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I didn’t always want to be an estate planning attorney. Growing up, I dreamed of playing in the NBA, making huge shots to win the championship for the hometown Denver Nuggets. That dream never became a reality, mostly based on my not being good enough to play professional basketball, but I also thought I wanted to be just like my dad when I grew … [Read more...]
“We The People” Are A Lot Alike: Why I Am The People’s Estate Planning Attorney
I cannot count the number of times college age students tell me they want to be an attorney. When I ask them why they want to go to law school I sometimes get confused looks. Many tell me that they want to make a difference in the world by saving the environment, protecting the innocent, or they are motivated to protect someone from the … [Read more...]
What is the Difference Between a Living Trust and a Revocable Trust?
When I was 19 years old, I left the United States and went to live in Russia for two years as a missionary for my church. Over the course of my two years of service as a missionary, I learned to speak Russian. I used to think I was fluent in Russian, but my definition of fluent has changed over time. There are a lot of topics and words that I … [Read more...]
Strange Musings in Estate Planning: Why Do I Have So Many Filing Cabinets, and Why are there More Now Than Ever Before?
When I first started my law practice, I just had my computer, my cell phone, and the idea that I wanted to work on my own. After I started to find clients, I realized a good business practice would be to hold onto paper copies of documents I prepared once they were signed and completed. I needed a filing cabinet. Not exactly the “latest … [Read more...]
What does it mean to be a Mobile Attorney and Why Do I Do It?
I have written before about what is mobile estate planning, but I still get questions on this topic. Questions like: Why would you want to do mobile estate planning? Where do you go and what do you do? How did you get started? Why don’t more people do mobile visits like you? I can answer some of these questions, but other answers elude me, … [Read more...]
Estate Planning is Not for You (It’s for Your Family): The Story of My Whiteboard
I have a whiteboard in my office. It was provided by the company from whom I rent my office - Office Evolution. I have offices all over the Denver Area and the Front Range, because I can use all of their locations. I love the professionalism of this workspace, and it really is what allows me to be a completely mobile estate planning attorney. … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye
I said goodbye to my best doggie friend this week. On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, I had to let my best doggie friend, my Scylla doggie, leave this earth. I held her in my arms at around 10 pm that night as she passed on. I was not prepared - it happened so quickly. I was not OK - I am still not OK. My children tell me that they had never seen me … [Read more...]
What Will You Be? Picking the Right Halloween Costume For Your Estate
It is October, and Halloween is coming up. A couple of years ago my four year old asked what a friend of ours would be for Halloween by asking, “What will Erazz be for Halloween? A witch!” He mispronounced our friend Mirazz’s name, and made us laugh, but picking a costume is always a fun part of Halloween. Picking an estate plan may not be as … [Read more...]
Estate Planning: No Laughing Matter, Or is It?
One of my guiding business philosophies comes from the great philosopher Bugs Bunny “You can’t take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” I attribute this quote to Bugs Bunny because I recall having seen him say it once, but it is possible that the sentiment comes from somewhere else. I suppose many quotes are like that, you … [Read more...]
Why I Love Being An Estate Planning Attorney
When college students I meet find out I am an attorney, many seem to want to connect with me and tell me they want to be an attorney also. I would ask them why do you want to go to law school. Many times the answer is “to make a lot of money.” I often laugh at this concept, most of the time even to myself, and not out loud! Instead of laughing … [Read more...]
