Kinkead & Stilz is pleased to announce successful results after years of litigation and trial by founding partner Shelby Kinkead. M&T Logging, Inc., the holder of a surface mining permit, sued B&W Resources, Inc., a surface mining company that had contracted with M&T in the Perry Circuit Court. M&T alleged that B&W had violated its … Read more
Tonya Rager and David Trevey have had an article published by the Kentucky Defense Counsel on Digital Breakups: What Should Happen to Digital/Electronic Information When you Leave a Law Firm”. The article explores issues related to the ethics of leaving a law firm and what should happen to email, calendars, and other digital information … Read more
Kinkead & Stilz litigation attorneys D. Barry Stilz and Lynn Sowards Zellen recently obtained a favorable ruling from the Kentucky Supreme Court regarding the scope of the Police Officers Bill of Rights. The case originated after then-Boyle County Sheriff Marty Elliott terminated one of his deputies as a result of complaints by grand … Read more
The New Partnership Audit Rules apply for tax years beginning in 2018, so be sure you have reviewed and updated your partnership agreements and limited liability operating agreements. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed on November 2, 2015, made dramatic changes not only to the way the Internal Revenue Service audits partnerships but … Read more
As we make our way into a new year, and the economy continues to improve, I find myself preparing and reviewing more and more commercial leases. There is always an adversarial relationship to some extent between the tenant and landlord. Generally speaking, the owner wants market rent, which increases over time while the tenant wants … Read more
Kinkead & Stilz is pleased to announce that Robert C. Stilz, Jr, Robert “Coley” C. Stilz, III and David A. Trevey have all been named to the 2018 Kentucky SuperLawyers List. Robbie is as a SuperLawyer in Real Estate and Banking, Coley is named as a Rising Star in General Litigation and David is named … Read more
Mike Reynolds and Melissa Mattox presented at the 2017 Kentucky State Tax Conference for the Kentucky Society Of CPAs on the issues of State Tax Implications of Mergers and Acquisitions.
Kinkead & Stilz Attorney Member Melanie S. Marrs received her award for co-Defense Counsel of the Year from the Kentucky Defense Counsel on Friday, November 10, 2017. Melanie was honored by the KDC along with Ashley K. Brown of Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC. The photo shows a group from Kinkead & Stilz that attended … Read more
For lawyers practicing in the areas of real estate, contract, and civil litigation, there are a couple of statutory amendments recently enacted by the Kentucky legislature that are important to understand and remember. First, KRS 382.135 is a statute governing the requirements for the contents of a deed in Kentucky. KRS 382.135(1) was amended in … Read more
You may be able to defer capital gains tax on the sale of property which has appreciated in value through the use of a Section 1031 like kind exchange. It is a vehicle which can be employed by a taxpayer who sells property which has been held for productive use in a trade or business … Read more