Maui County Business Resource Center
Maui Mall, 70 E. Ka’ahumanu Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732
Noon, July 14, 2017
By Dr. Saul Larner:
One of the most complicated issues in divorce pertains to Business Succession. Unfortunately, it is the least area of divorce which is brought to mediation. Today with the complications in business succession and the changing tax rules, this is an area which the legal profession must pay attention to and consider mediation as a logical and effective alternative.
We begin with an introduction as to the problems and importance of mediation which face clients in the areas of business succession and divorce. We then discuss why one should consideration in consideration of the fact that Hawaii is a distributive state.
Following this are substantive and finite points exhibited in order to be most effective in mediation in this area. Featured are The Larner Pyramid and The Larner Grid. These graphic illustrations highlight the protocol for mediation and how this method of dispute resolution is clearly impartial. The methodology used in transiting from a collaborate approach to a more directive approach to accelerate the potential to bring the matters to an earlier conclusion.
We then discuss the procedures. We start with the importance of the pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. Emphasized is the importance of having a business evaluation prepared and what the reasons are. Following this are alternative tax structures and other considerations.
The basic seminar will end with a short question and answer session.
After the general audience leaves, there will be a 30 minute additional session to facilitate the requirement for a 2 hour cle credit for those who have remained. Following this, I will after the short question and answer period remain to answer additional questions which is often lengthy. However, this will not enter into the time calculations for the two hour total.
During this 30 minute period, we will use the 3 page handout furnished by Wells Fargo bank and discuss visually the nuts and bolts of Business Succession.
This is a timely topic and of interest to the Maui attorneys and family business owners who comprise a large segment of the population.
Dr. Saul Larner will lead this presentation. He is the founding director of Dispute Resolution Collaborative, a Hawaii LLC. He has several certifications as a divorce mediator and has had a number of books published as well as bar association CLE credit courses. He was the mediator for the $50,000,000 Robert Taylor Ranch in Los Angeles. His firm is just opening a branch in Maui. He can be reached at (310)868-4840, (808)649-8318 and his email address is RESOLVED@splarner.com. His website is www.settlementisanart.com
