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So you have a great case but opposing counsel is an a** and pushes you to the edge. The judge is indifferent, unmoved and unconcerned in general (or maybe the judge is a jerk too). The rule of law is clearly not being considered, upheld or respected. And you’re at your wits end trying to make

When Pat Bowlen passed away in June of 2019, the Denver Broncos football franchise was owned by The Pat Bowlen Trust.  So if Mr. Bowlen conveyed ownership shares in the team to his Trust (which avoids probate) for the benefit of his children, why has Broncos team ownership been in limbo since Bowlen’s death in

The daughter of George “Papa Bear” Halas, Virginia McCaskey, has controlled the Chicago Bears football franchise since 1983 when her father died leaving her 80% controlling interest in the team.  When Papa Bear founded the franchise in 1920, he did his best to devise a plan to keep ownership of the team under the family’s

After her 2nd psychiatric hold back in 2008, a California court awarded petitioner, Jamie Spears, as emergency temporary conservator responsible to make health care and financial decisions for his daughter Britney. More than 12 years later after working on rehabilitating her mental health, Britney’s right to make legal decisions about her life remains awkwardly under the

Something as simple as an auto accident or malpractice claim can expose the assets you’ve accumulated over a lifetime to attachment by judgment creditors. For this reason, private owners of real property should consider protecting their real estate investment for the benefit of their families, their business partners or the public at large.  They can

After sitting with one of my doctor clients this past weekend, I was surprised to learn he felt “trapped” in his marriage and was terrified to proceed with divorce from his beyond disgruntled wife to dissolve their long-term 21-year marriage.  He like many of the breadwinner spouses I counsel, he lives by the credo ‘its

With increasing concern for safeguarding equitable assets and accumulated wealth, the demand by Floridians for integrated estate plan (IEP) protection is as strong as its ever been. This is due to the dual benefit that IEP’s offer: namely, the benefit of lifetime asset protection planning alongside that of conventional estate planning. For this reason, a