Table of Contents

• Publication year: 2018

Table of Contents

Executive Committee: Message from the Chair....................................................................4

BLN Editorial Board: Message from the Editors...................................................................5

MCLE Article: Test Your Knowledge: Recent Developments in Insolvency Law...............7
By Thomas R. Phinney and Paul Pascuzzi
As an on-going BLN featured article, Thomas R. Phinney and Paul Pascuzzi not only review the top ten recently decided cases in their article on insolvency law, but also provide an opportunity to earn MCLE credit.

Business Tax Changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act........................................................16
By Kenneth W. Minesinger and Richard Ardito
Kenneth W. Minesinger and Richard Ardito take on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to explore some of the ramifications it will have on businesses. While not an exhaustive review, their article provides an overview of some of the more significant changes. From the reduction of corporate tax rates to the elimination of the alternative minimum tax, the authors detail some of the day-to-day changes businessowners will experience.

2018 Changes to Homeowner Bill of Rights.......................................................................19
By Andrew W. Noble
Though many of the Homeowner Bill of Rights provisions enacted in 2012 had a sunset date for January 1, 2018, many of these provisions have been replaced with parallel statutes becoming effective on the same day. Andrew W. Noble explores in his article how these recent changes affect mortgage servicers and homeowners, and how courts and litigators have begun to respond.

Post Trump Tax Reform, How Legal Settlements are Taxed..............................................24
By Robert W. Wood
Settlements and judgments are particularly rewarding when a sum of money is associated with the outcome. Robert W. Woods updates his previously featured 2017 article to reflect the passage of the TCJA, providing his ten rules attorneys should know regarding tax consequences to settlements and judgments in his article.

New Rules of Groundwater Management in...