Google My Business (or GMB) is an online platform that allows law firms to manage their web presence across all Google products, including Google Maps, Google Search and Knowledge Graph. It’s considered an online business listing that contains information about your law firm, similar to other directory listings, such as Yelp or Yellow Pages. But, […]

Congress has tried in many ways to help employers through the COVID-19 pandemic. The headline news was the Payroll Protection Program, passed as part of the CARES Act last year. But, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of 2020, enacted on December 27, 2020, made some changes to the employee retention tax credits previously […]

I recently had to clear out my parents’ home here in Albuquerque. As a Baby Boomer facing a lifetime of photographs, paperwork, furniture and memorabilia, this has been a daunting challenge. My parents used to split their time between Florida and New Mexico, but the pandemic put a stop to that. As they have aged, […]

It’s difficult to even think that someone might not want to accept inherited assets. But sometimes clients don’t need any more assets and a newfound inheritance simply may compound their estate tax issues. This is the second of two articles regarding disclaimers. The first article examined the basics of disclaimers. This second article examines a […]

If someone told the high school version of me that I’d end up being a data nerd at some point in my life, I would have looked at them like they had a third eyeball on their head. I don’t know when this side of me took hold, but there’s something about looking at data […]

It’s difficult to even think that someone might not want to accept inherited assets. But sometimes clients don’t need any more assets and a newfound inheritance simply may compound their estate tax issues. This is the first of two articles regarding disclaimers. This first article examines the basics of disclaimers and a quick example. The […]

Creating a social media marketing calendar for your law firm can certainly be challenging! There’s so much to consider when deciding how best to adapt your content for each social media channel: engaging topics, appropriate content formats, posting schedules, the best times to post on each platform. If all that wasn’t enough, each social media […]

Even wealthy clients are often most concerned about the possessions which they have around them. They may have financial accounts with lots of zeros, yet they are most concerned about the things which they have collected or been given over the years. At first glance, this may not make much sense because the items may […]

With spring around the corner, the days are getting longer but for many of us it still feels like there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to tackle everything that needs doing.  Staying organized is a major struggle for most busy people, but you don’t have to do a full “Marie Kondo” on your […]

Have you ever wondered why the dispositive instrument in which you express your wishes is called a “Last Will and Testament?” Few people, including Estate Planning attorneys, know the reason. In fact, the history is a little muddy. Occasionally, clients will ask this question. Now you’ll know the answer! It’s thought that the “Last Will” […]