Category Archives: YourLawyers4Life

Talking To Your Family About Your Estate Plan

Many clients finish planning their estate with me and then ask me what they should tell and to whom. As you might expect, the answer depends on where the client is in life and on the specific life circumstances for … Continue reading

Posted in Disability, Family, Living Will, YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment

Hey – Check Me OUT! – I'm a Faculty Member at Solo Practice University

The Solo Practice University just announced their newest member of the faculty and it turns out….it’s me! Yup, here’s the substantive copy: Victor Medina is the managing partner of a small law firm run entirely on Mac computers and Apple … Continue reading

Posted in Personal Family Lawyer, YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment

Jersey Estate Planning Blog Featured in Regional Business Journal

I was recently featured in an article about blogging and got the opportunity to discuss this blog. You can read the story here at the Princeton Business Journal. Posted by Victor J. Medina – Medina, Martinez & Castroll, LLC

Posted in YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment

Making a Will

If you’re thinking about making a will, here are few things that you should think about before drafting the will (or having an attorney help you think about these things and draft the will for you): 1.  What assets will … Continue reading

Posted in Do-It-Yourself Legal Planning, Simple Wills, YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment

Living Trusts – A Primer

Many clients come into the office saying that they need “a living trust” – often without a good understanding of what they are and when there are used. Here is a brief primer on living trusts for the uninitiated. 1) … Continue reading

Posted in Living Trust, YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment

Top Tips for Selecting an Estate Planner

Having practiced in this area for a while, here are some practical tips for selecting an estate planner. I promise that this is not a thinly-veiled way of describing my practice. Although we have many of these qualities, I believe … Continue reading

Posted in Do-It-Yourself Legal Planning, Simple Wills, YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment

Ten Estate Planning Tips to Start 2007 on the Right Foot

The NC Estate Planning Blog, has a good list of 10 things you should do in 2007.  I’ve tweaked them a bit here, but all of the credit goes to them for the post. Here are 10 things you can … Continue reading

Posted in Trust vs. Will, YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment

First Post

Here begins a blog for Jersey Estate Planning.  This blog is maintained by the law offices of Medina, Martinez & Castroll, LLC, located in Pennington, New Jersey.  For contact information, go to our website and fill out the contact form.  … Continue reading

Posted in YourLawyers4Life | Leave a comment