I have a confession to make. I am not good at my job. I’m not and I have no idea why everyone around me seems to think I am. I have gotten very lucky so far, and at some point soon I will mess up severely enough that everyone else will realize they were wrong […]

Shortly after signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law, President Biden announced his plan to use executive action to cancel up to $10,000 of student loan debt for borrowers under certain income thresholds and an additional $10,000 for borrowers who received Pell Grants. Some support this action, while others condemn it and threaten lawsuits. While […]

Each time we leave for a trip, we run through the same checklist to make sure we’ve covered all of our bases and confirm we aren’t forgetting something important. Although your flight may be booked, the hotel is reserved, and your bags are packed, don’t rush off just yet. If you do not have a […]

Paul Newman, famous actor turned entrepreneur, died in 2008. Prior to his death, Newman created Newman’s Own, a company that began by making and selling salad dressing and expanded into other food products. Newman wanted to give away all profits generated from Newman’s Own to charitable causes by creating Newman’s Own Foundation (the “Foundation”), the […]

A conversion happens when visitors to your website complete a desired action that you want them to take. On your law firm website, that could mean downloading a piece of content, registering for a seminar, filling out a Contact Us form, or even calling your office. Your conversion rate is a simple calculation: the total […]

Talk of interest rates seems inescapable as inflation hovers at a forty-year high and we feel that impact every time we open our wallets. Estate Planning practitioners feel the effects of increased interest rates at work as well. Many sophisticated Estate Planning techniques derive their value from the prevailing interest rate. Certain techniques work better […]

During this age of remote and virtual work, it has become more important than ever to have a secure, reliable file-sharing system. Email continues to be one of the most common ways for information to be accessed or stolen. If you’re using email to send and transmit files with your clients, you are potentially setting […]

After more than a year of debate over the provisions of the “Build Back Better Act,” President Biden signed the newly titled “Inflation Reduction Act” (the “Act”) into law on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. While the Act represents a scaled back version of the Build Back Better Act, it embodies the goal of reshaping the […]

It’s hard to look anywhere these days without seeing something about interest rates or inflation. All of us know that inflation hovers at a forty-year high and we feel that impact every time we go to the grocery store or gas pump. While these represent direct ways that interest rates impact us, interest rates have […]

As Election Day 2022 approaches, so does another important event coming up this November: the annual Fall Summit hosted by the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Inc. The Fall Summit is a semi-annual event for the Academy, providing an opportunity for both learning and relationship building among Members and VIP guests. With more than […]