Reading Time: 2 minutes With warm weather approaching it’s easy to get distracted while driving. With the sun shining on their face and the wind blowing through their hair, people can get absorbed in the moment, unaware of their speeding until the flashing lights of an officer appear behind them. This article serves as a reminder to all drivers… Continue reading Stay in the Driver’s Seat: A Guide to Understanding Traffic Citations
Reading Time: 2 minutes Greetings everyone! I’m very grateful to have recently joined The McLario Firm located in beautiful downtown Menomonee Falls. I look forward to meeting and working with many of you over the coming months and years. One of the top issues I’ve heard from clients lately concerns Medicaid eligibility for seniors needing long-term care services in… Continue reading Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility and Long-Term Care: What To Watch For In 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes As an estate planning attorney, I have the privilege of educating many clients on areas ranging from charitable giving to the various types of trusts.
Reading Time: 3 minutes As an estate planning attorney, I have the privilege of educating many clients on areas ranging from charitable giving to the various types of trusts. In providing that education, I often run across areas where many clients need clarification on a particular issue. One of those areas is the titling of real estate (land and buildings).… Continue reading 5 Truths about Real Estate Titling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Like many other professions, lawyers essentially earn a living by selling their knowledge. While it provides a great opportunity to get a paycheck while helping others, selling an intangible is difficult in that it is impossible to put a definitive value on what is being offered.
Reading Time: < 1 minute As members of a profession that is well-known for its less savory members, those attorneys who chose to make their practice a part of their faith are confronted with unique challenges. Among the most significant of these
Reading Time: < 1 minute A recent accident in Waukesha County illustrates this fact. In the fall of 2016, the area was experiencing gusty winds. At the same time, a property owner’s neighbor was cutting his grass.
Reading Time: < 1 minute When involved in an accident which results in injuries caused by the fault of another, there will be medical bills. As a person gets treatment for accident related injuries, the bills will have to be dealt with.
Reading Time: < 1 minute This time of year in Wisconsin presents many opportunities to encounter slippery sidewalks, parking lots and stairs. Wisconsin winters can be tough. Everyone knows, be careful when walking on snow or ice.
Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the most troublesome problems facing an individual injured in an accident is dealing with medical bills. We have noticed a definite trend in the health care industry
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nowadays, personal injury lawyer advertising is not only common, but in some markets, nearly incessant. Attorneys flood the television and radio airwaves, internet, newspapers,
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most people driving automobiles in Wisconsin have insurance coverage. In fact, it is now mandatory. Similarly, most people believe they are adequately covered. They talk to their insurance agent
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most people over their work life will experience some type of injury on the job. When the injury requires treatment, an entire system of compensation becomes available to the employee.
Reading Time: < 1 minute In a legal environment where more and more people are electing to represent themselves in drafting documents, responding to formal requests and even attending Court appearances, attorneys are often asked the question “Do I need an attorney for this?” As with many loaded questions, the response is much more involved than the inquiry.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Some people are reluctant to hire a lawyer following an accident. It seems that many people feel it may be in their best interest to proceed on their own. This approach is not only welcomed, but encouraged by the insurance company.
Reading Time: 2 minutes When I was in college over 40 years ago, I was part of a ministry in which we were strongly encouraged to memorize Scripture. One month I chose the 3rd chapter of James, which is a very well known admonition against negative or slanderous speech.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Years ago when I was studying for the bar exam, my review materials included a section on the law of Agency. Agency is a legal concept that can apply to business dealings, financial transactions and any other situation where a person is authorized to act on the behalf of another.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Recently I was visited by two clients who needed me to help them tie up the loose ends of their late mother’s financial affairs. These included a land contract which she had signed a few years prior to her death.
Reading Time: < 1 minute As a Christian attorney with a busy family law practice, I understand as well as anyone that divorce, legal separation and custody situations happen to people from all faith backgrounds.
Reading Time: 2 minutes As He is every year, God was good to my family in 2013. He has continued to provide health and purpose to my wife, my children, and me at home. He has continued to provide clients for me to assist at work.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Having been widowed and remarried several years ago, I have acquired a new appreciation for the legal and emotional struggles faced by new spouses in this situation.
Reading Time: < 1 minute When a new acquaintance discovers that I am an attorney, they will frequently ask what area of law I practice. My standard reply is that I do estate planning, probate and trust administration, and that it is the sort of stuff that would make for very boring TV drama.
Reading Time: < 1 minute In a digital world where there is such an overwhelming amount of information available on any topic, it is no surprise that much of that information is false or misleading.
Reading Time: < 1 minute As an attorney working primarily in the area of estate plan, it has been an honor to assist thousands of individuals with understanding and preparing estate planning documents.
Reading Time: < 1 minute As a lawyer who practices both estate planning and estate/trust administration, I have noticed a trend over the last several years of people increasingly relying upon direct beneficiary designations to pass property upon their death without involving the Courts or lawyers.
Reading Time: < 1 minute One trend that I have noticed in recent years as an estate planner has been for older individuals to name their children (or other intended recipients) as direct beneficiaries on their assets. This is frequently known as a “P.O.D.” or “T.O.D.” designation, and nowadays it can be used to send almost any type of asset to one or more named recipients upon one’s death.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Landlord/tenant law is not flashy, but it is practical as many of us have rented at one time or another. Similarly, whether an experienced landlord or just buying your first rental property,
Reading Time: < 1 minute I had a recent phone call from a potential client who had entered into a Land Contract several months ago. A Land Contract is essentially a sale whereby the seller (known as the “Vendor”) agrees to sell the p
Reading Time: < 1 minute You see the red and blue lights flashing in your rearview mirror, take a nervous look at your speedometer, and realize it is you that the officer is after. Now what? Many drivers have to answer this question every day. Most simply pay the ticket. But is that a good idea?
Reading Time: < 1 minute In Wisconsin we have about 252 municipal courts, 69 circuit courts, 4 branches of the court of appeals, and a supreme court. It is no wonder that clients often times call and are confused about what court they are appearing before. This article will give a brief overview of the different courts in Wisconsin and help you understand the function of each court. Our office is also further able to help assist you with matters that you have in any of these courts.