Author: Madison Law, APC

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Attorney, Taxes

Reduce Taxes By Investing In Qualified Opportunity Zones And Like Kind Exchanges

The Commodore Hotel Revitalizes New York City’s Grand Central Neighborhood In 1976, New York City (“City”) was bankrupt and crime-ridden.  While City residents and businesses fled to avoid the City’s crisis, The Trump Organization and the Hyatt Corporation (collectively the “Partners”) bought the 25-story, 60-year old Commodore Hotel (“Hotel”) on 42nd Street near Grand Central Railroad Station in a run down and dangerous neighborhood. To induce the Partners to invest […]

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Bankruptcy

PG&E Chapter 11 Bankruptcy—It’s Deja Vu All Over Again

On January 29, 2019 at 6:32 am, PG&E Corporation (“PG&E”) filed its petition for bankruptcy relief in the San Francisco Division of the Northern Bankruptcy District of California for Case Number 19-030088.  This is the second time in 20 years that PG&E has sought bankruptcy relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Code.  This article explains how it arrived in bankruptcy court for both bankruptcies and anticipated events in […]

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Attorney, Business

THE PURPOSE & BENEFITS OF MEDIATION

Mediation, in one form or another, has been around since the dawn of civilization and is widely used for dispute resolution in many cultures.  However, mediation was not a part of the common law process and, until recently, was utilized only for certain types of disputes (notably, labor-management grievances).  Today, mediation is used in all types of disputes.  This is attributable both to court congestion and to dissatisfaction with the […]

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Attorney, Defense, James S. Sifers, Plaintiff

Neighbor Disputes: Shared Fencing

One of the most common disputes arising among landowners in California is, when a shared fence needs to be repaired or replaced, which neighbor pays?  The short answer is that California law says that both share equally in the cost.  However, with most issues at law, the complete answer is never that simple. Cal. Civ. Code § 841 is California’s attempt to resolve this all too common dispute between neighbors.  […]

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Attorney, Auto Defense, Defense, James S. Sifers, Used-Car Dealerships

Electronic Signatures in Vehicle Sales

Electronic transactions have vastly simplified the way many industries document deals.  Several of my automobile dealership clients have inquired as to whether vehicle transactions can be documented electronically.  Currently, the answer to that question is no.  Despite the aging equipment used to memorialize deals found in many automobile dealerships, including dot matrix printers with cutting edge 1980s technology, California has exempted new and used vehicle leases and sales from its […]

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Auto Defense, Used-Car Dealerships

California Assembly Bill (AB) 516 – Temporary License Plates

September 20, 2018 Re:  California Assembly Bill (AB) 516 – Temporary License Plates California Assembly Bill (AB) 516 was chaptered on July 25, 2016, with an implementation date of January 1, 2019. This legislation creates a required new electronic issuance process and new temporary permits for use by dealers to issue Reports of Sale and Temporary License Plates.  The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is working with Fairfax Imaging, […]