Greetings from Greenhalgh Legal Services and Happy Father’s Day!  We hope you and your family will take time to enjoy the Summer of 2011. Greenhalgh Legal Services Joins WealthCounsel! As of June 1, 2011, Greenhalgh Legal Services has become a member of WealthCounsel, LLC, a network of over 2,300 law firms throughout the United States dedicated to the highest standards of practice in estate planning and administration.  Our resources at WealthCounsel are unmatched by any other estate planning organization, and we are proud to be

Recently I met with a local insurance agent who read my columns and suggested that I tell you what I do during a typical work day.  He remarked, and I agreed, that most people have no idea what “estate planning” is, let alone what an estate planning attorney does. So here it goes.  I usually get to the office each business day around 8:00 a.m.  I meet with my administrative assistant to go over the day’s upcoming activities and check on tasks we agreed we would get done during the work week. Then I start

For many years, I have drafted wills for people who want their estates distributed a certain way after they die.  A will is a legal document which, no matter how simple or complex, essentially tells the court who is supposed to inherit your estate, and who is supposed to administer your estate.  A will only goes into effect when you die through the court process known as probate.  Until then, it’s just a meaningless piece of paper. The problem with wills is no matter how successfully the attorney captures the