Notes from our practice — about kids, parents, money, mortality and the small legal hinges everything else turns on.
The five conversations every parent should have before they sit down with an attorney. And the one thing most lawyers won't tell you about how a plan actually works when a family is in crisis.
Why "who would raise our kids" is the wrong starting point — and what to ask instead.
A will sends your family to court. Here's what to do instead — and when a trust actually makes sense.
A clear walkthrough of California's five-year rule, what it does (and doesn't) penalize, and the planning windows most families miss.
The legal vacuum that opens the day your child turns 18 — and the three documents that close it.
The personal story that started this firm — and what we learned from it.
The five most common asset-protection myths, separated from what California law actually allows.
Why most family-business transitions fail, and the five-year window where good planning makes the difference.
Special needs planning has unforgiving rules. Here are the ones we see broken most often, and how to avoid them.
A trust without funding is paper. Here's what funding looks like, and why we do it for you.
No selling, no sales pitches. Just one piece of plain-English thinking on the legal hinges your family will run into.