“In a manner familiar to anyone who had ever packed a car for a family trip, genial confusion gave way to impatience, then furious ultimatums, then ill-advised snap decisions.” Neal Stephenson, bestselling author And there you sit, looking at a document titled Durable Power of Attorney and wondering what you can do because you just found out your dad has been sending $5,000 money orders – lots of them -...

One of the joys after a Texas legislative session is searching for gems hidden amongst the hundreds of newly passed bills. Here are just a few changes wrought by the 88th Legislature. Jury Service Eligibility Your eligibility for jury service increased by half a decade. The age for qualifying for an automatic exemption from serving on a jury increased from 70 to 75. HB 2015, effective September 1, 2023. Posting Personal Information...

In 1971 the local bar association in Fairfax County, Virginia published a fee schedule that contained recommended prices for common legal services. The recommended price was considered a minimum for that service – lawyers could charge more, but not less, than the price on the schedule. The Virginia State Bar fully endorsed the practice of minimum price setting and issued 2 ethical opinions that lawyers could be guilty of...