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William Ramsey was named by Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly a Forty Under 40 award recipient for 2018.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) changed the inflation adjustment method applied to various limits under the federal tax Code, particularly the HSA contribution limit for those with high deductible coverage for spouses, children or families (family coverage).

Before retaining counsel for a litigation matter, you should ask these ten questions.

Tony Stites will be a presenter at the 2018 Annual Conference hosted by the Kosciusko Human Resources Association on Friday, April 20, 2018.

Over the last several years, we have seen an increase in the amount of litigation initiated by buyers against sellers of residential real estate. Much of this litigation involves a buyer alleging that a seller committed fraud by failing to fully disclose defects in the Seller’s Residential Real Estate Disclosure Form.

The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s decision prohibiting a Fort Wayne television station from broadcasting the trial court’s audio recording of a criminal sentencing hearing. This decision addresses a topic that has been a subject of national debate—cameras in the courtroom.

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce its listing in Indiana Super Lawyers for 2018.

Don’t lose your case before it’s even filed! Most people avoid litigation like the plague, and for good reason. Litigation can be expensive and risky.

​On December 22, 2017, the President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”), which has significant effect on federal tax laws. Highlights include the modification of individual and corporate tax rates, the application of a deduction to qualified flow-through business income, and the doubling of the estate tax exemption amount.

In Indiana, a mortgage generally expires ten years after its maturity date – the date on which the last installment of the debt secured by the mortgage becomes due. However, when information respecting the maturity date is missing from the documents on file with the county recorder’s office, the time a mortgagee can bring a foreclosure action on the mortgage can be greatly reduced.

The Indiana State Board of Law Examiners has elected Cathleen M. Shrader of Barrett McNagny LLP to a second term as President of the Board.

On December 19, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the fourth federal appellate court expressly to reject the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) six-part test for determining whether interns and students are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL had previously published a six-part test in 2010. Under that test, an intern would be considered an employee unless all of the six factors were met. The Second Circuit was the first to reject the DOL’s test in 2015, opting for a non-exhaustive set of seven factors to consider in what it termed the “primary beneficiary test.”

Barrett McNagny LLP is pleased to announce that Trisha J. Paul has been elected to serve as Chair of the firm’s Executive Committee for 2018. Also serving on the firm’s Executive Committee during 2018 will be John C. Barce, Robert T. Keen, Michael P. O’Hara, and Samuel J. Talarico, Jr.

Barrett McNagny LLP is pleased to announce that William A. Ramsey was elected Partner effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Ramsey concentrates his practice in the areas of appellate litigation, medical malpractice defense, general liability defense, and business litigation.

H. Joseph Cohen will be presenting at the Northeast Indiana Human Resources Association's (NIHRA) meeting on January 8, 2018 discussing the top ten employment issues and challenges confronting employers and HR managers in 2018.

Employee benefit plans are subject to numerous legal requirements, including complicated—sometimes confusing—eligibility requirements. Those requirements are never more confusing, or more important, than during an employee’s medical leave of absence.

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce that the firm was ranked in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®.

Although an estate plan is customized to fit each individual’s circumstances, a few questions are common to almost every plan and important to consider with an estate planning attorney.

Trisha Paul and Emily Szaferski will present at the Allen County Bar Association's Probate, Trust and Tax Section's Continuing Legal Education seminar about assessing a client's mental capacity and legal competency.

William Ramsey authored an article titled "Keeping the Record Straight: The Rule Against Supplementing the Record on Appeal and Exceptions Thereto" that appeared in the fall edition of The Appellate Advocate.