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  Ordinarily, probate court proceedings focus on standard tasks essential to settling the affairs of someone who has died, such as paying off debts and taxes and then distributing the assets based on a will,…
Read Moreabout Court Battles: Probate Litigation

  This is one of those questions that it’s even hard for Google to answer. Why? It depends! The public process of paying the debts and distributing the assets of the deceased, known as probate,…
Read Moreabout How Long Does Probate Take?

  Although estate planning is important for all families, it is especially critical to plan ahead for beneficiaries with disabilities. Failure to do so can set off an unintended chain of consequences that can be…
Read Moreabout Disabled Beneficiaries?

  When used together, these words spell bad news for retirement plan fiduciaries. Indeed, building on the precedents set over the past years, another “excessive fee” lawsuit has been filed, this time by lawyers from…
Read Moreabout Choices, Fees and Allegations

  Increasingly, retirement plan sponsors are going beyond above and beyond ERISA’s requirements for the provision of plan communications that a wider diversity of employees can more readily understand. Industry experts share the latest on…
Read Moreabout Going the Extra Mile: Multilingual Materials

  Have you noticed the “hard anything” (seltzer, tea, cider), selections taking up more and more space in shops, on menus and in the picnic cooler? Nonalcoholic options, featuring complex layers of flavors are going…
Read Moreabout Trends: Low ABV

  It looks that way: the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) has chosen the Boring Co. for the anticipated high speed loop that will connect San Antonio International Airport to its burgeoning downtown. As details…
Read Moreabout Boring in San Antonio?

  Portability, bold flavors and bubbles (think hard seltzer) are trending way up in alcohol sales and show no signs of stopping. Convenience, complex tastes and recyclability are all striking a chord. Here are trends…
Read Moreabout Bubbling Up: Drinks To Go

  Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are advancing the development of concrete substitutes that are durable and better for the climate. Newly patented Enzymatic Construction Material (ECM) is not just friendlier to the environment then…
Read Moreabout ​Constructing Possibilities