Jones Foster is pleased to announce that corporate and private wealth attorney Rachel L. Sears has been elected to the Boys Town South Florida Board of Directors. Boys Town South Florida is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing life-changing care and support to at-risk children and families through a variety of programs and services designed to foster emotional, educational, and behavioral development.

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Update: The ongoing CTA rollercoaster ride has taken yet another dramatic turn. In a surprising announcement, the U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that it will not enforce any penalties or fines related to the CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements.

Jones Foster litigation shareholders Peter A. Sachs and Scott G. Hawkins and attorney Alexander L. Brams served as counsel for the personal representative in a will and trust contest in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. The personal representative’s siblings and beneficiaries of the decedent’s estate brought claims against the personal representative, alleging, inter alia, undue influence, conversion, and fraud and seeking an accounting, damages, revocation of the decedent’s will, and removal of the personal representative.