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  • 2025
    • January
      • Exploring Trusts: Which Type is Right for You?
  • 2024
    • October
      • Understanding the Basics of Estate Planning: A Beginner's Guide
    • July
      • What You Need to Know About the Probate Process
    • April
      • Can Probate Be Avoided?
    • January
      • What You Need to Know Before Setting Up a Trust
  • 2022
    • June
      • Protected Versus Registered Series LLCs in Texas | LLC Law
  • 2021
    • May
      • Best of the Best by the Houston Chronicle Nominees
  • 2020
    • April
      • Estate Planning Opportunities During Difficult Financial Times
    • March
      • COVID-19 UPDATE
  • 2019
    • April
      • Spring Cleaning for your Estate Plan
    • March
      • THE POWER OF A DESIGN PATENT
    • February
      • IDENTIFYING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS IN YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
    • January
      • Powers of Attorney for College Students
  • 2018
    • December
      • 3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas
      • Restrictive Covenants or Deed Restrictions
    • August
      • BUNCHING CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS
      • THE TCJA AND COMMUTING BENEFITS DEDUCTION
      • Data Security
      • Am I ready for Hurricane Season??... legally speaking
      • CHARITABLE GIVING STRATEGIES UNDER NEW TAX LAW
      • BUSINESS MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
    • July
      • Extreme Privacy: Tips On How to Stay "Off the Grid"
  • 2017
    • September
      • New Law Automatically Transfers Car Titles at Death
    • July
      • What Should I Do If My Ex-Spouse Is Still a Beneficiary?
      • What Happens If My Loved One Dies Without a Will?
      • Physician Non-Compete Agreements
    • May
      • Settling an Estate Without a Will
      • Can Children Inherit Debt?
    • March
      • Texas MERP Claims
      • Are the Holidays an Appropriate Time to Talk About Estate Planning?
      • Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas
      • Medicaid Eligibility
  • 2016
    • November
      • Is A Revocable Trust Right For Me?
    • September
      • Types of Deeds in Texas
      • What You Should Know When Starting a Business
      • Employment Contracts
      • Joint Ventures
    • August
      • Who is Allowed to See Your Will?
      • How to Claim Guardianship of an Elderly Parent
      • How Can I Contest a Will in Texas?
      • Contesting a Will on Grounds of Capacity
    • June
      • The Four Categories of Trademarks
      • Simple Ways to Avoid Contract Disputes
      • Confidentiality Agreements: Do's and Don'ts
      • Common Legal Issues Businesses Must Avoid
    • April
      • Securing Promissory Notes for Debts
    • March
      • Financing a Real Estate or Business Transaction
      • Who Should You Choose To Be The Executor of Your Estate?
    • February
      • 4 Ways to Avoid Estate Litigation
      • How To Avoid Probate in Texas
      • 7 Reasons To Make a Will Today
      • How Have Gun Trusts Changed with New Executive Order?
    • January
      • What You Should Not Include When Making Your Will
  • 2015
    • December
      • Tax Breaks from Charitable Gift-Giving
      • Gun Trusts: How to Legally Own NFA-Regulated Firearms Without the Hassle
    • November
      • What Is Copyright Infringement?
      • Do Children Inherit Their Parents' Debt?
      • Should I Make a Will to Transfer Money from My Bank Account?
    • October
      • Breach of Contract in Texas
    • September
      • Establishing a Family Business Succession Plan
    • August
      • Protecting Digital Assets
      • Dossey & Jones - Estate Planning Process
    • March
      • Delaware Vs. Texas - Which is Better For Trusts?
      • Top Reasons People Need Estate Planning
      • Oldest Trademarks in the World
    • February
      • The Standard Celebrity Estate Plan (Revocable Living Trust)
  • 2014
    • December
      • Bypass Trusts: Are They Now Obsolete?
    • November
      • Powerful Combo: Family Limited Partnerships & Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts
    • October
      • Texas Homestead Tax Exemption Vs. Homestead Liability Protections
    • September
      • Are Software Patents Dead?
    • August
      • Legal Checklist for Starting A Business
    • July
      • Estate Planning Involving Kids From a Prior Relationship
      • Buc-ee's - Trademark Defender
      • How to Protect Your Website from Liability
      • Trademarks: How and Why to Get Them
    • June
      • Thinking of Expatriating? Consider Estate and Tax Planning Consequences First...
      • Basics for Obtaining Copyright Protection
      • How To Protect Software IP: Copyrights, Patents, or Trade Secrets?
      • "Do Not Resuscitate" Tattoo - Will it Work?
    • May
      • Equity Compensation Alternatives for Corporations and LLC's
      • Will the Estate Tax Exemption Ever Be Reduced?
      • Differences Between Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets
    • April
      • The Real Reason Liam Neeson Became a US Citizen... Estate Tax
      • Andy Rooney - Poor Estate Planning Likely Costs His Heirs $2.3MM in Estate Tax
      • AMT - The Tax We Love to Hate
    • March
      • Estate Planning Self Assessment Questions
      • Want Your Ashes Scattered on the 18th Green? Here's How...
      • Etta James' Power Of Attorney
      • Jimi Hendrix Died Without A Will... And His Family Is Still Fighting...
      • The Last Will and Testament of Philip Seymour Hoffman - How Not Being Married Can Cost Your Estate Dearly in Estate Tax
      • Estate Planning Tools and Strategies - Our Secret Sauce!
    • February
      • The Last Will and Testament of Princess Diana
      • Throwback Friday - Prince's Purpleaxxe Patent
      • Don't Wait Four Years
      • President Nelson Mandela's Will Made Public - Wives Cut Out Completely
      • A&M Attorneys Vigorously Defending the "12th Man" Trademark
    • January
      • Tax Season Opens January 31, 2014
      • Heath Ledger's Daughter Accidentally Left Out of Will
      • The Copyright on Mike Tyson's Face
      • "Tebowing" and Other Celebrity Trademarks
  • 2013
    • December
      • Income Tax - Think About Charitable Gifts Before End of Year
      • How Much Are Patents Worth?
      • The Battle for $12M picture of Charlie's Angel
      • Question from Client: Should I talk freely about the device before it is patent protected?
      • Differences between provisional and non-provisional patent
      • Steve McQueen - Cool Actor, Cool Patent
      • Supreme Court to Address Patent Eligibility of Software -- What Will They Do?
      • This is one of the funniest Wills I have seen...This guy did not like his brother Oscar at all!
      • Man Adopts Girlfriend as Daughter - Weird, but Totally Legal
      • Who Received Property Under Michael Jackson's Will?
      • The Will of James Gandolfini (aka "Tony Soprano")
      • The Last Will and Testament of Elvis Presley
      • Last Will and Testament of Whitney E. Houston... simplicity at its worst
      • Stolen: Babe Ruth's Last Will and Testament
      • 2010 Was Good Year for George Steinbrenner to Die
      • GRAT - Another Fantastic Way Wealthy Individuals Avoid the Death Tax
      • Michael Jackson's Patent
      • The Last Will and Testament of John F. Kennedy (And the Impact to His Purported Illegitimate Son with Marilyn Monroe)
      • The Last Will and Testament of Ben Franklin
      • Tax Returns Reveal How Charitable Our Political Leaders Are... And The Results Will Surprise You
      • Steve "Air" McNair: Proof That Cheating Can Kill You
      • IRS Statistics Show the "Death Tax" Is Irrelevant
      • How Wal-Mart's Waltons Are Using Charitable Trusts to Pass Billions to Their Heirs Tax-Free
      • How to Leave $12MM to Your Pet
      • Dying Man Writes Will on Tractor Fender with His Pocketknife
      • Do You Want a "Patent Troll" Under Your Bridge?
      • Can I Be Buried In My Car? YES, YOU CAN!
      • Bob Marley's Estate - Everything is Not Going to Be Alright...
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