Which Stars Made the Biggest Estate Planning Blunders?

August 29, 2020
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Asset Protection, Business Planning, Estate Planning, Life Insurance, Power of Attorney, Probate and Estate/Trust Administration

The saying goes that anyone who does not learn from mistakes in the past, is doomed to repeat them. In estate planning, if you do not learn from other’s mistakes, you are likely to repeat them.

Cat Is Fighting for Her Inheritance?

August 18, 2020
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Estate Planning, Pet Planning, Pet Trusts, Probate and Estate/Trust Administration

The fortunate cat has starred in magazine spreads, had makeup lines named in her honor and is the inspiration for the novelty novel Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat.

Will James Brown’s Estate Finally Be Settled after 15 Years?

August 14, 2020
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Asset Protection, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Life Insurance, Power of Attorney, Probate and Estate/Trust Administration

James Brown died on Christmas Day 2006. However, almost 15 years later, litigation over his estate rages on. The Godfather of Soul had bequeathed the majority of his assets to underprivileged students in South Carolina and Georgia, but not a single scholarship has been given, pointed out Donald W. Beatty, Chief Justice of South Carolina’s Supreme Court.

Will Paris Hilton See Her Dad’s Wealth?

June 9, 2020
Bill O’Leary, Esq.
Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Probate and Estate/Trust Administration

While the tabloids and gossip websites were eating up every move Paris made, so was someone else – her grandfather, Barron Hilton. Before 2007, Barron was set to leave his $4.5 billion fortune to his family. That was until Paris embarrassed him with her antics so badly, that he changed his mind.