On February 26th I gave testimony before the Connecticut legislature, regarding Raised Bill 6425, An Act regarding medical aid in dying. I gave it as Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, and its roughly 500…
Question. What is the name of a document, that may help prevent unpleasant probate court proceedings after your death? (Hint. It is not a revocable living trust.) We’ve written before about how the SECURE ACT, effective 1/1/2020, changes long standing…
We are past the election, and I think all of us are grateful for that. We have seen and heard things (and apparently will for some time yet to come) that we have never heard regarding the outcome of a…
Greetings All. I hope you are all staying safe, in a way that doesn’t drive you mad. (Not a joke, as the incidents of domestic violence have increased.) We stopped washing the groceries quite a while back, but are still…
First Presidential debate is tonight. I intend to have a stiff drink and see how much of it I can manage to sit through, as my stomach for such things is weak. For those with loved ones in nursing homes,…
First, on the serious side of things (non serious to follow), some excellent advocacy has been done in the State to try to recognize the human emotional toll involved in severely restricting nursing home residents from seeing loved ones, as…
We hope this finds you well in body and spirit. These are very challenging times, and now when we would benefit so much from spending time with friends and loved ones, we mostly find ourselves doing that from a distance,…
The firm is pleased to announce that Mr. Bingley, JD (Juris Doggerel - 2020) has accepted a position of associated four-footed counsel with the firm. Although only at the beginning of his career, Mr. Bingley has already demonstrated great promise…
Lawyers often spend more time than they would like on things that are not directly related to getting work done for clients. The covid virus is not helping. As are many lawyers, we are spending lots of time trying to…
Some may remember the old Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song….”Almost cut my hair”…..well…..I did cut my own hair recently ….used the clippers we had in the garage from the days when I groomed our dear poodle Phoenix, now gone…..….…