8 Year-End Estate Planning Tips
As one year winds to a close and another begins, now is the perfect time to review your estate plan and ensure everything is in order. This is especially true if it has been a few years since you and your estate planning attorney sat down to craft your Will,…
Legal Pricing: How Your Attorney Can Ensure Billing Transparency
It is a typical Wednesday morning, and as you sit down with your cup of coffee and open your laptop, the first email you notice near the top of your inbox is an invoice from your divorce attorney. You were expecting a bill, so the fact that you have an…
Legal Pricing: Why Doesn’t My Attorney Offer Flat-Rate Billing for Legal Services?
You have contacted an attorney for help with a complex legal matter—maybe a business dispute, a high-net-worth divorce, or a probate issue. But as the conversation turns to billing, you are caught off guard when they mention they charge by the hour. Sure, you are no expert in how lawyers…
Legal Pricing: 4 Common Ways Attorneys Charge for Their Legal Services
You suddenly find yourself in the middle of a complex legal matter. Naturally, the first step is to hire an attorney, especially someone skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced in the legal area you need help with—whether that is family law, business law, personal injury, or another practice area. But you cannot…
Estate Planning: How Do I Choose the Right Executor for My Will?
Selecting the right executor for your Will is one of the most important decisions you will make in the estate planning process. After all, the executor ensures your wishes are carried out and your estate is handled correctly after you pass. This decision should never be taken lightly, but it…
5 Tips for Having Estate Planning Conversations With Loved Ones
Having estate planning conversations with your loved ones can be intimidating. In fact, many well-intentioned, family-oriented people like you become so overwhelmed that they keep putting the conversation off until another day. We get it; no one wants to think about the day they are no longer around. That said,…
9 Estate Planning Mistakes To Avoid
Estate planning is essential for protecting your family’s inheritance and legacy. That said, creating a plan that works for your unique goals can often be riddled with potential pitfalls if you and your estate planning attorney are not careful. What are these common mistakes, and how does avoiding them provide…
17 Life Events That Necessitate an Update To Your Estate Plan
When you crafted your new estate plan five years ago, you and your estate planning attorney were comprehensive in your approach and accounted for everyone and everything that matters most to you. That said, life is fluid, and things in your life are constantly changing. Some may be small, but…
Estate Planning: 4 Reasons To Create Burial Directives
Your attorney just finished drafting your last will and testament and living trust. Congratulations! You officially have a plan in place to protect your assets and loved ones in the event you pass away or can no longer make decisions for yourself. However, we advise clients to consider using various…
Attorney-Client Privilege – Defined
Many people are concerned when they hire a lawyer for the first time that they will somehow give up their right to privacy. They think the information they divulge, conversations they engage in, intimate details they share, and anything else they say could be used against them later. Fortunately, a…