By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. & Stacey Lipitz Marder, Esq.Email the Author Overview: When evaluating a medical practice, the lease is often considered one of the most important assets as location is crucial to the success of a practice, and the lease is often one of the largest expenses. While a favorable lease can certainly […]
Continue reading…Understanding General Business Employee Manuals
By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. & Stacey Lipitz Marder, Esq. Email the Author Overview: Employees often play a critical role in the success of a business. Although employees can often be an asset, they can also often be a liability. As the owner of your business, you are ultimately responsible for the actions of your employees. […]
Continue reading…Understanding Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies & Corporations
By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.Email the Author Opening a practice or embarking upon a new business venture can be an exciting and anxiety provoking experience. Often professionals spend too little time considering what business structure would maximize their profit and minimize their exposure to liability. Partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations are three of the […]
Continue reading…Understanding Asset Protection and Family Limited Partnerships
By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. The assets of physicians have always been at risk to predators and this disastrous trend has recently been confirmed. In a recent survey, 600 practicing physicians and surgeons nationwide were queried on their asset protection practices. The survey found that approximately twenty percent of the nation’s physicians have either lost […]
Continue reading…Understanding Physician Lease Agreements & The Anti- Kickback Statute
By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq.Email the Author The rental of space in a physician’s office to a renter who, herself, provides health-related services creates a landlord-tenant arrangement between the physician and the renter. The potential and actual abuses that have arisen from these arrangements have become so significant that the Office of the Inspector General […]
Continue reading…Understanding Estate Planning and Wills
By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. Email the Author 了解遗产规划和遗嘱 It is not an understatement to suggest that every adult needs to have a will. Without one, the law decides what happens to a person’s property on death and, often, the government may take a larger share for itself in the form of estate taxes. Unless a […]
Continue reading…Understanding Chiropractor Lease Agreements & The Anti- Kickback Statute
By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. The rental of space in a physician’s office to a renter who, herself, provides health-related services creates a landlord-tenant arrangement between the physician and the renter. The potential and actual abuses that have arisen from these arrangements have become so significant that the Office of the Inspector General (“the OIG”) […]
Continue reading…Asset-Backed Securitization: Is Congressional Intervention Necessary?
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Continue reading…Understanding the Process of Starting a Medical Practice
By: Mathew J. Levy, Esq. & Stacey Lipitz Marder, Esq.Email the Author For many physicians, the idea of opening a medical practice is very appealing. You can be your own boss, control your hours and vacation time, make your own decisions regarding patient care, as well as control the business operations of the practice. However, […]
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