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 [...]
How I Know That Florence Foster Jenkins Did Not Consult Her Estate Planning Attorney
A New York City socialite, heiress to a massive fortune, Florence Foster Jenkins blindly took a huge risk when she attempted to change her will—if the movie version of her story is [...]
