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Power of Attorney and the Agency Relationship

A Power of Attorney is a document that establishes an agency.[1] An agency is a relationship where one person gives another party the...

You’re Not Alone: The Sandwich Generation of Caregivers

Some clients and their families stay in an attorney's memory long after their case is completed. I assisted one such family with their...

Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning: Part Five

Captain’s Blog: 010 Part V: Procrastination Congratulations! You’ve reached the last installment of our five-part series, Overcoming the...

Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning: Part Four

Captain’s Blog: 009 Part IV: Perception We’re in the home stretch! In our series, Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning, we...

Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning: Part Three

Captain’s Blog: 008 Part III: Money In our series, Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning, we've discussed how unawareness can...

Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning: Part Two

Captain’s Blog: 007 Part II: Time In our last Captain’s Blog, Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning, we discussed the issue of...

Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning: An Exciting Five-Part Series!

Captain’s Blog: 006 As adults, there are a million items on our Grown-Up To-Do list. The mundane chores are shuffled, depending on our...

The Essential Tools of Estate Planning

Estate planning typically refers to five legal documents: the Durable Power of Attorney, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Living...

Why Estate Planning?

Captain’s Blog: 005 Not Everyone Gets the Golden Ticket Our state and federal laws impact each of us every day, whether we're aware of...

Estate Planning & Ecopsychology

Captain’s Blog: 004 Green is good. As it turns out, this sentiment isn’t limited to money or vegetables. The study of ecopsychology...

Estate Planning & the Psychology of Learning

Captain’s Blog: 003 Who was your favorite teacher? Most people can spontaneously blurt-out that teacher’s name like a reflex. Some folks...

Your Estate Planning Mantra: Plan Early. Plan Often. Plan Well.

Captain’s Blog: 002 Plan Early. Plan Often. Plan Well. It’s more than just a catch phrase. Those three little sentences represent the...

Introduction to Estate Planning & Elder Law

Captain’s Blog: 001 “Wow. That’s A Lot.” As an elder law attorney, I counsel clients in estate planning, long-term care planning,...