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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 additional estate planning solutions, including burial directives. Burial directives are detailed instructions for whomever you want to manage your end-of-life wishes. They include everything from organizing your memorial and funeral to choosing between burial or cremation and how funeral costs will be handled. Typically, it is created separately from any

Your company has been sued, or someone (a client, business partner, competitor, municipality, etc.) wants to sue your company. What do you do? For starters, do not panic. Suits against well-run, ethical companies such as yours happen all the time. While it is true that many of those disputes can get nasty and complicated depending on the specifics of the case, others could be resolved relatively quickly — provided the business owner approaches the matter appropriately. Here is what you should do as a business owner when someone wants to sue your company. You Can Almost Always Have a Lawsuit

Your divorce was likely an emotionally draining event filled with stress over the relationship ending, feelings of betrayal, arduous custody battles, disputes over property division, financial concerns, etc. All of it can stop you dead in your tracks, and once it is over, you are suddenly staring down an unknown path you never imagined having to take. The good news is that you made it through. You also have a tremendous opportunity to carve your own path forward — and for many people, that path starts with a new career. If your spouse was the breadwinner during your marriage, transitioning

As a fellow family law attorney who skillfully and compassionately helps countless clients each year with their divorce strategies, we do not have to remind you that mediation is a great way to help opposing parties reach a quiet, efficient, and amicable resolution to their cases. In fact, many Courts increasingly require divorce mediation before trial because it is so effective. But while plenty of mediators are lawyers, not all lawyers are mediators. If you are a lawyer looking for an effective mediator, or you’re a client of another law firm looking for a mediator to work with on your

You have likely heard the term gaslighting tossed around in general conversation, on television, in the media, and even on social media. Perhaps you have even said in jest to a friend, “Stop gaslighting me!” But what does this mean, exactly? And how can spousal gaslighting impact a marriage already on the rocks? Psychology Today defines gaslighting as an insidious form of manipulation and psychological control where the victim is fed false information that leads them to question what they know to be true — often about themselves. Common gaslighting phrases you have likely heard or knowingly and unknowingly said