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How CPMT Protects Attorney-Client Privilege in the Age of AI

Advertising for new generative AI tools seems to be everywhere, touting hundreds of benefits like faster turnaround times and greater efficiency – but at what cost? AI is rapidly reshaping the face of just about every industry, and law is no different. This month on the podcast, CPMT attorneys Jeffrey Leonard and Jacob Rich sit down and discuss how the use of AI for legal practice threatens one of the law’s most sacred tenets: the attorney-client privilege.

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Succession Planning: Structuring Roles for the Next Generation

When it’s time for you to pass the torch and leave your business to the next generation, there are a lot of details to consider. This month on the CPMT podcast, we’re sitting down with Michelle Koufman, who specializes in family estate planning, and Jacob Rich, who focuses on business transactions, to discuss the best practices for your transition plan.

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Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know in 2025

Our latest podcast features attorneys Jacob Rich and Jeffrey Leonard discussing the confusion surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) – and, more importantly, what all those changes mean for small business owners.

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Three Things That Make CPMT a Different Kind of Law Firm

The legal landscape is crowded out there. We know that choosing a law firm that you can trust can be a challenge.

In contrast to many other firms practicing today, CPMT was created with intention, and that legacy is present in the work we’re still doing today, nearly fifty years later.

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Family Business Succession Planning

This month on the podcast, we’re sitting down with Stephen Merlin and his son Scott to discuss what sets CPMT apart as a law firm. That conversation turned to the question of what it’s like to run a family business like CPMT and how succession planning works for a family-owned business. No two families will experience succession the same way. Instead, it is a multifaceted undertaking that extends beyond mere financial and legal considerations. It gets right at the heart of family dynamics, values, and the legacy the family wants to build for future generations.

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What Do You Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act?

This month on the podcast, we’re sitting down with Doug Wessinger and Ritesh “Tesh” Patel, who are some of our most experienced CPMT team attorneys, to discuss the Corporate Transparency Act and the important changes in policy that it has brought about.

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Guardianship vs. Conservatorship: What’s the Difference?

This month on the podcast, Claire Mattson and Elise Myers, two family wealth planning experts on the CPMT team, sit down and discuss what Claire calls “a case study of generational interaction, conflict, and the kind of things that happen around holiday gatherings.”

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The Irreplaceable Role of the Human Touch in Legal Counsel

The legal profession is undergoing a technological revolution as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how legal tasks are performed. ChatGPTand other generative AI tools have become a resource for many laypeople who want to understand more about legal practices. But will AI ever replace real lawyers?

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