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Virginia Hammerle

Virginia Hammerle is a contributing columnist to The Dallas Morning News and writes weekly articles and blogs on legal issues confronting seniors and their families.
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Elder Law

Beware the MERP – Texas offers Huge Loophole to Recovery Program

MERP is the Texas Medicaid Estate Recovery Program. Its sole purpose is to seize money from the estates of deceased Medicaid recipients and then...
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Family Law

Child Custody Mediation Advantages: Full Checklist

If you’re in need of an attorney, we want you to know that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our firm is open during regular business...
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Legal Talk

The Cruise Conundrum – Suing is not Easy Sailing

There have always been murmurs, interrupted by occasional shouts, about the dark side of traveling on a cruise ship. Some of the stories –...
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Family Law

7 Things to Know About Getting a Divorce in Texas

If you’re in need of an attorney, we want you to know that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our firm is open during regular business...
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Legal Talk

Shedding the Unwanted Houseguest – A Road Map to Deal with Squatters

“Friends, Relatives, In-laws, lend me your ears.  I have come to bury our relationship, not to praise it.  You need to leave my house...
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Elder Law

Storm Scammers – Tips for Avoiding a Common Elder Fraud

Here is recipe for disaster: take one Texas hail storm, add a senior with an older home and some savings, mix in a shady...
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Business Law

Amateur Hour – Loans to Family Members Can Be Complicated

During the Years of Plenty, when you could simply throw money into the air and have it return three-fold, intra-family loans were a rarity.   Ah,...
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Estate Planning & Probate

The COVID-19 Hole in your Living Will – The Safety Net That Wasn’t

COVID-19 has put your Living Will directly to the test, and the results are not pretty. A Living Will, formally known in Texas as a...
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Estate Planning & Probate

Estate Planning Lessons Learned from Coronavirus

To get straight to the point, having an estate plan is one of the most important things you can do for your peace of...
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Estate Planning & Probate

It is Twenty Years Later – Do You Know Where Your Lawyer Is?

Talk about an aging profession. More than 35% of the licensed attorneys in the State of Texas are over the age of 55. Ouch. Just like other...
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Business Law

Top Ways Your Business Can Prepare for the New SBA Loan

As the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic and its threat to the American economy became increasingly apparent, Congress passed the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and...
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Legal Talk

Butt Shaking – Accusation of Lawyer’s Bad Acts goes Viral

In 1989 the justices of the two highest courts of this great State of Texas, disgusted with the bad behavior of a “minority” of...
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*Virginia Hammerle, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

**Virginia Hammerle, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 Super Lawyer is a Thomson Reuters service

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