Advance Directive

This is the time of year for graduations and we are proud that our youngest daughter graduated from Williams College.  We are also relieved of our obligation to write those tuition checks twice a year.  As an estate planning attorney I realize that the last college graduation means our estate plan needs to be updated. [...]

The Maryland State Bar Association highly encourages attorneys to make their legal services available to individual who cannot afford legal assistance or to help non-profit organizations in achieving their purpose.   Here are some of the activities I have been involved in during the past year. Wills for Heroes: This program involved preparation of simple wills, [...]

You can easily write your own will, power of attorney, medical power of attorney, and living will using an on-line package.  Most of the software packages do a pretty good job for the “I love you wills” giving everything to your spouse, then to your children.  The software replicates what most general practice attorneys can [...]

Boris Veysman wrote an interesting article on Do Not Resuscitate orders from a Physician’s viewpoint that was published in the Washington Post.   A physician or nurse practitioner must sign a DNR order. Maryland Emergency Medical Services explains the effect of the order and you can download a form from their website.   Do Not Resuscitate Orders are [...]