We Americans have big hearts. We have fund-raisers to combat homelessness, cancer, childhood hunger, recovering drug addicts, veterans, and the families of fallen law enforcement. Every religious group, ethnicity, philosophy, health condition, and political group has...
Life has gotten a whole lot more complicated than it was when I was a child in the 1970’s. My parents had keys to the house, their business, and our boat. They probably had a few other random keys as well. But they didn’t have long lists of passwords to various...
If you want to transfer your assets to a trust (a) so that your money or other assets are protected from creditors and (b) you nevertheless have access to to those assets, you basically have the following options: Option One is to create a trust that names a trust...
Why did I become a lawyer? I’ve been a lawyer for about 20 years. The reason I personally went to law school was to figure out how the world works (and do you have the opportunity to make more money). Prior to going to law school, I was a musician, and I have to admit...
This question is like asking, “Should my baby get vaccinated?” Sure, the chance of getting polio in the U.S. is now quite low (due to the push in years past to vaccinate all children). But … if your child is unlucky enough to get polio, he or she could end up in a...
