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LIVING TRUST vs COST OF PROBATE
Probate
requires an "executor" and an "attorney."
Sometimes the executor is referred to as the "personal
representative." In probate, both the executor and probate
attorney are
entitled to substantial fees for their services, based upon the estate's
gross value.
The
following
articles were originally published as the Editor's page in The Beverly
Hills Bar Journal, during Mr. Shacter's tenure.
PROFESSIONALISM
Guidelines for Professional Courtesy
which are now being disseminated to serve the legal community
and the public well being.
CIVILITY
& LAWYERS
With
increasing caseloads in every court, we are finding
that courtesies and consideration are the victims of
increased stress and impersonal treatment.
ELECTION
MANIA
Could
it be that the candidates are so similar? Or equally lackluster? Or are
the party platforms considered largely irrelevant in predicting the
course of any future administration?
BICENTENNIAL
OF THE CONSTITUTION
Wherein lies the
greatness of this particular constitution?
U.S.
CONSTITUTION
Ideas
which influenced the framers of our Constitution, an amalgam of ideas and
philosophies
GETTING
TOGETHER
A few thoughts
concerning our Constitution, a document so unique that it served as the
model for many other young nations.
GENIUS
OF CONSTITUTIONALISM
The
genius of American constitutionalism, which supports the rule of law,
lies, first, in the Constitution which provides the opportunity for both
change and continuity.
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