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I’m going to leave the default WordPress Hello World! title to this post as an homage to all the programmers and system administrators from my past life.

As a lawyer licensed in Colorado and California I constantly run into follies and foibles for practitioners and clients alike.  My hope is to share some lessons learned for others wandering into my practice area, as well as to share information with the public at large on important issues.

My current practice is focused mostly on elder law and probate litigation.  Elder law concerns older folks and folks with disabilities.  Probate law is all about people who have passed away leaving an estate or people who require special protections, which includes guardianships and conservatorships.  My firm also handles estate planning and can help with public benefits like Medicaid, SSI or special needs trusts (SNTs).  Fortunately or not, this practice touches many other areas of law.

As for the standard disclosures — this is a blog and cannot be construed as legal advice.  The reason that lawyers want to meet with clients is because there is no way to evaluate any of the myriad possibilities of fact patterns, and thereby provide you with appropriate legal counsel, without that kind of meeting.  You can hire a lawyer or you can represent yourself but please don’t think anything contained on this site is legal advice! Similarly, I have no fact checker and you should verify the details. And don’t post anything confidential — there’s no attorney-client privilege here!