Vlog – Bow Wow Meow – McDowall Cotter 11/10/2021 12pm

Join attorneys Bob Vale and Jennifer Emmaneel for McDowall Cotter’s vlog on “Bow Wow Meow: Planning for Your Beloved Pet” on Wednesday, November 10th at noon. To register, please click here:...

Vlog – Episode One: How to Keep Trustees Out of Lawsuits – McDowall Cotter 1/13/2021 12pm

Please join us on Wednesday, January 13th from 12:00pm – 12:30pm for the first vlog of 2021 and episode one of our new vlog series, Estate and Probate Litigation! Episode one will be on How to Keep Trustees Out of Lawsuits with attorney David Rosenbaum. To register...

Essential Functions of Being a Trust Protector

Article, Estate Planning

Essential Functions of Being a Trust Protector A Trust protector is an independent third party, who does not benefit from changes they make to the Trust. They may be an individual, such as a trusted family member or friend; or they can be a corporate fiduciary.  Trust...

A Will or a Trust – That is the Question

Article, Estate Planning, wealth preservation

A WILL OR A TRUST – THAT IS THE QUESTION When a couple with young children approach estate planning for the rst time, the rst hurdle in the planning process is to determine what type of estate plan to use: one that is based on a Will or one that is based on a...

WEBINAR – Advanced Topics in CA Property Tax – Using Legal Entities to Get Real Property to the Kids with Lower CA Property Taxes – McDowall Cotter 4/8/2020 12:00pm

On Wednesday April 8, McDowall Cotter will be hosting a webinar on “Advanced Topics in CA Property Tax – Using Legal Entities to Get Real Property to the Kids with Lower CA Property Taxes”. Feel free to join us for this seminar discussing property assessment, how the...