In the continuing “Back to Blogging” series, the “How” posts (and there will be more than one) will talk about how I run my estate planning practice. I am not talking about empty platitudes such as “I run my practice with hard work, ethics, morality, etc.” That’s not how. I mean literally, what are my processes and… Read More
Allow Myself to (re)Introduce. . . Myself.
Now that I’ve been nominated by LexisNexis to be one of the top 25 Estate Planning Blogs, I’d like to introduce myself to new readers, and possibly re-introduce myself to old ones. I am an attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a practice focused on estate planning, asset protection, probate, guardianship, and tax planning. I… Read More
Sun Sentinel writes article on “Jewish American Bar Association”
Our local newspaper, the Sun Sentinel, published an article on the “Jewish American Bar Association.” If you’ve read my past posts (first here, then here, and then here), there is not much new in the story. However, for those who haven’t, I think it does a good job of introducing the issues. First, I want… Read More
“Prefer a Jewish Lawyer” Bench Advertisement Taken Down
A week ago, I saw something that really pissed me off. As I wrote in my September 11, 2010 post, it was an advertisement on a bench that said “PREER A JEWISH LAWYER! Jewish Lawyer Referral Service. JEWISH AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.” If you want to see the ad, check out my original post or my… Read More
Yet Another Followup to the Deliberately Misleading “Jewish American Bar Association”
I’m hesitant to write yet a third post on the “Prefer a Jewish Lawyer!” bench ad, (you can read my first post here, and my second post here), primarily because I’m afraid of coming off as an obsessed nut. However, Congress still hasn’t taken any action on the estate tax, and I just can’t bring myself… Read More
Social Media: You’re STILL doing it Wrong
This past week Jews observed the holiday of Rosh Hashanah which is the New Year on the Jewish calendar. Happy 5771. Right now we are in the middle of the Aseret Yemei Tshuva or the 10 Days of Awe, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It is supposed to be a time… Read More
The iPad and the Future of the Legal Profession. . . Or not.
I’d like to put something out there on the table. I’m a tech nerd and an Apple fan. I’ve been a fan of Apple computers since my dad bought an Apple ] [+ when I was about 9 years old. Since then, I’ve owned many Macintosh computers and other Apple products, although I have occasionally… Read More
Some thoughts on an Estate Planning Attorney Generating Business in Today’s Economy
I’m going to take a little detour from writing about estate planning to write about being an estate planning attorney, and different ways that I find clients and generate business. This post is a modified response that I wrote to the Solosez Listserv. Solosez is an email discussion list hosted by the American Bar Association… Read More
Be Fruitful and Multiply: Woman dies with 2,000 Living Descendants
I am both fascinated and touched by this New York Times Story about Yitta Schwartz, who when she died last month at the age of 93, possibly had 2,000 living descendants. According to the article, Mrs. Schwartz, a member of the Satmar Hasidic sect, had 15 children, more than 200 grandchildren, and too many great… Read More
A Blog Rebirth — Or My Jerry Maguire Moment
I’ve been thinking about my blog for the past couple of weeks, and I think that I’ve come to a crossroads. My intention in starting this blog was for the most part to write about estate planning news and updates for both the practitioner and for the consumer. And I will still do that. But… Read More
