In today’s digital age, the internet has become an indispensable tool for businesses, including law firms. As an attorney, you understand the significance of staying relevant and accessible in an increasingly competitive market. To achieve this, investing in keyword research is a game-changer, so let’s explore why keyword research is essential for law firms and […]

On July 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released an advance copy of Notice 2023-54 (the “Notice”) that provides relief to plan administrators, payors, plan participants, IRA owners, and beneficiaries in connection with the change in required beginning date for required minimum distributions (“RMDs”) under §401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) regarding RMDs […]

Personalizing a funeral can be a beautiful and meaningful way to honor the life of a loved one. Here are five ways to personalize a funeral, with examples from my husband’s recent funeral in May. His name was David Bleicher, and he died unexpectedly at the age of 71. You can read more about him […]

Some of my favorite COVID related memes focused on the fierce independence and “can-do” attitude of Generation X, also known as the latch-key generation. While those traits served us well during COVID (we spent our youth practicing social distancing) those traits would be detrimental if exercised during the Great Wealth Transfer. For those unaware, financial […]

CounselPro™8 is a total practice management system hosted on Actionstep. It offers several integrations that enhance the user experience and streamline various tasks within CounselPro™8. From saving emails to a central location, synchronizing external Calendars, and connecting to other external applications, these integrations offer many time saving features. Let’s explore some of the most common […]

While this week’s article wasn’t intended to be the third in a series, resolution of Aretha Franklin’s Estate merited examination, particularly because of the various Estate Planning issues raised both during the pendency of the proceeding and with its final resolution. Two prior installments of this blog explored issues surrounding the Queen of Soul’s death: […]

Summer is in full swing and while the hot weather might not be everyone’s cup of tea, there is no denying the fun and excitement summer can still evoke – family vacations, pool days, picnics. We may not have the freedom of those three month summer breaks like when we were in school, but there […]

Mercifully, in my many years in private practice, I rarely, perhaps never, had cause to review the slayer statutes. After all, the only time that an attorney needs to review those statutes exists in tragic cases in which someone tries to derive a financial benefit from another person in whose death they may have played […]

As a lawyer or law firm owner, you know that online marketing is essential to growing your business. But how do you know if your online marketing campaigns are actually working? With so many different channels and strategies to choose from, it can be difficult to know which campaigns are working and which ones are […]

Anyone who has seen my house at Christmas knows that tops the list as my favorite holiday. We deck the halls, make cookies, exchange presents, look at light displays, and revel in the Christmas spirit as long as possible. Christmas in July seems like a great idea except, we can’t do that until Independence Day […]