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Welcome to a fun and informative podcast about a variety of legal topics! Fafinski Mark and Johnson (FMJ) is a full-service commercial law firm with 18 different practice areas to...
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Welcome to a fun and informative podcast about a variety of legal topics! Fafinski Mark and Johnson (FMJ) is a full-service commercial law firm with 18 different practice areas to handle just about anything a business or entrepreneur may need. This podcast is hosted by FMJ attorneys from multiple practice areas, and they will discuss a wide range of legal topics, including Business Law, Litigation, HR and Employment, Sports and Entertainment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Estate Planning, and even Aviation. Please visit fmjlaw.com to learn more about the firm, and you can click here for our showpage. We hope you enjoy listening!
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10 JUN. 2025 · Nate Snyder, Adam Brown, and our law clerk, Erick Kriewaldt, tackle the legal landscape surrounding high school sports, athlete transfers, and NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) compensation. They break down a California antitrust lawsuit challenging high school athletic transfer rules, examine Minnesota State High School League policies, and discuss how NCAA transfer portal regulations affect college athletes. With insights on eligibility appeals, NIL contracts, student-athlete rights, and compliance risks, this episode is a must-listen for athletes, families, schools, and sports organizations navigating today’s complex legal environment.
23 ABR. 2025 · It's finally Cabin Season! In this episode of the podcast, David Ness and Adam Brown sit down to discuss estate planning strategies for cabins, family farms, condos, and other types of property and unique assets. As David said, the goal of planning is to avoid a mess, so he and Adam talk about ways to ensure that cabins and unique assets pass from one generation to another without the mess. Learn more about succession planning, co-ownership challenges and strategies, concerns about estate, gift, and capital gains taxes (including carryover basis), risk protection, liability, valuation and appreciation, controlling interests and ownership structures, payment considerations, cabin trusts, LLCs, revisions and amendments, and more. David talks about the important decision to transfer the property as part of a lifetime gift or as part of the estate after death. He also discusses the key strategy element: establishing a Cabin Fund.
10 ABR. 2025 · Nate Snyder, Adam Brown, and our intrepid law clerk, Erick Kriewaldt, analyze the House v. NCAA case, which is groundbreaking litigation in the NIL and college sports arena. The team talks about the settlement hearing and the concerns raised by the judge, potential future litigation, testimony raised, the complexities of the case itself and the classes of clients involved, including former college athletes, and the impact the settlement could have on future college athletes. Nate, Erick, and Adam also talk about the $20.5 million cap per school, roster caps, potential Title IX issues (that are not being addressed right now), backpay for former athletes, antitrust issues, the transfer portal, Dr. Evil, Rudy, and more! Make sure to stretch, and get ready for this college sports episode of the FMJ Law Podcast.
7 ABR. 2025 · In this episode, Nate Snyder and Adam Brown talk about recent legal developments in sports. They start with a discussion of the types of clients we represent at FMJ Law, from owners and athletes to conferences, leagues, teams, and local associations. Nate and Adam also talk about the Minnesota Timberwolves ownership changes, including legal issues, sale structure, disputes, and arbitration. And they talk about the NBA's possible expansion into Europe, private equity and its increased involvement in college and professional sports, and developments in the WNBA. This episode is a full-court press of basketball talk (sorry, we couldn't resist).
18 MAR. 2025 · Let the Madness begin.
In this episode, Nate Snyder and Adam Brown discuss the legal considerations involved with hosting a tournament, concert, show, or other event. Nate talks about the work he does with a variety of organizations, from huge sporting conferences and entertainment organizations to local youth sports organizations, and he discusses some of the initial considerations for hosting an event. Nate and Adam also go through so many of the other considerations involved, including RFPs/bids, concessions, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, venues/locations, municipalities, finances, revenue, fundraising, tax considerations, unions, insurance, risk management, liability concerns, and all of the contracts, agreements, policies, and procedures that go into trying to manage everything. With regard to local and youth sports associations, Nate and Adam also talk about the importance of succession planning, transitions, training, bylaws and policies, and more.
18 FEB. 2025 · David Ness joins Adam Brown to discuss new developments in estate planning in 2025 including federal exclusion amounts, federal exemption amounts, state exemptions and considerations in Minnesota (including the three-year look back period), and gifting strategies.
Dave also talks about the potential January 1, 2026 sunset for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, potential changes with the new administration and changes in the U.S. government, the proposed federal Death Tax Repeal Act, and potential changes in Minnesota. In addition, Dave outlines current trends such as non-probate conveyance, delays in the probate system and the reasons more people are turning to trusts and other non-probate options, and advantages of other planning options such as the Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT). Dave also explains the intricacies of calculating the value of an estate and someone’s “worth upon death,” inefficiencies in the probate process and associated costs, and unique asset planning (e.g., cabins, closely held businesses, farms, etc.).
Finally, Dave and Adam talk about the current status of the Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting as it continues to work through the litigation process. CTA UPDATE: Since this episode released, a Texas federal judge stayed his order barring enforcement of the CTA’s BOI reporting requirements. In response, the Department of the Treasury announced that most companies are required to comply with BOI reporting by March 21, 2025. The CTA’s status could change yet again, but if you have an LLC or other business entity, you will likely be required to meet these new deadlines. Please https://www.fmjlaw.com/cta-update-boi-reporting-is-back-with-new-deadlines-for-compliance/ to learn more.
23 ENE. 2025 · Nate Snyder and our legal extern, Erick Kriewaldt, sit down with Adam Brown to talk about influencers.
During this episode, the team talks about the definition of "influencer," an influencer's role in branding and marketing, "athlete creators," sponsored content, affiliate marketing, revenue and monetization, group licensing, types of sponsorship agreements, and strategies when creating or reviewing a sponsorship agreement. The conversation also covers applicable regulations (including FDA and FTC), ownership and content rights, commercial content, visa and employment concerns, potential legislation, and the legal framework and considerations for influencers and athlete creators. In addition, the team talks about the ways that FMJ can help influencers, athletes, and brands/businesses that are working in these spaces.
15 OCT. 2024 · David Ness joins Adam Brown to talk about hot topics in estate planning right now, especially the sunset of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (which applies to almost anyone that has a business or holds property in an LLC or other business entity).
Dave provides a primer on estate and gift taxes to help explain the process and strategies to consider as part of an overall estate plan. This includes caps, exclusions, exemptions, and other background information. Dave also talks about the sunset of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at the end of 2025, which will increase the number of estates subject to federal estate taxes. And Dave compares state and federal estate tax considerations. For example, Minnesota includes a three-year lookback period for gifts. Dave also addresses planning for potential changes in residency.
In addition, Dave talks about some of the current trends with core planning strategies, he outlines considerations such as beneficiary designations and power of attorney, and he discusses one of the most popular planning strategies right now, the Spousal Lifetime Asset Trust (SLAT).
Dave and Adam then switch gears to discuss the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the upcoming deadline for Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting. Most LLC or small business entities need to submit a BOI report before January 1, 2025, and this includes anyone that holds property (including the family cabin) in an LLC or business entity. Dave outlines reporting considerations, the definition of beneficial owners, required reporting information, and potential exemptions. FMJ has been helping a number of clients to complete the reporting requirements, to analyze whether they need to report in the first place, and to prepare tracking structures in case updated reports might be needed in the future.
3 OCT. 2024 · There have been so many recent developments in the legal landscape of college athletics. Nate Snyder sits down with Adam Brown to help Adam make sense of it all. Plus, they are joined by FMJ's legal extern for the Fall Semester, Erick Kriewaldt. During this episode, the team talks about conference restructuring (including the apparent success for the Big 10 and the issues for the Mountain West and Pac 12), contracts and agreements between conferences, potential poaching fees, lawsuits and potential damages, antitrust issues, redshirt questions and developments (including the recent situation at UNLV), collectives, NIL developments and issues, player and athlete empowerment in college sports, boosters and new guidelines/definitions in that space, new developments in the House v. NCAA case, and more. Phew! There is so much happening on and off the field, and FMJ is here to help.
24 SEP. 2024 · Jamie Briones and Adam Brown are back to discuss additional topics and items that arise in pre-litigation stages. Specifically, they talk about document management and retention, communications (including emails and texts), contracts or evidence of agreements between parties, attorney-client privilege, and confidentiality. Jamie also goes through the settlement process and what goes into a settlement agreement, including provisions such as payments and terms, releases, and non-disparagement provisions.
Click below to listen to Episode 24, or you can find us on most major podcast platforms. Also, check out Episode 18: Pre-Litigation (Part 1).
Welcome to a fun and informative podcast about a variety of legal topics! Fafinski Mark and Johnson (FMJ) is a full-service commercial law firm with 18 different practice areas to...
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Welcome to a fun and informative podcast about a variety of legal topics! Fafinski Mark and Johnson (FMJ) is a full-service commercial law firm with 18 different practice areas to handle just about anything a business or entrepreneur may need. This podcast is hosted by FMJ attorneys from multiple practice areas, and they will discuss a wide range of legal topics, including Business Law, Litigation, HR and Employment, Sports and Entertainment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Estate Planning, and even Aviation. Please visit fmjlaw.com to learn more about the firm, and you can click here for our showpage. We hope you enjoy listening!
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