No Will, No Way: Another Important Celebrity Estate Planning Lesson

by Trust Counsel | Jan 24, 2019 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Financial, Probate, Trusts, Wills

By now, I am sure you have grown accustom to hearing about celebrity faux pas when it comes to estate planning. The latest celebrity in this ever-growing list is the late electronic dance music (“EDC”) phenom, Avicii, who passed away last April at only 28 years old...

Pet Trusts Offer Protection for Your Furry Family

by Trust Counsel | Jan 18, 2019 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family, Trusts, Wills

If you’re an animal lover and have a pet of your own, you likely consider your pet to be a member of the family. And since your furry friends can provide protection, emotional support, and unconditional love, such consideration is often well deserved. In stark...

Don’t Forget to Include Your Digital Assets In Your Estate Plan—Part 2

by Trust Counsel | Dec 14, 2018 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Financial, Trusts, Wills

  In the first part of this series, we discussed the importance of including your digital assets in your estate plan. Here, we’ll talk about the best ways to get started with this process. Today, estate planning encompasses not just tangible property like finances and...

The “Art” of Estate Planning

by Trust Counsel | Dec 13, 2018 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Trusts, Wills

Just as there is an “art” to collecting artwork, there is an “art” to addressing artwork in a person’s estate plan. The failure of properly planning for the disposition of an artwork collection upon the person’s death can be costly—both in terms of money and family...

Don’t Forget to Include Your Digital Assets In Your Estate Plan—Part 1

by Trust Counsel | Dec 7, 2018 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family, Trusts, Wills

If you’ve created an estate plan, it likely includes traditional wealth and assets like finances, real estate, personal property, and family heirlooms. But unless your plan also includes your digital assets, there’s a good chance this online property will be lost...

Stan Lee’s Latest Cameo: A Man Who Needed a Superhero Himself

by Trust Counsel | Nov 29, 2018 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Family, Financial, Trusts, Wills

Earlier this month, Stanley Martin Lieber, more famously known as Stan Lee, the comic book legend behind many of the characters in the Marvel universe, passed away at the age of 95. Though his creative genius helped him to pioneer the superhero comic industry, it did...