Thursday, August 25, 2011

Reminder: Trusts 101 September 19th

On Mondy, September 19, 2011 I will be speaking on drafting revocable trusts and ethical issues for estate planning attorneys at the Oakland Marriot. In addition, Veronica Cerruti will be giving an overview of trusts, and will talk about irrevocable life insurance trusts. Daniel Newbold will speak on using trusts for tax reduction, and grantor trusts. Wrapping it all up, Christing Beraldo will speak on trusts for the disabled. It is part of the all-day seminar "Trusts 101" put on by National Business Institute. For more information, click here.





Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Will JabberJury.com Render Litigators Obsolete? - Law Firm Business - Strategist

I don't usually re-post articles, but in this case, I just couldn't help myself. I cam across this website.

Will JabberJury.com Render Litigators Obsolete? - Law Firm Business - Strategist

Trust and Estate litigation is about half of my practice (the other half is split among probate, estate planning and trust administration). I can't say I feel threatened by this, because the kind of dispute that someone would pick JabberJury to resolve is likely not the kind of dispute that really needs a lawyer, and very probably not the kind of dispute that I would take on as an attorney.

With that said, I think it is a great idea. My heretical thought for the day is that people are often too quick to get lawyers involved, and the lawyers do too much work that provides too little benefit for their clients. Perhaps things like JabberJury will evolve into something really useful.