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insightCongratulations to Valerie Long, who was appointed to the board of the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development, effective July 1. The Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development provides five core services for business decision makers and its local partners: research and analytics, site selection assistance, entrepreneurial support, existing business service and workforce development solutions. Learn more here.
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insightCongratulations to Christine Piersall, who has been newly certified as an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). The AEP® designation is a graduate level, multi-disciplinary specialization in estate planning, obtained in addition to already recognized professional credentials within the various disciplines of estate planning.
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insightOn Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Federal law that allows the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to reject words and symbols that are considered immoral or scandalous, on grounds that it violates the First Amendment. This is another chapter in a battle against the second part of the same provision that prevents registration of allegedly racist or disparaging terms, like (the band) “Slants” and (the football team) “Redskins.”
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insightOn Friday, June 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust (http://src.bna.com/Jbo) that a state cannot tax a trust based only on a trust beneficiary’s residency. In her unanimous opinion written for the Court, Justice Sotomayor wrote that North Carolina’s trust income tax, which was imposed on any trust having a beneficiary resident in North Carolina, “violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.” (The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”)
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insightOn June 20, 2019, the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation will host a "Lawyerpalooza" fundraising concert, featuring bands with at least one lawyer. Williams Mullen attorney Tommy Bishop, a guitar player himself, co-chaired the event. To read an article previewing the event from Richmond BizSense, click here.
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insightOn this joint edition of Williams Mullen's GovCon Perspectives and Benefits Companion podcasts, Brydon DeWitt is joined by special guest Carl Grund, a financial advisor with Signature Financial Partners in Tysons, Va. Brydon and Carl discuss the role that benefits such as 401K plans can play in helping government contractors recruit and retain employees.
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insightOn June 11, 2019, the IRS and U.S. Department of Treasury issued final regulations requiring taxpayers to reduce their charitable contribution deduction by the amount of any state or local tax credits received (or expected to be received) in return for the contribution.
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insightOn June 11, 2019, the Town Council in Southern Pines, North Carolina unanimously approved plans from Zimmer Development Company to build a 12-building, 288-unit apartment complex. Williams Mullen Zoning and Land Use attorney Tom Johnson represented Zimmer Development throughout the development process.
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insightIt has been an unprecedented week of political turmoil in Virginia culminating in the revelation that Governor Northam’s page in the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook included a photo on his page of two individuals, one in blackface and the other wearing a Ku Klux Klan costume.
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insightOn May 27, 2019, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) announced it is considering amending 9 VAC 15-60, Small Renewable Energy Projects (Solar) Permit Regulation by Rule (the “PBR Regulations”).