June 27, 2005 PHONE CALL FROM HERB HOELTER After several blind solicitations for assistance in finding a corporate attorney to help us with our project, we received an early morning phone call from “white-collar criminal defense analyst", Herb Hoelter.  Mr. Hoelter is partially reknowned for assisting with sentencing negotiations for Willie Nelson, Peter Max, and Martha Stewart.  Mr. Hoelter provided three referrals to Northern California attornies in large legal firms.  We conducted preliminary telephone interviews with each of them.   September 11, 2005 WEB-SITE LAUNCHED mydeathandtaxes.com goes live.   October, 2005  BOARD MEMBER SOLICITATION Sent packages to “professionals in the arts” asking them to serve on our board of directors.  The packages included a file folder with information about the project. November 3, 2005 FIRST MEETING WITH RICHARD LEE Through telephone conversations with several attorneys, we were eventually referred to Richard Lee, a private attorney specializing in business law.  Mr. Lee’s resume included assistance in starting Film Arts Foundation.   November, 2005 BOARD MEMBER CONFIRMATIONS By the end of November, we had confirmed 15 members for our Board of Directors.  We began sending out invitations for a preliminary meeting of the board to discuss the specifics of the project. December 13, 2005  INTRODUCTORY BOARD MEETING We held the first meeting of the Board of Directors of Death & Taxes at our home/studio in Oakland, CA.  Board members residing outside California attended via a web-conferencing system provided by conferencecall.com. At this meeting, we outlined the project for the board, described their responsibilities, identified a target expense plan for 2006, projected our 2006 income, and elected officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.   December, 2005 RICHARD LEE RETAINED After our board approved retaining Richard Lee, we sent him a $1,500 retainer.  Mr. Lee registered the corporation with the state of California and applied for a federal Tax ID number.