Happy Columbus Day! Had a great time in Tennessee last Friday as the Keynote Speaker for the Tennesee College of Law’s Agriculture Law & Policy Symposium. Like true Cari Rincker style, I have a substantive outline from my presentation. It’s on my JD Supra page here. It covers a myriad of agriculture law issues including the 2014 Farm Bill, Waters of …
What do Farmers and Agri-Businesses Have to Say About Ag Lawyers?
Last month I conducted a survey for farmers, agribusinesses and food entrepreneurs about agriculture lawyers. The results were used in this presentation that I gave in Ohio on getting and keeping agriculture clients. This article on my JD Supra page offers a summary of the survey and my $0.02 on what it means for agriculture lawyers.
What Should Be Kept Within a Fire Proof or Safe Deposit Box?
Your safe deposit box should have original papers while photocopies should be kept at home. For example, original birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, deeds, titles to automobiles, citizenship papers, adoption papers, veteran’s papers, and contracts (e.g., partnership agreements) should be kept in a fire proof box while photocopies should be kept at home. Furthermore, I recommend keeping copies …
ABA Agriculture Law Subcommittees
As I noted in this previous post, I am the new Chair of the American Bar Association (“ABA”), General Practice, Solo and Small Firm’s Division, Agriculture Law Committee. You can join the Committee and the Discussion List here. I have restructured the subcommittees as follows: 1. Ag ADR: mediation, arbitration 2. Ag Estate/Succession Planning, Family Law, and Taxation: estate planning,succession …
A Few Reasons Why Same-Sexed Couples Should Seek Counsel Before They Say “I Do”
On June 24, 2011, New York enacted the Marriage Equality Act. The Act goes into effect on July 24, 2011. New York is now the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. There are a couple reasons why it is important for same same-sexed couples to seek counsel before “tying the knot.” 1. Prenuptial agreements are especially important for same-sexed couples …
When is the Last Time You Visited the National Agricultural Law Center’s Website?
Last week I recieved this tweet from @NateJaeger, the Director of the Beef, Equine, and Hay & Forage Commodities at the Alabama Farmers Federation: Hey @CariRincker why haven’t you told us about this b4 http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org. It’s awesome. I responded to @NateJaeger indicating that the National Agricultural Law Center was a fantastic resource for people and agribusinesses in nearly every segment of …
The Not-So-Simple Definition of “Agriculture Law”
As I mentioned in my previous blog, I recently joined JD Supra where my documents can be found here. Today, JD Supra featured my profile on its facebook page. I was asked what exactly agriculture law was from an editor in Florida where I did my best to answer her in limited space. Since I oftentimes receive this question (lately …