Typical Client Conversation: Client: How much does it cost to work with you? Attorney: For this service, it will be [insert amount]. Client: Wow! I saw I could get this on the Internet for $39.95. Do I really need to spend that much on you? Attorney: Only if you...
Okay, maybe I am being dramatic by calling them “dangerous.” But, frankly, as a lawyer who routinely works in estate planning, probate, and guardianship matters nearly all the time, I see the same issues in cases year after year. If these issues are...
To many, the definition, dynamic, and even features of the modern American family doesn’t look like it once did. The days of white-picket fences and rows of single-family homes with a husband, wife, 2 kids, and a dog have given way to neighborhoods that include...
In each of our lives, we inevitably face it. Getting the heart-stopping news that someone we know (and, often, someone we love) has died. Amid of the waves of grief and emotion, we typically begin to evaluate steps which need to be taken to settle the affairs of the...
Almost daily, probate lawyers from around the country get the same phone call. “I just need to get some Letters Testamentary (or Letters of Administration) from the court clerk. Can you run down to the court and get one for me?” Uh, not so fast. It can be...
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