Nearly every business in the San Francisco Peninsula can and should use the services of a good business lawyer. This means large and small businesses alike.

Since probate laws vary from state to state, it’s just good sense to work with an estate planning attorney in the Bay Area who will be up-to-date on all of the most recent information.

March 19th, 2013 Posted to Probate | Comments (1)

Being a responsible parent is an ongoing labor of love, and things like estate planning can get overlooked in favor of bedtime stories with toddlers, homework reminders for grade schoolers and trying to decide whether or not your teen is responsible enough to drive to school on his own and, and, and…

Approximately forty years into their relationship, Edith Windsor and Thera Clara Spyer were married in Canada. Two years into their marriage, Thera passed away. After Thera’s death, Edith paid estate tax of approximately $363,000 to the federal government. The reason that tax was paid is that federal law, in the form of the Defense of […]

Elder lawyers in Silicon Valley work not just with our older clients, but also with their caregivers. In many cases, this means adult children who have or will be given power of attorney, not to mention those who just step up to help when something is needed.

Receiving an inheritance is both an honor and a responsibility, and estate planning attorneys constantly see individuals who are just not ready to take that on appropriately.

San Francisco Peninsula will and trust lawyers see everything from very open and transparent situations to those where discussions of money are considered taboo.

Mortgages, loans, credit cards, even medical bills…nearly every wills and estates lawyer in the Bay Area is asked about what happens to a person’s debt when they die. It doesn’t seem quite fair for your descendants to be saddled with your debt, but it also doesn’t seem fair for creditors not to get the money […]

The expiration of key laws in Congress may mean your estate is at risk of owing 35-55% in “Death Taxes” after your passing.  Learn how to protect your estate from the IRS and steps to take to “opt-out” of the government’s plan for your money. Key legislation is set to expire at the end of […]

Tip No. 3: UTILIZE ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION Business transactions are no longer done on a handshake.  The business world is complex, and the more complex transactions become, the more potential exists for litigation to ensue.  The cost of litigation is so high that one small lawsuit can virtually bankrupt a business.  While business owners are […]