Estate Planning

Tarlton Collection: Law in Pop Culture
The wonderful Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas in Austin is developing a collection dedicated to the portrayal of law in popular culture, the goal of which “is to provide as broad a picture as possible of the image of the lawyer in the United States and British Commonwealth...

Creepy Widget From Huffington Post - Whos donating to who in the election
The Law Librarian Blog comments on this widget by the Huffington post that allows you to see who is donating to who. “Plug in a person’s name, a zip code, a profession, or an employer, and you can retrieve all the individual federal political donations that cross the $200 threshold by each person’s name with address [...

What do all of these different IRS collection letters mean
IRS collection letters often look similar, and all seem intimidating. But they are not. I get calls from my clients all the time who have received IRS collection letters and are in a state of anxiety...

The Tax Collection Manual
Tax help for your tax problems is often online. The IRS publishes it's collection manual which may hold answers to some frequently asked questions about the tax collector. Here is a list of the table of contents for the part of the IRS manual which details the tax collection process.

New Look For UN Treaty Collection Site
The Office of Legal Affairs Treaty Section has rolled out a redesign of the United Nations Treaty Collection (don't forget to update your canned presentations). While the content remains free, the Collection has been refined to offer a variety of...

GAO, Senate Finance Committee Criticize IRS Tax Collection Process
The Government Accountability Office yesterday released Tax Debt Collection: IRS Has a Complex Process to Attempt to Collect Billions of Dollars in Unpaid Tax Debts (GAO-08-728). From the one-page highlights: Congress and others have questioned IRS?s collection process?s effectiveness...

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

Collection Agencies and Creditors
How to deal and stop the harassment

UAB Health System and Franklin Collection Service
allegedly violated the RICO Act in collection practices on delinquent patient accounts.

Inmate Possessions
Washington Department of Corrections agrees to pay current and former inmates $75 each for donating or destroying personal property.

imbee Data Collection
Industrious Kid, Inc. pays $130,000 civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

Mel Harris and Associates Debt Collection
Face Class Action for Alleged "Sewer Service" Practices