Category: News & Events
New law strengthens power of attorney rules
If you were suddenly unable to speak or write for the next few weeks or even months, what would your financial situation look like? Have you designated someone to manage your affairs if you become incapacitated from a stroke, accident or other long-term illness? Click here to read original article.
Opportunity Zones reduce taxes, invest in new development
A relatively unknown provision in this year’s tax reform bill is designed to spur economic development and job creation in some of the communities hardest hit by the recent economic downturn. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 enabled the creation of Opportunity Zones in certain economically-distressed areas throughout the country, offering various tax […]
Historic Building Was Scene For John Berendt’s Book, Now A Law Firm
Daily Report (ALM Properties) by Katheryn Hayes Tucker. Most law offices don’t have tourists stopping to look and take pictures, but that’s business as usual for Bouhan Falligant in Savannah. The firm is located on Bull Street at the edge of Forsyth Park in a four-story mansion built between 1916 and 1919 by shipping magnate […]
A century of Savannah history: Kessler returning Armstrong mansion to residential roots
It’s one of the biggest homes in Savannah, the birthplace of Armstrong Junior College and the former home of one of the city’s oldest law firms.