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Month: August 2022

Driving In Winter Weather

The snow, ice and freezing rain can make driving treacherous. If you have to drive in winter weather, please: BE PREPARED. The American Automobile Association recommends that you have your car inspected. Make sure your tires are correctly inflated and that you have all-weather or snow tires on your car. Drive with at least a half tank of gas. Clear…

Don’t Make This Mistake

As you probably know, the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin passed away on August 16 after a long bout with pancreatic cancer.  The singer, a mother of four, never made an estate plan, leaving her “intestate,” which means died without a will. Now her four children, including a son with special needs, will have to go to court to have…

Congratulations on your engagement

Congratulations on your engagement …. Now what??? Congratulations to the nearly six million couples who got engaged on Valentine’s Day. Once you’ve said YES, there are many decisions to be made — from the date to the dress. And with each decision, there will be a vendor. And with each vendor that you deal with –hall or hotel, caterer, videographer,…

Charitable Giving

If you don’t know, today is “Giving Tuesday,” part of a movement to create an international day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season. On Giving Tuesday (or any day), individuals and organizations can make charitable donations, gifts to a nonprofit organization, charity or private foundation. This time of year where we show our gratitude for our friends and family…

Calling an Attorney

What to do When Calling an Attorney When you’re looking for an attorney, it can be hard to know where to start. Some people may call every law firm that comes up in a Google search, while others prefer to review firm websites and attorney profiles before making calls. And once you’re ready to reach out, what does an attorney…

Call Me Back

Often people complain that their lawyers don’t call them. Please realize this may be due to a number of reasons: Your attorney is in court and is unavailable. Your attorney is working on multiple cases and the case you want to discuss isn’t the most pressing. There is nothing to report and your attorney doesn’t want to incur legal fees…

Buying A Home

HOME BUYING LEGAL TIPS It’s finally looking like SPRING and it’s time for home buyers to start getting serious. Fifty percent of homes are sold during the summer, according to Realtors, so now is the time to start looking, if you’re thinking of buying a home this year. If you are looking to purchase a property, consider that this is…

Autism

Families of children with autism and other special needs may face overwhelming day to day struggles with their children, from finding non-irritating clothes to food that they’ll eat, to an appropriate educational setting. In addition to these daily challenges, parents also must take steps to ensure their children’s future. There are legal avenues that parents can use – such as…

Alzheimer’s Awareness Moving to a Nursing Home

Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month begins on November 1. Alzheimer’s Disease is “Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association.  This disease affects more than 3 million people in the US each year.…