[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] The narrator of the 1948 detective movie, Naked City, gave this vivid description of the homicide detective’s painstaking investigative method: “An investigation for murder is under way now in the city of New York. It will advance methodically, by trial and error, by leg […]

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] Executive officers of unlicensed software companies LegalZoom and AVVO have infuriated lawyers in presentations at bar association meetings over the past couple of years. The presenters claimed that their technology allows them to provide unlicensed legal services to consumers faster and less expensively than consumers […]

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] Every profession has craftsmen that constantly refine their skills and performance quality. As technology and society evolve, craftsmen respond to ever-changing societal needs by developing and harnessing new technology to create more effective and useful tools and products. As society faces overwhelming technological advances and […]

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] An audience member at one of our recent presentations about advance health care directives suggested that people should make powers of attorney and advance health care directives when they reach 50 years old or older. We responded that most people over 18 years of age […]

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] We usually write about subjects within our law practice expertise such as estates, trusts, nursing home care, and small businesses. However, last night’s opening presentation of the Steven Spielberg movie Bridge of Spies inspired us to write a few words about what it means for […]