The law is split into many areas. Torts, Criminal, Real Property, Family, Estates, Contracts, and Constitutional law just to name a few. As an attorney, I only work in a few of these many areas of law. But as a farmer, and as a citizen generally, I participate in all areas of law either by obedience [...]
Free Land! If this sounds too good to be true, guess what? You are correct, it isn’t true — I have no free land to sell you. But is free land ever possible? Well, yes, sort of — there are attorney’s fees, of course. The legal term is Adverse Possession. The idea behind Adverse Possession [...]
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. If you read last week’s column, you will recognize this opening line as it is the exact same line. This article is number 2 of a 3-part series on Chapter 12 Bankruptcy for family farmers. The first article was a broad overview and introduction to ban [...]
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This has been the M.O. (“Modus Operandi” — it’s the Law, of course there is a Latin origin) of farmers for years. To push through, don’t look back, don’t look sideways, just keep going forward. Philosophically speaking, this is honorable an [...]
