Missing from most law school curricula is perhaps the most important course of all “The Law of Unintended Consequences.” Consider that in the 90s the tech-bubble along with housing prices grew like topsy. Suddenly many middle-class Americans found themselves to be millionaires, at least on paper. At the same time [...]
Nursing homes, community care facilities, and assisted living facilities may be among the most heavily-regulated industries in our State. It is a truism that heavy regulation can be a happy hunting ground for trial lawyers. So whatever you might think of trial lawyers, most objective observers agree that the tort [...]
Faithful readers may recall that last September I reported on an issue I thought to be of major importance to our community–the sale of irrevocable living trusts to veterans entering assisted living facilities or nursing homes to qualify for the VA aid and attendance (A&A) pension benefits. To refresh your [...]
I was honored recently to be invited to a dinner meeting of the El Paso County Medical Society’s Medical Ethics committee. Surrounded by people of vastly greater distinction and achievement in the fields of philosophy, medicine, and law, I could only eat quietly and try to absorb what was being [...]
After a few years of study and deliberation Colorado finally enacted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act this year. Bizarre though it seems in this day and age, the Act is not very controversial and most, including your humble correspondent, believe it will be a genuine benefit to us. Without [...]
I was honored recently to be invited to a dinner meeting of the El Paso County Medical Society’s Medical Ethics committee. Surrounded by people of vastly greater distinction and achievement in the fields of philosophy, medicine, and law, I could only eat quietly and try to absorb what was being [...]
I’ve written earlier (January 2006) about the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act, which provided a simple and inexpensive way to gift to minors without having to set up an elaborate trust. UTMA accounts end automatically when the minor gains legal capacity at age 18 or 21. But what about adults [...]