Leading New York elder law attorney Lawrence Davidow was recently in Tucson visiting a friend. We talked him into joining us for a discussion about elder law. Our question: how does the practice of elder law in his home state differ from our Arizona ex...

Must administrators prepare formal inventories in probate and trust administration? Does every case require employment of a professional appraiser? Is an inventory public, so that anyone can know what was left to whom? How about beneficiaries,

Everyone knows that it's important to avoid probate, right? But what is probate, anyway? - Is probate expensive, time consuming and invasive? Well, it certainly can be -- but most often it's not very complicated and easy to handle. And also,

Avoiding probate: most of our estate planning clients are already sure that's important. But how can you avoid probate? And is it important? What (if any) problems might develop? - In this week's regular podcast episode,

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...