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10 Questions for an Elder Law Attorney

Many concerns and questions can arise as we grow older. In the last decade or so, a new category of law has emerged that specializes in helping retirees answer their questions and learn their rights. Here, 10 questions for an elder law attorney.

Data Fabric Architecture: Advantages and Disadvantages

Data fabric architecture has emerged as a way to facilitate data exchange among the many disparate systems that support the business.

What Is the Difference Between a Lawyer and an Attorney?

People often use the terms lawyer and attorney interchangeably, but did you know there are differences? This article will explain what you need to know.

More and more workplace discrimination cases are closed before they’re even investigated.

Why Financial Wellness Programs Are Not Well

There's a big disconnect between what employees need and what employers offer

How to Build Better Retirement Plans

Three experts from Morningstar offer their ideas on how to increase retirement savings.

No Children? Do Not Skip the Estate Planning Process

Estate planning is important, even if you do not have children. Contact our DuPage County wills and trusts lawyers to schedule a personalized consultation.

Does New Tax Law Mean Less Estate Planning?

What should occur to your planning under new laws, depends on your circumstances. Perhaps the best way to figure out what will occur in estate planning under the new tax laws is to check with the attorneys, according to Wealth Management in "Will High Estate Tax Exemptions Mean Less Planning?"...

When Estate Plans Fail

Nowadays more people are considering pets—and even children posthumously conceived from frozen sperm—in their estate-planning mix. Here's what you need to know.

The Benefits of an Estate Plan

Living without an Estate Plan can be risky business. Find out why.

Is Estate Planning Important for Young Adults?

For many young adults, the consequences of not having an estate plan in place can be dire.

Are you buying a value meal or an estate plan?

There are times when basing a purchasing decision on speed and cost of delivery makes sense. Planning your estate is not one of those times. Know whether you are buying a value meal or an estate plan. If the process seems quick and cheap it probably is and can have disastrous consequences at the worst time possible.

Will Planning and Estate Planning? Not the Same

Estate planning goes the distance in caring for your family. Will planning and estate planning are often confused. However, the important difference is that a will focuses on distribution of assets but estate planning goes much deeper, according to Lexology in “The Differences Between Will Planning & Estate Planning.” An...

When Celebrities Die Without a Will, Americans Get Serious About Estate Planning

Celebrity deaths often encourage others to think about their own estate. Our DuPage County estate planning attorney can help with your will or estate plan.

4 Simple Steps To Creating An Estate Plan

It is common to define estate planning as a plan for our assets after death, but have you ever really wondered what is estate planning?

Estate Planning: Filling in the Blanks?

Even though smart people really know that hiring an experienced estate planning attorney certainly is a better choice, there are plenty of form wills and estate planning documents out there in our Internet world that can be used. They may get the job done, and using something like this is certainly better than doing nothing, yet if you do go this route, beware of mistakes people commonly make when preparing their own wills.

Is Estate Planning Terrifying?

One thing that presents many clients from fully executing a comprehensive estate plan is the fear that they haven’t fully taken care of their own retirement. That must always be their first priority, and rightfully so. As reported in a recent article titled "Overcoming retirement fears" in LifeHealthPro, Legg Mason...

The facts on estate planning

There are many misunderstandings regarding estate planning that cause confusion. This confusion often results in unnecessary actions, worry or fear that create problems rather than resolving them.

Waiting for Estate Plan? Not a Good Idea

Don’t wait for retirement to make your plans … it would be wise to make them BEFORE. Americans have a tendency to consider preparing an estate plan as they approach retirement age or even after retirement. However, that may not be a good course of action, according to the Wills,...

Divorced? You Need to Revisit Estate Plan

A divorce will most likely change everything. Therefore, decisions need to be made. The Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog recently listed some things that need to be done after a divorce in "Don’t Let Divorce Distract You from Important Estate Planning Considerations." One of the issues concerning the high...