- June 13, 2025
Things Celebrities Wish They Knew About Estate Planning and Mental Health
Ways to Avoid the Litigated Estate Should Mental Capacity Decline News coverage of celebrities dealing with dementia – their own…Read Article - April 4, 2025
Estate Law Update: Millions More California Homes Eligible to Bypass Full Probate Process
Before shifting my practice from estate planning to estate litigation, I witnessed up close the challenges and frustrations associated with…Read Article - March 27, 2025
Four Estate Planning Lessons from the Deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
By Carl Jones The recent passing of legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, within days…Read Article - March 18, 2025
More Primary Residences Will Soon Be Eligible to Bypass the Full Probate Process in California
California’s Assembly Bill 2016 – which goes into effect April 1 – introduces significant positive changes to the probate process,…Read Article - December 5, 2024
Divorce Need Not Ignite Estate Litigation, But Too Often It Does
Divorce Need Not Ignite Estate Litigation, But Too Often It Does By Amy L. Gostanian and Carl Jones Certain life events demand that…Read Article

