Firm News: Guest on Radio Show AM950 with Bruce Klopfleisch This August I was invited by Bruce Klopfleisch, a radio host at AM950, on his show Politics Matters to discuss estate planning and estate administration. To me, estate planning comes from a place of love and a desire to make the transition easier and smoother…
Pumpkin Spice Cake Bites Equipment and Ingredients for Pumpkin Spice Cake: Popsicle sticks/ cake pop sticks 9 by 13 pan Big-ish bowl Duncan Hines perfectly moist spice cake Pam’s baking spray 3 large eggs 1 cup of water ½ cup of vegetable oil One can of Libby’s 100% pure pumpkin pie filling 1 cup of…
Nonprofit Spotlight: Your Local Schools’ Parent-Teacher Organizations I think of November as a time for appreciation and gratitude. In that spirit, I want to honor a nonprofit that speaks to our time, our community, and an important impact. This month, I want to gently nudge you in the direction of your local schools’ PTOs (or…
Estate Planning Questions to Ask at Thanksgiving November brings us one of the best holidays of the year, in my opinion: Thanksgiving. It’s a day set aside to eat delicious food with your family. It can be fancy or casual, large or intimate, biological or chosen. Good food, good company, good conversation. I rest my…
Hominy Bake from N. D. “Oh, I remember another old recipe. I got it back in the late ’70s from Zenda Carney, wife of Frank Carney (co-founder of Pizza Hut). It’s delicious, but not many people like hominy, so I understand if you don’t use it.” Ingredients: 1 large can white hominy 1 large can…
Firm Update: The Process of Creating the Courtney Law Office Annual Thanksgiving Card As many of you know – and some of you will discover for the first time this year – every year I send out an annual Thanksgiving Card to my clients, professional contacts, and friends and family. (If you are not on…
Historic Will: Lizzie Borden’s Inheritance Today, I bring you the next installment in my series on historic and celebrity wills. In honor of Halloween and the spooky season, and at the suggestion of my friend and colleague, Rachel Schromen, I am focusing on that infamous, alleged murderer: Lizzie Borden. Many of you are familiar with…
Firm News: Award for Legal Work During Operation Metro Surge On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I attended the Elder Law Institute, one of the annual continuing education conferences for attorneys in my practice area. Every year on the first day of the Elder Law Institute, the Elder Law Section (of the Minnesota State…
Firm Recommendation: Naturalization Ceremony at the Minnesota State Fair For those of you who do not already know: I love the Minnesota State Fair. There is a lot about the State Fair that I love: honey ice cream, the Fine Arts Building, listening to music, running into friends and neighbors, the llama costume contest, math-on-a-stick,…
Firm News: “My Friends Say to Avoid Probate! So What Is Probate Anyway?” Webinar Twin Cities PBS invited me to prepare and present a webinar on probate, titled “My Friends Say To Avoid Probate! So What Is Probate Anyway?” I chose the title because this is something I hear in my office probably once or…
Vietnamese Iced Coffee A wonderful treat for the end of summer and early fall. If you don’t believe me—try some at the state fair! You can find it at the Que Viet Concessions (the Eggroll-on-a-Stick stand). Ingredients: Coffee grounds (Café Du Monde grounds work particularly well; in general, you are looking for dark roast coffee…
The Complexities of Probate Administration with Nonprofits and Charitable Organizations To accompany my guest writer’s blog today, I knew that I wanted to discuss a subject related to nonprofits and estate work. However, the subject of “nonprofits and estate law” is a wide-ranging area with many different topics and important considerations, including but not limited…