Estate Planning Attorney, Author, Speaker
CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are said to read 4-5 books a month, where the average American reads only one book a year. That inspires, depresses, and comforts me—all at the same time. Like many of you, I spent several hours on December 31 fine-tuning my business goals for the new year. As usual, in …
This article was written for attorneys, but contains excellent content on the reasons why healthcare planning is just as important as the will or trust. This was published in a journal I subscribe to through WealthCounsel. Credits and sources appear in the article below. Do Your Clients Appreciate the Need for Emergency Medical Planning? 10/15/18 …
Living in Fear Most of our emotions are held in the mid-brain. But fear holds its fortress in our more primitive brain stem. When fear takes over, our other emotions and thoughts are shut down. So is the ability to hear. When we live in fear, we stop listening to the voices that reassure us that we will be …
Join me on Facebook Live every Monday at noon Arizona time. Most weeks on this 15-minute show, I feature a local business person who has valuable information to share. I ask my guests about their lives, their businesses, and the charities they love to support. After the live interview, I post links on my Facebook …
Leading Lawyers Weigh In on Portrayal In The Media Santa Monica, United States – August 20, 2020 / Platinum Results Media. / Can you remember the very first time you came across the word ‘lawyer’? For most of us it was on a television series such as ‘Law & Order’ or ‘Suits’. Perhaps you watched …
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For the record, I have never believed in the evil stepmother stereotype. Most stepmothers actually step-up to the job and become a guiding figure to their husband’s children. But it breaks my heart when I read stories like this on recently shared on the Moneyist column at marketwatch.com. My dad passed away from COVID-19 in …
“You’d be an idiot not to…” Just had a conversation this week with a colleague who used that statement and it took me back. Back to a turning point in my own life. I was a high school counselor in Orlando, Florida. And my district’s interpretation of No Child Left Behind turned my previously meaningful …
I’m going to try something scary. Next Monday, at 12 noon, I’m going LIVE. I’m going to share the 5 mistakes people make in estate planning on a Facebook live stream from www.facebook.com/lifeguardinglegacies. The webinar should only last about 15 minutes. To get the facebook notification, LIKE the page. In future weeks, I plan to …
I love checklists! I geek out to them. It is a simple pleasure in life to feel the accomplishment of that checkmark. So I am thrilled to share this 2-page easy resource to evaluate what you have in your estate plan. And remember, I’m here to answer questions or even review your plan (for free!). …
COVID-19. It’s changed all of our lives. Definitely for a time but maybe forever. We’re spending more time with family. Our pets are wagging their tales or purring with the extra attention. Neighbors are outside walking in the sunshine–making my neighborhood come alive like never before. We’re living on social media to share laughter and …