Tom Curti has a lot of practice memories. Tom retired from Fleming & Curti, PLC -- and the practice of law -- last summer. He had a 43-year career in the practice. More than half of that was at Fleming & Curti, PLC,

We're still doing estate planning in the pandemic. In this podcast episode, we discuss the kinds of issues clients are asking about, and what steps we encourage people to take. - What is the single most important document for you to get in order now?

Tom's retirement. What does an estate planning lawyer learn from advising others about his own retirement planning? - Tom Curti, founding partner of Fleming & Curti, PLC, retired just one year ago. At the time Tom was a 44-year lawyer.

You completed your estate planning, signing a will, and maybe even a trust. At the same time you signed a durable financial power of attorney, and a health care power of attorney. You planned for the possibility that you become incapacitated or die.

Wait a minute -- marijuana is illegal, isn't it? Why would it factor into your estate plan? - Join us for an engaging podcast discussion with our friend Gerry Beyer. Professor Beyer teaches law at the Texas Tech University College of Law.

You already understand the importance of signing a durable financial power of attorney. You know that you need advance health care directives, including a health care power of attorney. But have you thought about the importance of selecting your agents...

We occasionally get asked about "gun trusts." Does everyone who owns a firearm need to think about setting up a gun trust? Or is this something only gun dealers need to worry about? - For most casual firearm owners,

Springing vs. surviving durable financial powers of attorney: what's the difference? Which is better? - A "springing" power of attorney becomes effective only when the signer becomes incapacitated -- lawyers talk about it "springing" into existence.

We're lucky to count Prof. Gerry Beyer among our good friends. He's the Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law at Texas Tech University College of Law. You can imagine that his business cards must be larger than usual -- and that's before h...

Everyone wants a "simple" estate plan. But many have complicated notions about distribution of assets. We want to help you simplify your estate plan. - We see many clients with fixed ideas about which assets should go to which beneficiaries.