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21 Jun Three Months and Counting: What We’ve Learned During the COVID Lockdown

Posted at 14:56h in Bay Area Focus, Blog

It’s been three months since we began sheltering in place. We assumed we’d be back to our happy little routines within a few weeks. How naïve we were. We now know that our happy little routines will be disrupted for a long time to come. Along the way we’ve learned...

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03 Jun Why is Grandma Twice as Likely to have Dementia as Grandpa?

Posted at 19:56h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

Eight out of every ten of us will have some form of dementia before we die. Here’s another stat that most of us likely don’t know. Two-thirds of the 5.8 million people in the U.S. who have Alzheimer’s disease are women. By 2050, that number will zoom to nearly 14...

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03 Jun Looking for the Perfect Place to Grow Old? Try Washington D.C.!

Posted at 19:44h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

Martha Baron, 79, has found the ideal place to grow old. Her happy place is just half a block from her Washington D.C. condominium—the Newark Street Community Garden. During the growing season, Ms. Baron visits her two organic garden plots where she tends to her flowers, tomatoes, zucchini and herbs...

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19 May COVID Heroes: Scientists Are the New Rockstars!

Posted at 10:10h in Blog, Health

Europe’s new heroes aren’t actors, musicians or politicians. The new celebrities are epidemiologists and virologists. These are the people who are drawing huge virtual crowds around the world during their regularly scheduled briefings. There’s a good reason for their popularity. COVID Heroes: Scientists are the new rockstars! In a time...

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19 May ER Workers Worry: If They Die, Who Will Care for Their Son?

Posted at 09:54h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

Dr. Adam Hill, an emergency room doctor, and Neena Budhraja, a physician’s assistant, both work in New York City public hospitals that are overwhelmed by the coronavirus. They sat down one night to address a growing concern: Determining who would be their 18-month son Nolan’s legal guardian if they became...

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02 May COVID-19: Is There Some Good to Come Out of This?

Posted at 20:35h in Blog, Health

We’ve lived through some tough times. Many of us remember the way the Vietnam War, and Watergate tore our country apart. The 2008 recession eliminated many small businesses, and it took a few years for the rest of us to get back on our feet and begin to prosper. And...

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02 May Be Alert, Be Wary: COVID-19 Brings Out the Scammers

Posted at 20:21h in Bay Area Focus, Blog

As millions of American families mourn and others suffer with the coronavirus and its aftereffects, fraudsters are rolling up their sleeves and polishing their skills to take advantage of the most vulnerable among us. These people are wily—they follow the headlines and adapt their messaging They model their scams to...

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24 Apr Single, No Kids, No Sibs. Who Gets Their Assets?

Posted at 18:21h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

Shelly and Doris were retired flight attendants who lived in Lafayette. They’d never met during their careers, but now that they were retired, they’d become great friends and loved to laugh and share stories over a glass of wine. When Shelly went into the hospital for routine surgery and died...

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19 Apr Carl and Mary: A Blended Family Creates Separate Living Trusts

Posted at 13:42h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

With the coronavirus has come a new urgency to create estate planning documents. Those who are scheduling appointments don’t fit a stereotype. There are seniors, of course, but also those thinking about retirement, single adults and young families who want to provide a safety net for their children. Many of...

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06 Apr We’re Open! Work Virtually or Schedule an Office Appointment

Posted at 12:58h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

We want all of our clients to know that we remain open throughout this period Our offices are open and we’ve instituted stringent sanitation procedures that include masks and gloves. We’re also permitting just one set of clients in our offices at a time and following the six-foot distancing guidelines....

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29 Mar Estate Planning Includes Planning for Incapacity

Posted at 20:00h in Blog, Wills And Revocable Living Trusts

We’re all uneasy as we face the biggest health challenge of our lifetimes. Despite stringent safety precautions, this remains a highly contagious disease, and we’re all feeling vulnerable. Many people are feeling the urgency to create estate planning documents. But estate planning isn’t only about what happens after a loved one’s...

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20 Mar Opioid Prescriptions Translate to Big Profits for Doctors

Posted at 16:56h in Blog, Health

Hundreds of thousands of Americans’ lives have been ruined by opioids From 1999-2017, nearly 400,000 people died from an overdose involving an opioid. On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. There are other opioid users who are fighting agonizing, lonely and often losing battles with their...

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