Tag Archives: Estate Planning

NEEP Adds New Automated Documents

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Smilie G. Rogers

New England Estate Planning will offer free automated planning documents to registered attorneys. Continue reading →

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The Law Governing a Will – Can You Change It?

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Smilie G. Rogers

Maine Uniform Probate Code *** enables the drafter of any instrument, including but not limited to Wills, to alter the governing law.  Continue reading →

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What does the Operating Agreement Say?

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Smilie G. Rogers

We interrupt our normal broadcasting to rebroadcast this interesting case law news flash!  Can the provisions of an LLC Agreement avoid probate? Can it act as a Will substitute?  What does the Operating Agreement Say?  Courtesy of Alan Gassman and Chelsea … Continue reading →

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Staying on Top of the Day

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Smilie G. Rogers

Staying on top of the day in a law practice can be difficult.  There are always a number of tasks to attend to.  I use a number of tools to try to manage my daily approach to practice as you … Continue reading →

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Breathe New Life into Old Advance Health Care Directive Forms

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Smilie G. Rogers

Breathe New Life into Old Advance Health Care Directive Forms   Advance Health Care Directives – Statutory Authority (in Maine) Title 18-A, Article 5 (Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property) Part 8: Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act (“Act”), which took … Continue reading →

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Going Solo and Running a Small Estate Planning Practice – Part IV

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Smilie G. Rogers

Going Solo Part IV This week’s topic is “Going Solo and Running a Small Estate Planning Practice – Part IV”.  These materials are based, in part, on materials I prepared for a 2012 seminar hosted by the Maine State Bar Association … Continue reading →

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