Karin

Working with the Banking and Commercial Finance practice area, Karin Boutcher conducts and reviews lien searches which include judgments, tax liens, litigation, bankruptcy and UCC filings.

She also prepares UCC financing statements, amendments, continuations and terminations for filing in various jurisdictions. Karin assists attorneys in organizing and coordinating aspects of closing including assembly and preparation of documents for signature, closing arrangements and distribution of materials, as well as obtaining documents to be executed post-closing. She coordinates with various parties on post-closing follow-up and providing additional documentation when necessary.

In her work with the Corporate and Securities practice area, Karin prepares documents to form corporations and limited liability companies. This includes incorporation, qualification, assumed name certificates, dissolutions, corporate resolutions, bylaws and stock certificates, as well as assisting with applications for federal employer identification numbers. She also maintains corporate record books and stockholder records. She drafts amendments to articles of incorporation, prepares resolutions for directors and shareholders, obtains certificates of good standing, facilitates the certification of certain corporate documents for use in countries outside of the United States and prepares and files annual reports and related information in various jurisdictions.

Previously, Karin worked for over nine years in the Private Client practice area. In that role, she was responsible for drafting documentation initiating probate proceedings; tracking additional court due dates and publication requirements related to estate administration; coordinating with out-of-state attorneys to commence ancillary proceedings; working closely with attorneys, trustees, executors, accountants, bankers and financial advisors on the marshaling of assets; and assisting in compiling information related to the preparation of estate income tax, gift tax and fiduciary income tax returns and assisted in the preparation of estate tax returns. She also assisted in the collection, liquidation and distribution of trust and estate assets, prepared documentation relating to closing estates with the court, worked to resolve claim issues with creditors, and prepared inventories and final accountings. Karin also has had experience with assisting trustees in facilitating the payment of life insurance premiums related to Irrevocable Insurance Trusts and preparing Crummey Notices. Together with the attorneys, she assisted clients in funding their trusts, coordinated with banks and brokerages to obtain the necessary documentation to assist clients with asset transfers, and prepared and recorded deeds transferring property into trusts.