

Wendell Strickland/Strongside Solutions

Strongside Solutions is a cost management consulting firm that specializes in the design, implementation and supply-chain management of self-funded healthcare benefit programs for employers. Experts in mitigating healthcare costs, Strongside Solutions’ has a game changing healthcare benefits package, eBenefix, that is revolutionizing the healthcare benefits industry by delivering a better healthcare experience to employees and reducing healthcare costs up to 40%.

Employee healthcare is one of the largest expenses by an employer that goes mostly unmanaged. The clear majority of employers are used to 10 to 15 percent (or more) in increases annually and are struggling to not pass on the increases to their employees. With eBenefix, employers are realizing savings and it is truly making healthcare benefits a competitive recruiting & retention tool again.

John Herbert/Roswell Attorney Project

The Roswell Attorney Project was born out of the vision of John Herbert and Kurt Hilbert who were opposing counsel in litigation a few years ago. The focus of the organization are to promote civility in all legal matters and to raise awareness of the great attorneys who call Roswell home.