Welsh Law, LLC

Divorce Mediation and Arbitration/Civil Mediation and Arbitration/Tax Disputes/Domestic Violence Mediation

Welcome.  This is a blog for Michael Shane Welsh and Welsh Law, LLC, serving clients all over Georgia.  You can find more information about us at  LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.    Michael has helped clients in twenty-six Georgia counties, and in Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, and Savannah.  You can schedule a free 15 minute Zoom consultation here.  

Michael's law practice focuses on Family Law - divorce, custody and child support, on business litigation, and on resolving tax disputes with IRS and GA Department of Revenue.  His dispute resolution practice focuses on Divorce Mediation, Civil Mediation, Domestic Violence Mediation, and Arbitration (schedule a mediation).  We have been solving legal problems for individuals, families, and businesses in State and Federal Courts since 1993. 

His 26 years of courtroom work includes the following types of cases:

100 Bench and Jury Trials/100+ Mediations and Arbitrations

1. Divorce Custody Modification
2. IRS Tax Disputes
3. Guardianship, Probate, Estate and Trust Litigation
4. Railroad collision and trauma
5. FELA workplace injury
6. Personal injury
7. Mass Tort Drug and Asbestos
8. Contract disputes
9. Commercial Litigation
10. Condemnation and Adverse Possession
11. Residential Real Estate
12. Commercial Real Estate
13. Bankruptcy Adverse Claim Litigation
14. Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
15. Executive Compensation
16. Defamation
17. Worker’s Compensation
18. Medical Malpractice and Professional Malpractice
19. Construction Litigation and Lien Enforcement
20. DUI Defense
21. Felony Jury Trials

Michael also teaches and gives talks on overcoming the fear of public speaking, and he is the author of a forthcoming book titled "Overcoming Fear".

How can we help you? 

404-890-0044

6300 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 600-295, Atlanta, GA 30339

michael@welshlaw.info

 

Useful Guide and Summary to the Medicare Program

We just posted a new link on our Resources for Seniors page - https://www.retireguide.com/medicare/.  Thank you to Samantha Litten for the link.  This resource highlights coverage, costs, eligibility and enrollment information, along with answers to some frequently asked questions.  And it provides links if you need additional information.  

People First Initiative Offers Relief And Options To Deal With IRS Liens and Levies

Are you presently in an Installment Agreement payment plan?

From the IRS website - "For taxpayers under an existing Installment Agreement, payments due between April 1 and July 15, 2020 are suspended. Taxpayers who are currently unable to comply with the terms of an Installment Payment Agreement, including a Direct Debit Installment Agreement, may suspend payments during this period if they prefer. Furthermore, the IRS will not default any Installment Agreements during this period. By law, interest will continue to accrue on any unpaid balances."

Liens and garnishments are not being automatically released.  However, now is the best time to contact the IRS and try to negotiate on these matters.  The key is being able to show "economic hardship".  During this time of COVID-19, that probably will not be difficult.  IRS People First Initiative

Let us help - 404-890-0044

There Is Hope For Dealing With IRS Liens, Garnishments, and Threatening Notices

One things seems to be missing these days - missing from news broadcasts, missing from the daily newspapers, missing from your stack of mail - hope.  Hope is missing.  But when all seems to be gloom and doom, and when you are facing moments of great stress staring at yet another unopened notice from the Internal Revenue Service, you need to know that there it is still possible to have hope.  

We offer hope.  We have been solving legal problems for individuals, families, and small businesses for 26 years.  We solve tax problems, including tax liens, tax garnishments, and threatening notices from the IRS.  You can once again collect your mail at the end of the day without dreading the contents you will find.  Let us deal with the problem.  How can we help?

Small Businesses With Tax Problems Have Another Option

If you have a small business facing tax problems, threats of levies or garnishments by the IRS or the GA Department of Revenue, you may have another new option to consider.  There is now a Subchapter 5 under Chapter 11 bankruptcy law that allows for a bankruptcy stay while you reorganized, that may allow you to keep your business open.  See Small Business Restructuring Act article - https://www.nytimes.com/article/small-business-bankruptcy-coronavirus.html.  This option is worth considering if you have creditors that refuse to cooperate in dealing with debts.  

List of Documents And Belongings To Have Ready In Case Of Emergency In The Time Of Coronavirus

Here is a good list of important legal and health documents to keep in a file or folder.  Tell family members the location of the file so it can be available in an emergency.

The current pandemic causes us to include some other items as well, in case you or a loved one requires hospitalization.

Remember that visitors are NOT allowed in hospitals. It will become difficult, if not impossible, to get these items to your loved one and if they do not bring them with them when admitted to a hospital.

1. Clearly written and UPDATED accurate list of medications: name, dose, frequency and name, and phone number of the prescribing doctor.
2. The name of your primary treating physician, their office number, emergency number, office address.
3. Legal documents including Health Care Proxy, Advance Directive, and/or POLST (Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, printed on a single sheet and in a bright or neon color).
4. A complete and updated written list of emergency contacts and phone numbers, including the password for your phone. Remember, you may be unconscious; your phone may be locked. There will be no way for medical staffers to contact your next of kin.
5. If you have a pacemaker or defibrillator: a copy of the pocket information card that states the brand, model number, MRI compatibility. The same goes for any medical device, like a port or pump.
6. If you use inhalers, bring them.
7. Extra batteries for hearing aid or other medical devices.
8. Prescription eye drops.
9. Bring a cell phone charger. Bring a spare if you can, and if you have extra batteries, bring those too.
10. Inexpensive headset.
11. Pack up a toothbrush, toothpaste, underwear in a plastic bag, and any hair items you need.
12. Include a book or two, magazines, and a tablet or Kindle if you can.

Source - Steven J. Silverberg,  https://eldercarematters.com/important-items-to-have-during-this-coronavirus/

Mediation Has Moved Online For Businesses and For Families

We are open for business online.  Mediations and new client consultations can be scheduled now online on account of the COVID-19 crisis.  We are using Zoom for all business.

Please feel free to contact us at 404-890-0044 with questions or requests.  How can we help?

Overcoming The Fear of Public Speaking - Michael Shane Welsh - Medium

via medium.com

Divorce Mediation Scheduling

Divorce Mediation Scheduling Options

Divorce Mediation and Arbitration/Civil Mediation and Arbitration

Michael has been mediating and arbitrating cases as an advocate for more than 20 years. 

He has been taking cases to trial since 1993, in front of judges and juries, in all

Court systems, and before the EEOC.  He mediates disputes before and after suit 

has been filed, in and out of court, formally and informally.   Pricing  -  Schedule a Mediation

Nolo.com has a nice summary of the mediation process at this link that will answer most of your questions about the process in general -  Mediation Basics. For the mediation process in Georgia, we will be happy to discuss the process and your options.

 

Michael was trained in the Henning Mediation and Henning Arbitration training programs.

He is now registered as a qualified divorce mediator and arbitrator and a civil mediator and arbitrator with the State of Georgia.

 

Auburn University, BA 1990 summa cum laude

Duke University Law School 1993