Is Your Plan Complete? Getting The Job Done
Recently, I had a family (the mother and her children) come to me. The husband had died unexpectedly. Their estate plan was centered...
Celebrations of Transitions
This year marks my 40th year of practicing law in Hays, Kansas. After practicing in Topeka for three years, my wife and I relocated to...
My most important job
I am writing this on Father’s Day 2023. My wife left town a couple days ago to travel with her sister. The responsibility of walking the...
Too Old To Hunt?
It is sure easy to marginalize older or chronically ill people. Some will actually talk around an elderly or chronically ill person...
Who Do You Trust to Tell You?
One of my best friends has Parkinson's. We are talking long-time friends: Lane and I met the first day of college in an elevator when...
Are You a Frog in Warm Water?
Many of you have heard the analogy about the frog and boiling water – if you try to put a frog in boiling water, he will jump right out...
Discovering What Is Really Important
Easter this year included time with my grandsons. Both were decked out in new shirts and fresh haircuts. They looked so handsome. We...
Forty Years Makes a Home
Forty years ago, I left my law practice in Topeka, and with my wife we moved to Hays. Forty years ago. It is hard to believe it been so...
Surprise
Recently, I had an annual physical. My doctor wanted me to have an X-ray on my hip. I had to get one of those braces on my wrist before...
Helping Others
In 2020, my sons and I went to San Antonio, Texas for our annual “boy’s weekend”. It was unusually cold for San Antonio, even for...
