Tag Archive: power of attorney

Sep
22

Aren’t wills only for old people? (or, Why does a young person need a will?)

As an estate planning attorney you would expect me to say that “everyone needs a will!” and, in fact, I do believe that pretty much everyone should have an estate plan in place. I am going to provide my reasoning for making such a statement and I would like to stress a few additional things …

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Apr
19

4 Lessons from a Washington First Responder Will Clinic

This last weekend I had the pleasure of participating in the Washington State Bar Association’s Will Clinic for First Responders (police, firefighters, paramedics). As a volunteer lawyer, I had the opportunity to assist in the estate planning (wills, powers of attorney, advanced health care directives) for a couple of families who put their lives on …

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