How 23andMe Results Can Shake Up Probate if You Don’t Have a Will
DNA test kits like 23andMe and Ancestry have become a popular way to discover your heritage, to learn about potential health risks, and even to find out whether you have a [...]
Mountain Dearborn Welcomes Our New Associate Joseph Cabrera
Joseph Cabrera has joined Mountain Dearborn, expanding the firm’s estate planning services. An assiduous reader since childhood, Joe places a high value on precise language. That attention to detail, combined with deep [...]
Estate Planning Among Millennials Is on the Rise—for Some Very Good Reasons
I’ve always been fascinated by how generations differ. I’m an “old school” or “early” Millennial: a traditionalist with a modern twist. We Millennials (born between 1981-1995) typically were raised by at [...]
Taking Care of Business: Why Succession Planning Matters for Small Businesses
Many owners of small businesses overlook the benefits of succession planning. Given all the day-to-day challenges of owning and running a business, finding the time to make a long-term plan can be [...]
A Tale of Two Cultures: How You Think About Estate Planning Depends on Where You Come From
As an estate planning lawyer raised in the United States by two parents who grew up in Lebanon, I am acutely aware of stark cultural differences between those countries when it comes [...]
Is “Tele-Legal” Here to Stay?
Closed offices. Virtual courts. E-recording and e-filing. Video conferences for everything from estate planning to real estate closings. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered how law is practiced. As more Americans are [...]
Estate Planning Lesson from “Dead to Me”: Don’t Wait to Name a Guardian for Your Minor Children
Have you run out of good shows to binge watch during these long winter months in Covid Time? If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend the Netflix series Dead to [...]
Stay Calm And Mindful: Avoid These Top Seven SCAMs
In these pandemic times, scammers are stepping up their game, taking advantage of COVID-19 anxiety and confinement. Older adults were their first targets. Now scammers are bolder, infiltrating the phone calls, emails, [...]
Business Not Quite as Usual: How the Pandemic Impacts Your Legal Case
Life has never felt more uncertain. Many brick-and-mortar businesses are closed, most schools have called it an early summer and may go completely virtual this fall, elective medical procedures are postponed indefinitely, [...]
Your COVID-19 “Silver Linings Playbook”: How to Make the Best of Downtime and Plan Ahead
Your lawyers at Mountain Dearborn hope that you and yours are staying safe and well. We continue to serve our clients remotely by holding virtual meetings, drafting estate planning documents, and e-filing [...]
