Team members of the Law Office of Michael Robinson stepped out of the office yesterday for a day-long retreat at the Inn on the Lake on Canandaigua Lake. Although the weather wasn't conducive to holding activities outside by the lake, we did enjoy some fun team building activities inside. With the start of a new year, and the addition of our newest team member, Deanne Stratton, we thought it's an ideal time for a team retreat. Deanne just started last week, and we'll be posting about … [Read more...] about The Law Office of Michael Robinson held a Team Retreat yesterday
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Sticking to Your New Year Estate Planning Resolutions
If one of your resolutions is to get started on the estate plan you have been putting off for so long, you can do yourself some favors by going about it in the right way. The new year offers the promise of a renewed sense of self, new opportunities, and the ability to do those things you never got around to doing last year. Making a resolution to get started on estate planning is excellent, but it’s not enough. There is a reason so many similar resolutions fail. People don’t always use the … [Read more...] about Sticking to Your New Year Estate Planning Resolutions
Boomer Drivers Need to be Aware of Their Abilities
For millions of baby boomers across the country, the idea of driving a car equates to personal freedom and the ability to do what they want. However, as 10,000 boomers reach retirement age every day, their ability to get behind the wheel and operate a vehicle safely can no longer be taken for granted. Driving is the most dangerous task most people do on a daily basis, and every year hundreds of thousands of senior citizens are injured in automobile accidents, while thousands of others are … [Read more...] about Boomer Drivers Need to be Aware of Their Abilities
Texas Pregnant Woman Cannot Be Withdrawn From Life-Sustaining Treatment
One of the most important reasons that pregnant women need to have an estate plan in place is because of the very real possibility of a complication arising as a result the pregnancy. A recent story out of Fort Worth, Texas highlights not only the importance of estate and incapacity planning, but also highlights the significant difference that exists between various state laws that address advance medical directives. Medical Emergency In late November, Erick Munoz discovered his pregnant wife … [Read more...] about Texas Pregnant Woman Cannot Be Withdrawn From Life-Sustaining Treatment
Protecting the Family Story
Estate planning is often a very emotional, personal process that will affect you and your family for years to come. Part of this process involves looking at the important legal issues that will affect you and your family as you get older, as well as after you are dead. Yet the law is only one piece of this puzzle. Only you know what you want to leave behind, and many people who are creating an estate plan know that inheritances and property are only a minor piece of the picture. What’s most … [Read more...] about Protecting the Family Story
