Category: Work-life Balance
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The Attorney Action Club’s Growth and Shaping the Future
The Attorney Action Club (AAC) is a community of legal professionals that exists to help lawyers succeed in life and business. Our membership includes both practicing lawyers and legal professionals who help lawyers succeed. The AAC helps shine a light on the importance of taking care of yourself and learning to create commercial profitable legal…
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Estate Planning Decisions Come From The Heart
I was recently asked to “submit my elevator pitch” in writing for a networking group. This is what I usually say when I introduce myself to a group of professionals: My name is Patricia De Fonte. No one ever wants to start working with me. It is not easy to tell a stranger about strained…
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Families Belong Together
The core of my business is working with parents to protect their children. Some of my clients are wealthy and want to ensure that their children are not “spoiled” by an inheritance at any age. Some of my clients live month to month and the only asset is a life insurance policy meant to cover…
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How to provide for loved ones who cannot or should not inherit from you
Loving people can mean taking good care of them, taking responsibility for them. In some estate-planning situations, the responsible thing to do is to make provisions, but not necessarily leave an inheritance. Many of us have family members who struggle with addiction. Assets or cash can often cause harm and in some cases may even…
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Why The Attorney Action Club Exists
The Attorney Action Club is a community of legal professionals that exists to help lawyers succeed in life and business. Our membership includes both practicing lawyers and legal professionals who help lawyers succeed. As lawyers we are our own worst enemy. The typical lawyer has never seen a problem that cannot be solved with more…