Succession Planning in the Agricultural Industry
Do you have a plan in place for transferring your business and its assets to the next generation? We can help get you started.
Join us for the next installment of the Legal Updates Webinar Series on Succession Planning in the Agriculture Industry. Experts from JRG Attorneys at Law will walk you through:
- Options for transferring the agricultural business and the agricultural ground;
- Factors in transferring the business to children that work for the business versus those that do not; and
- Tax and cash flow considerations in transferring the business and the real estate.
Western Growers Ag Legal Issues Webinar Series Continues
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 10:00am PDT
Western Growers is partnering with members of the Western Growers Ag Legal Network to bring back the popular Legal Issues Webinar Series. This webinar series is designed to equip ag professionals with the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate a host of pressing legal issues from employment and labor law, food safety liability, import/export regulatory issues, PACA, protecting trade secrets and IP, and more.
The series provides Western Growers members with the exclusive opportunity to learn from legal experts who serve the ag industry. Participants will gain insights into many of the practical legal issues that confront our industry.
This Webinar Series is a member benefit of Western Growers.
If you are interested in becoming a member please contact Kim Sherman at ksherman@wga.com for membership information.
Meet the Speakers
Paul Rovella is the managing partner of JRG. In addition to the management of the firm, Paul has developed an extensive practice on California’s Central Coast for public and private clients in land use, real property, and business fields of law. Click here for a more in-depth bio.
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Stephen has defended public entities against claims involving premises liability and personal injury, including a wrongful death action against a major school district in which he obtained a nonsuit. Stephen has represented general contractors, subcontractors and property owners in construction litigation, including issues involving subrogation and indemnification. Stephen also has defended individual and class actions brought under various consumer protection statutes, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and California’s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). He has also prepared numerous articles and delivered many presentations for trade associations on successfully defending consumer protection litigation.
Click here for Stephen Watkins’ full biography.
Patrick Casey is a business attorney that represents clients in real estate, corporate and business transactions. As a licensed attorney and certified public accountant Patrick’s knowledge of the law, accounting and tax allows him to advise clients on current operations and planning opportunities. Click here for a more extensive bio.
About JRG Attorneys at Law
Johnson, Rovella, Retterer, Rosenthal & Gilles, LLP or JRG Attorneys at Law, has been a leading Central Coast law firm since the mid-1990s. A full-service firm deeply rooted in the agriculture industry, JRG had its beginnings in agricultural and wine law, land use and land use litigation. Over the last twenty-five years the firm has grown to successfully serve their clients not only in their core practice areas, but in a full range of services including civil litigation, employment law, trademark, estate planning, personal injury and family law. Today a team of nearly forty professionals serve clients in California and around the country.