The Texas Estates Code provides that in order for a Will to be valid, the person making the Will must not only be of sound mind, but…
When I started my law firm years ago, I was nervous. Petrified, actually. I had always worked for other attorneys before, so I never had to…
This month, I was honored to be included in Houstonia Magazine’s list of “Top Lawyers” for 2014! This is the second year in a…
Most obituaries are sterile. They provide basic information about the deceased person’s birth, death, and those they left behind, but are short…
A friend of mine who volunteers for hospice wondered out loud a couple of weeks ago: “Why is it that more people die around…
A friend of mine died this week. She wasn’t a close friend, but we had been members of the same group for many years, and saw each…
While standing in line at the grocery store a few days ago, the cover of People magazine caught my eye. It was a photograph of Brittany Maynard,…
I explained last week that an heir is a person who will inherit your property by virtue of a state’s intestacy laws if you die without…