7 Things to Consider When Preparing a Last Will and Testament

By: James L. Hyer, Esq.

“Estate planning is an important and everlasting gift you can give your family.”

-Suze Orman

One of the most important decisions that individuals must make is how their affairs will be handled in the event they become incapacitated during life and how their estate will be distributed following their death. For individuals who are their family’s primary source of income, a lack of proper estate planning can financially devastate loved ones following their death. According to Lexis Nexis, approximately 55% of American adults do not have a Will or other estate plan in place despite the unquestionable importance of preparing an estate plan. When preparing a Last Will and Testament, there are 7 major items to consider:

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Bashian & Farber, LLP, is proud to announce that Jordan C. Conger, Esq., who has worked as a Law Clerk with the firm for over a year, was admitted to the practice of law before the Courts of the State of New York by the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department, on November 12, 2014.

Mr. Conger is a graduate of Pace University School of Law, ’13, where he was an active member in Pace’s Moot Court and Trial Advocacy Programs, and served as a member of the Pace Law School Moot Court Honor Board. Mr. Conger was also able to hone his oral advocacy skills by making appearances at County Criminal Courts in Southern California, while participating as a Certified Law Clerk during his summer internship between his second and third year of law school. Mr. Conger also made appearances in both local criminal Court and the Integrated Domestic Violence Court as an Honors Extern with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, Yonkers Bureau, during his third year of law school.

Mr. Conger has worked with the firm primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Estate Litigation matters, as well as Guardianship, Real Estate, and Matrimonial proceedings. Bashian & Farber, LLP, is excited to promote Mr. Conger to the firm as an associate attorney, and Mr. Conger looks forward to the opportunity to be able to return to the Courtroom on behalf of our clients.