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Greetings everyone,
I hope you're beating the summer heat!
We have lots of fun & educational news and videos to share with you in this edition, so we hope you enjoy!
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend my ABWA Presidential Campaign Fundraiser, donate an auction item, or make a contribution. With the election just two months away, I am hard at work on the campaign trail and your support makes all the difference.
If you haven't already visited my YouTube page, please do so at youtube.com/LorieBurchLaw where you will find some wonderful informational videos. To stay up-to-date with The Law Office of Lorie L. Burch be sure to "Like" our Facebook page.
Very truly yours,
Lorie L. Burch
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Please join us for our next Client Update & New Client Information Seminar! Bring a friend!
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The Estates and Probates Show:
The One About The Beginners Guide to Estate Planning
(Simple Three-Step Process)
One of the main reasons people procrastinate having their will and other legal documents created is they think the process is too complex.
If you or any family members feel this way, check out the latest Estates and Probates Show where Lorie Burch and Matthew Crowley review the simple three-step process for initiating estate planning. Be sure to watch Matthew interact with a new client and see just how effortless the whole process is.
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Bequeathing the Keys to Your Digital Afterlife
IT'S tough enough to write an ordinary will, deciding how to pass along worldly goods like your savings, your real estate and that treasured rocking chair from Aunt Martha in the living room.
But you may want to provide for your virtual goods, too. Who gets the photographs and the e-mail stored online, the contents of a Facebook account, or that digital sword won in an online game?
These things can be important to the people you leave behind. "Digital assets have value, sometimes sentimental, and sometimes commercial, just like a boxful of jewelry," said John M. Riccione, a lawyer at Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa in Chicago. "There can be painful legal and emotional issues for relatives unless you decide how to handle your electronic possessions in your estate planning."
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Dallas Business Journal Honors Top Women in Business
The Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) honored Lorie L. Burch, a Dallas estate planning attorney, one of the top women in business along with 25 other honorees. Each year, the DBJ honors top female executives and entrepreneurs for their achievements in business.
Lorie Burch is the owner and attorney of the Law Office of Lorie L. Burch, PC in Dallas, Texas, which focuses on estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and probate. "I pursued a law career that would allow me to help others and make a difference" Lorie says. "I have also discovered how truly fulfilling it is to help all families and individuals have peace of mind and to guide them during a very difficult time."
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James Gandolfini left most of his $70 million estate
to his two children
Six months before he died, actor James Gandolfini signed a will leaving most of his $70 million fortune to his two children.
Documents filed Tuesday in Manhattan Surrogate's Court, and obtained by the New York Post, show the "Sopranos" star remembered other members of his family and some close friends, but the majority of his assets and personal belongings were left to his 13-year-son, Michael, and 8-month-old daughter, Liliana Ruth.
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This newsletter provides information of a broad general nature only.
The information contained in this article does not constitute legal or tax advice.
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