When a loved one passes away, legal matters are the last thing you want to think about. But you may need to probate their will, so property can pass to the appropriate beneficiaries.
Probate in Virginia doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, if your loved one left behind an orderly will, probating the […]
A reckless driving charge has lots of possible outcomes. A conviction could lead to jail time, license suspension, and a hefty fine.
Today in Stafford County traffic court, the judge handed down a bunch of alternative sentences. For people who had perfect driving records and a low enough reckless driving speed, they were offered […]
If you’ve been charged with reckless driving based on speed, you might need to have your speedometer calibrated. I usually recommend a calibration to clients when their speed is relatively close to the reckless driving line (20 mph over the speed limit, or anything over 80 mph).
Thanks to my colleague, Jon Katz, we have […]
It seems like the volume of traffic court cases in Stafford County has increased lately. I’ve been getting lots of phone calls from people who are facing reckless driving charges in Stafford County.
The good news is that people are calling the right lawyer. I regularly help clients with their Virginia reckless driving defense […]
If your estate plan isn’t orderly, you could be setting your heirs up for a messy fight. Don’t let your estate be fought over like these five famous cases.
Anna Nicole Smith
Disregarding Smith’s questionable career, she has been at the center of two different major will problems. First, she was married to J. Howard Marshall, who […]
Are you considering a Virginia trust as part of your estate plan? If so, I encourage you to read a new MSNBC article on why a trust may be the best tool for you.
Overall, this article does a great job of boiling down some of the top pros and cons to using a trust […]
If you’re a person of modest means, you may think that you don’t need a will. Virginia does have laws that specify who gets your property, if you die without a will. But not drafting a will means that you don’t have control over many important decisions.
As discussed by this great BBC News […]
Today I ran across an interesting news article about an Australian will contest. An elderly lady died, leaving two wills that give $5 million each to three different couples. Now the deceased woman’s family is fighting to prove that the wills are fraudulent.
This real-life will contest highlights the importance of drafting and executing […]
A couple weeks ago, I received an interview request from a Wall Street Journal reporter. She found me on a list of attorneys that use Twitter (I’m aflusche).
Yesterday, I was included in a Wall Street Journal article called Twitter Goes Mainstream. It’s a great article that talks about Twitter being used outside the […]
