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January 22, 2019
Powers of Attorney for College Students
December 06, 2018
3rd Annual 12 Days of Christmas
December 06, 2018
Restrictive Covenants or Deed Restrictions
August 17, 2018
BUNCHING CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS
August 15, 2018
THE TCJA AND COMMUTING BENEFITS DEDUCTION
August 13, 2018
Data Security
August 08, 2018
CHARITABLE GIVING STRATEGIES UNDER NEW TAX LAW
Category:
Tax
August 01, 2018
BUSINESS MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Category:
Tax
July 28, 2017
What Should I Do If My Ex-Spouse Is Still a Beneficiary?
Category:
Estate Planning
July 26, 2017
What Happens If My Loved One Dies Without a Will?
Category:
Estate Planning
July 24, 2017
Physician Non-Compete Agreements
May 08, 2017
Can Children Inherit Debt?
Category:
Estate Planning
March 31, 2017
Texas MERP Claims
Category:
Estate Planning
March 27, 2017
Are the Holidays an Appropriate Time to Talk About Estate Planning?
Category:
Estate Planning
March 20, 2017
Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas
Category:
Estate Planning
March 13, 2017
Medicaid Eligibility
Category:
Estate Planning
November 28, 2016
Is A Revocable Trust Right For Me?
Category:
Estate Planning
September 27, 2016
Types of Deeds in Texas
September 19, 2016
What You Should Know When Starting a Business
Category:
Business Law
September 02, 2016
Joint Ventures
Category:
Business Law
August 12, 2016
How to Claim Guardianship of an Elderly Parent
Category:
Estate Planning
August 10, 2016
How Can I Contest a Will in Texas?
Category:
Estate Planning
August 08, 2016
Contesting a Will on Grounds of Capacity
Category:
Estate Planning
June 14, 2016
Simple Ways to Avoid Contract Disputes
Category:
Business Law
June 12, 2016
Confidentiality Agreements: Do's and Don'ts
Category:
Business Law
,
Intellectual Property
March 29, 2016
Financing a Real Estate or Business Transaction
Category:
Business Law
,
Real Estate
March 02, 2016
Who Should You Choose To Be The Executor of Your Estate?
Category:
Estate Planning
February 29, 2016
4 Ways to Avoid Estate Litigation
Category:
Estate Planning
February 25, 2016
7 Reasons To Make a Will Today
Category:
Estate Planning
January 21, 2016
What You Should Not Include When Making Your Will
December 21, 2015
Tax Breaks from Charitable Gift-Giving
Category:
Tax
December 11, 2015
Gun Trusts: How to Legally Own NFA-Regulated Firearms Without the Hassle
Category:
Estate Planning
November 30, 2015
What Is Copyright Infringement?
Category:
Intellectual Property
November 17, 2015
Do Children Inherit Their Parents' Debt?
Category:
Estate Planning
November 03, 2015
Should I Make a Will to Transfer Money from My Bank Account?
Category:
Estate Planning
October 03, 2015
Breach of Contract in Texas
Category:
Business Law
September 23, 2015
Establishing a Family Business Succession Plan
Category:
Business Law
August 25, 2015
Dossey & Jones - Estate Planning Process
Category:
Estate Planning
March 28, 2015
Delaware Vs. Texas - Which is Better For Trusts?
Category:
Estate Planning
March 12, 2015
Top Reasons People Need Estate Planning
Category:
Estate Planning
March 02, 2015
Oldest Trademarks in the World
Category:
Intellectual Property
February 05, 2015
The Standard Celebrity Estate Plan (Revocable Living Trust)
Category:
Estate Planning
December 04, 2014
Bypass Trusts: Are They Now Obsolete?
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
November 06, 2014
Powerful Combo: Family Limited Partnerships & Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
September 15, 2014
Are Software Patents Dead?
Category:
Intellectual Property
August 16, 2014
Legal Checklist for Starting A Business
Category:
Business Law
July 31, 2014
Estate Planning Involving Kids From a Prior Relationship
Category:
Estate Planning
July 28, 2014
Buc-ee's - Trademark Defender
Category:
Intellectual Property
July 17, 2014
How to Protect Your Website from Liability
Category:
Intellectual Property
July 11, 2014
Trademarks: How and Why to Get Them
Category:
Business Law
,
Intellectual Property
June 30, 2014
Thinking of Expatriating? Consider Estate and Tax Planning Consequences First...
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
June 27, 2014
Basics for Obtaining Copyright Protection
Category:
Intellectual Property
June 12, 2014
How To Protect Software IP: Copyrights, Patents, or Trade Secrets?
Category:
Intellectual Property
June 05, 2014
"Do Not Resuscitate" Tattoo - Will it Work?
Category:
Estate Planning
May 30, 2014
Equity Compensation Alternatives for Corporations and LLC's
Category:
Business Law
May 22, 2014
Will the Estate Tax Exemption Ever Be Reduced?
Category:
Estate Planning
April 26, 2014
The Real Reason Liam Neeson Became a US Citizen... Estate Tax
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
April 13, 2014
Andy Rooney - Poor Estate Planning Likely Costs His Heirs $2.3MM in Estate Tax
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
April 04, 2014
AMT - The Tax We Love to Hate
March 30, 2014
Estate Planning Self Assessment Questions
Category:
Estate Planning
March 28, 2014
Want Your Ashes Scattered on the 18th Green? Here's How...
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Probate
March 20, 2014
Etta James' Power Of Attorney
Category:
Estate Planning
March 14, 2014
Jimi Hendrix Died Without A Will... And His Family Is Still Fighting...
Category:
Estate Planning
March 06, 2014
The Last Will and Testament of Philip Seymour Hoffman - How Not Being Married Can Cost Your Estate Dearly in Estate Tax
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
March 01, 2014
Estate Planning Tools and Strategies - Our Secret Sauce!
Category:
Estate Planning
February 18, 2014
The Last Will and Testament of Princess Diana
Category:
Estate Planning
February 14, 2014
Throwback Friday - Prince's Purpleaxxe Patent
Category:
Intellectual Property
February 01, 2014
A&M Attorneys Vigorously Defending the "12th Man" Trademark
Category:
Intellectual Property
January 24, 2014
Heath Ledger's Daughter Accidentally Left Out of Will
Category:
Estate Planning
January 11, 2014
The Copyright on Mike Tyson's Face
Category:
Intellectual Property
January 02, 2014
"Tebowing" and Other Celebrity Trademarks
Category:
Business Law
,
Intellectual Property
December 23, 2013
Income Tax - Think About Charitable Gifts Before End of Year
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
December 20, 2013
How Much Are Patents Worth?
Category:
Business Law
,
Intellectual Property
December 17, 2013
Question from Client: Should I talk freely about the device before it is patent protected?
Category:
Intellectual Property
December 16, 2013
Differences between provisional and non-provisional patent
Category:
Intellectual Property
December 12, 2013
Steve McQueen - Cool Actor, Cool Patent
Category:
Intellectual Property
December 12, 2013
Supreme Court to Address Patent Eligibility of Software -- What Will They Do?
Category:
Intellectual Property
December 11, 2013
This is one of the funniest Wills I have seen...This guy did not like his brother Oscar at all!
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
Man Adopts Girlfriend as Daughter - Weird, but Totally Legal
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
Who Received Property Under Michael Jackson's Will?
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
The Will of James Gandolfini (aka "Tony Soprano")
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
The Last Will and Testament of Elvis Presley
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
Last Will and Testament of Whitney E. Houston... simplicity at its worst
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
Stolen: Babe Ruth's Last Will and Testament
Category:
Probate
December 11, 2013
2010 Was Good Year for George Steinbrenner to Die
December 11, 2013
GRAT - Another Fantastic Way Wealthy Individuals Avoid the Death Tax
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
Michael Jackson's Patent
Category:
Intellectual Property
December 11, 2013
The Last Will and Testament of John F. Kennedy (And the Impact to His Purported Illegitimate Son with Marilyn Monroe)
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Probate
December 11, 2013
The Last Will and Testament of Ben Franklin
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Probate
December 11, 2013
Steve "Air" McNair: Proof That Cheating Can Kill You
Category:
Probate
December 11, 2013
IRS Statistics Show the "Death Tax" Is Irrelevant
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
December 11, 2013
How Wal-Mart's Waltons Are Using Charitable Trusts to Pass Billions to Their Heirs Tax-Free
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
December 11, 2013
Dying Man Writes Will on Tractor Fender with His Pocketknife
Category:
Probate
December 11, 2013
Do You Want a "Patent Troll" Under Your Bridge?
Category:
Intellectual Property
December 11, 2013
Bob Marley's Estate - Everything is Not Going to Be Alright...
Category:
Probate
December 09, 2013
Welcome to Our Blog
May 18, 2021
Best of the Best by the Houston Chronicle Nominees
April 14, 2020
Estate Planning Opportunities During Difficult Financial Times
March 18, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
April 30, 2019
Spring Cleaning for your Estate Plan
Category:
Estate Planning
March 21, 2019
THE POWER OF A DESIGN PATENT
February 28, 2019
IDENTIFYING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS IN YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
August 10, 2018
Am I ready for Hurricane Season??... legally speaking
Category:
Estate Planning
July 27, 2018
Extreme Privacy: Tips On How to Stay "Off the Grid"
September 22, 2017
New Law Automatically Transfers Car Titles at Death
Category:
Estate Planning
May 15, 2017
Settling an Estate Without a Will
Category:
Estate Planning
September 14, 2016
Employment Contracts
Category:
Business Law
August 15, 2016
Who is Allowed to See Your Will?
Category:
Estate Planning
June 16, 2016
The Four Categories of Trademarks
Category:
Business Law
,
Intellectual Property
June 10, 2016
Common Legal Issues Businesses Must Avoid
Category:
Business Law
,
Intellectual Property
April 08, 2016
Securing Promissory Notes for Debts
Category:
Business Law
February 27, 2016
How To Avoid Probate in Texas
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Probate
February 16, 2016
How Have Gun Trusts Changed with New Executive Order?
Category:
Estate Planning
August 28, 2015
Protecting Digital Assets
Category:
Estate Planning
October 20, 2014
Texas Homestead Tax Exemption Vs. Homestead Liability Protections
Category:
Estate Planning
,
Tax
May 16, 2014
Differences Between Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets
Category:
Intellectual Property
February 08, 2014
Don't Wait Four Years
Category:
Probate
February 07, 2014
President Nelson Mandela's Will Made Public - Wives Cut Out Completely
Category:
Estate Planning
January 30, 2014
Tax Season Opens January 31, 2014
Category:
Tax
December 19, 2013
The Battle for $12M picture of Charlie's Angel
Category:
Probate
December 11, 2013
Tax Returns Reveal How Charitable Our Political Leaders Are... And The Results Will Surprise You
Category:
Tax
December 11, 2013
How to Leave $12MM to Your Pet
Category:
Estate Planning
December 11, 2013
Can I Be Buried In My Car? YES, YOU CAN!
Category:
Probate
