A key element of estate planning is to remember that things change. Assets today might not be available down the road. At the same time, assets might grow and require money to be moved around or reallocated when a spouse passes away.

The best estate planning strategies offer flexibility so that loved ones can analyze situations and make decisions when someone passes away. Rather than adhering to stiff plans with complex trust structures, estate planners can add flexibility and achieve significant tax advantages through the use of qualified disclaimers.

If your business clients don’t feel confident in your law firm, you may be confronting an almost existential crisis. Can you stay in business if your best clients go elsewhere because they don’t trust that you’ll deliver on your value proposition? Here are four common reasons clients have second thoughts about working with an estate planning law firm:

Small businesses rise or stagnate depending on creativity. As an attorney, you fully intend to take on projects to help your small business clients grow, but you never seem to find the time. Here are a few tips to get such projects jumpstarted: