Selling Real Estate from a Trust or Estate in Wisconsin: Why No Real Estate Condition Report Is Required

Posted on Nov 7, 2025 by

When a loved one passes away, families selling their real estate can encounter unexpected legal differences compared to a typical home sale in Wisconsin. Normally, residential homeowners are required by law (Wisconsin Statute § 709.02) to provide buyers with a “Real Estate Condition Report,” a detailed disclosure about the condition of the property. But what […]

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3 Common Options To Avoid Probate

Posted on Nov 7, 2025 by

Many of our estate planning clients want to avoid the probate court process when they pass. Probate is a process where the court oversees the distribution of your assets upon your death. Probate is needed when assets are “frozen” upon your passing, and no one has the authority to close out a particular account or […]

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Big Box Store or Big Brother?

Posted on Nov 4, 2025 by

I love my iPhone – it provides me with lots of information. It turns out, though, that I’m providing it with lots of information, too. Last week, my buddies and I were talking about the Packers defeating Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lo and behold, when I turned on my phone, I was bombarded […]

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If You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss

Posted on Oct 28, 2025 by

In June, LeBron James exercised his player option to continue playing for the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2025-26 NBA season. In 2024, he signed a two-year, $104 million contract that contained a no-trade clause. So, he will be paid approximately $52.6 million for the upcoming season, his record-breaking 23rd in the league. James, who […]

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Peppered with Recalls

Posted on Oct 21, 2025 by

My kids and I love to make bang bang shrimp in the air fryer. We coat the shrimp with panko crumbs and various spices, including paprika, cayenne pepper, and garlic and onion powder. It’s harder to make the shrimp, though, since U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials detected cesium 137 in shipping containers of the […]

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McCarty Law welcomes attorney Caitlin Riordan

Posted on Oct 15, 2025 by

McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, is proud to announce the addition of attorney Caitlin Riordan to its business law section. In her role, Riordan focuses on entity formation, commercial transactions and contract review.  Riordan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carroll University and a Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law […]

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Gone Fission

Posted on Oct 14, 2025 by

Growing up in the 1980s at the tail-end of the Cold War, the threat of a nuclear conflict with the U.S.S.R. was always lingering. As a coping mechanism, popular culture created positive things from the prospect. For example, the band The Firm released the hit single “Radioactive.” Comics, movies and TV shows depicted ordinary people […]

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Scary Estate Planning Mistakes

Posted on Oct 7, 2025 by

As the ghosts and goblins appear and the hauntings begin, we’re reminded that some of the scarier things in life are not actually those that go bump in the night. Not having your estate plan completed or up to date may pose more frightening issues. In the spirit of Halloween, here is a tour through […]

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Capital Idea

Posted on Oct 7, 2025 by

When I was in law school, my dad advised me to take as many tax courses as possible, because every aspect of the law involves tax. So, in the spring of 1997, I took Income Taxation at 8:00 in the morning. I drank a lot of Mountain Dew that semester. One of the important tax […]

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Not Hip to Hop to Court

Posted on Sep 30, 2025 by

My son loves rap music. As an old dad, it is my responsibility to constantly remind him that today’s music can’t compare to that of my generation. He enjoys talking about clashes between certain artists and the diss tracks, or songs that insult an adversary, that ensue. While he thinks this is a relatively new […]

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