Leaving a vacation home outright to your loved ones can create more family conflict and problems than you might think. While a vacation home may have been a peaceful haven for you and your spouse throughout the years, your children may not look at the house the same way when it becomes theirs to manage […]

National Healthcare Decisions Day is on April 16th, and it’s an important reminder for every adult in the Bay Area to let someone know their most private wishes about medical treatments and possible end-of-life care. Far too many people assume that their families would make the choices they would want in an emergency.  Yet every […]

A recent article on Forbes.com took a look into the surprisingly high rate at which intergenerational wealth transfers fail.  This is undoubtedly a major issue of consideration for estate planning attorneys in the Bay Area and beyond.  Our goal is for your wishes to be followed both in specific and in the spirit of your […]

The dictionary defines “easement” as “a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.” This means that, even though you are the legal owner of your property, someone else has the legal right to use it.  The most common example of […]

It was just weeks ago that Whitney Houston won a lawsuit against her step-mother to collect the proceeds of her father’s estate. Now the question is whether daughter Bobbi Kristina, who has a reported history of drug use and emotional problems, will inherit her grandfather’s money outright if Houston did not have enough time to […]

The increasing cost of college tuition has sent many people turning to their San Francisco Peninsula estate planning attorneys to discover the most strategic, tax-friendly ways to meet their children or grandchildren’s future education needs. It’s well known that Ivy League schools can cost over $50,000 a year, while state university programs can cost up […]

As medical malpractice claims continue to rise in the US, more physicians than ever are turning to asset protection strategies to help them avoid financial catastrophe in the face of a malpractice lawsuit. While nearly every physician is at risk for a lawsuit, there are some doctors who experience legal claims more than most.  Three […]

Unless you own the building where your business is, you will need to lease space, probably on a long-term basis.  A lot of business owners are presented with a preprinted form by the landlord and told to sign—and many just sign the form “as is.” Unlike renting an apartment or house for your residence, the […]

As a Peninsula estate planning attorney, I know families with special needs children have unique planning requirements. Unfortunately there are many misconceptions when it comes to securing the financial future your child deserves.  Even well-meaning caregivers and service organizations don’t understand issues and can give bad advice. It is really critical for these families to […]

Trust lawyers are well aware of the variety of online estate planning tools available to those in Menlo Park and beyond.  The variety of products available can create a false sense of security, however, when an individual believes he or she has made adequate plans for the estate.  Recent Consumer Reports findings determined that the […]