by Jake Dippold | Oct 14, 2026 | Attorney, commercial property lawyer
It’s a more common story than you might think. A buyer finds a good commercial building, maybe a small office, a strip center or a warehouse. The numbers work, the inspection comes back clean, and the closing goes smoothly. Then, about a year later, the property...
by Jake Dippold | Sep 23, 2026 | Attorney, Estate Planning, Law Firm
I get asked some version of this question more and more: “I had ChatGPT write my will. Why would I pay a lawyer to do something a computer can do in thirty seconds?” It’s a reasonable question. A will drafted that way usually looks like a will. It...
by Jake Dippold | Jul 9, 2026 | real estate lawyer
When you sell real estate for more than you paid for it, the profit is taxable in the year of the sale. Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code creates an exception. If you dispose of real property held for business or investment purposes and replace it with other...
by Jake Dippold | Jun 24, 2026 | Business Lawyer
Forming an LLC is one of the first things people do when they start a business. They file the paperwork, get a confirmation from the state, and move on with the assumption that their personal assets are now protected. The house is safe. The savings account is safe....
by Jake Dippold | Jun 10, 2026 | Estate Planning
If you search online for “estate planning mistakes,” you will find plenty of articles about outdated beneficiary designations, poorly funded trusts, and forgotten life insurance policies. Those are all real problems worth talking about. But the biggest...
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