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Asset Protection in Texas: What It Really Is, and Why It Only Works Before Trouble Starts
As an estate planning attorney in Austin, I hear a version of the same sentence almost every week from successful…
Slayer Statutes: How Texas and California Treat Your Killer and his or her Inheritance
Lessons from the Reiner Case Nick Reiner, faces two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances for the December 2025…
Explaining Your Estate Plan from the Afterlife – the Family Legacy Meeting
Let’s be honest. Most families will spend hours debating where to eat Thanksgiving dinner, but somehow never find twenty minutes…
Your Will Is Not the Final Word
Seven estate planning traps that ambush careful families — and the seven questions that catch them first. Think back to…
The “Baby IRA” Is Here: the New Section 530A also known as the “Trump Accounts”
1. Introduction: At the Delivery Room Door The delivery room door has long been the threshold where parental joy meets…
The Hidden Tax Superpower of an LLC: Understanding the Step-Up in Basis inside an LLC
When most people think about a LLC, they think about liability protection, asset segregation, or business flexibility. But there is…
The Cheapest Thing You’ll Ever Buy: An Estate Plan
Let’s be honest—no one wakes up on a Saturday morning thinking, “You know what sounds fun? Drafting a will.” That…
✈️ What Happens to Airline Miles and Hotel Points When You Die?
Estate Planning for Loyalty Programs Most Families Forget Frequent-flyer miles and hotel reward points can represent thousands sometimes tens of…
New FinCEN Rule: Reporting Certain Real Estate Transfers Starts March 1, 2026
Big changes are coming to residential real estate transactions. Beginning March 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial…
What Does an Estate Planner Really Do?
Most people assuMost people assume “estate planning” begins and ends with drafting a will. In reality, comprehensive planning sits at…
The Personal Property Memorandum: Because Nobody Should Fight Over Your Belt Buckle
Estate planning is serious business. But that doesn’t mean everything in your estate plan has to feel like a funeral…
Slayer Statutes: How Texas and California Treat Your Killer’s Inheritance
Lessons from the Reiner Case I recently read that Nick Reiner’s “Hollywood” attorney resigned and has been replaced with a…