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"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington Law Office of Robert R. Waldo Attorney Robert R. Waldo, located on Route 6A in Dennis, specializes in real estate, family law, and estate planning.

A legal battle over Michael Jackson's estate is looming after his family lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, said they could not locate his will.

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A Stacks of business and real-estate case files from a Middletown law firm were left unshredded in a public garbage dumpster June 26, making the Social Security numbers and other personal information on the documents accessible to anyone.

And depending on the amounts of Jackson's assets and debts, there is a strong possibility that the star's three children might get nothing, said attorney William G. Wais.

Yesterday reports began to swirl that Michael Jackson 's will had surfaced, and that the pop star had intentionally left nothing of his fortune to his dad , Joe Jackson .

Marshall v. Marshall, the near 15-year-old legal battle initiated by Anna Nicole Smith (a.k.a. Vickie Lynn Marshall) against the family of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall II, returned to a Seattle courtroom last week as oral arguments were made before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

A trial is underway in Manhattan in which Anthony Marshall, son of New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor, and estate planning attorney Francis Morrissey, Jr., face charges of using undue influence and other fraudulent activities to divert more than $100 million of Astor's estate to Marshall and away from long-standing charitable ...

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CNN is reporting that a Last Will and Testament for Michael Jackson prepared in 2002 has been found.

A trial is underway in Manhattan in which Anthony Marshall, son of New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor, and estate planning attorney Francis Morrissey, Jr., face charges of using undue influence and other fraudulent activities to divert more than $100 million of Astor's estate to Marshall and away from long-standing charitable ...

The topic of this week's article goes beyond the typical revocable trust , consisting of the usual bypass trust , survivor's trust , perhaps a QTIP trust, and the option of a disclaimer trust.

Lawyers who say they have represented Michael Jackson tell ET they "are now carrying out his wishes and desires as expressed in his last will and testament." John Branca of Ziffren, Brittenham LLP and Joel Katz of Greenberg Traurig LLP, say they were hired prior to Jacksona s death and that a 2002 will signed by Jackson names Branca as the ...

LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's mother won temporary custody of the star's children and estate Monday as the first legal shots were fired in the fight arising from the icon's death.

As we watch the drama unfold in every aspect of Michael Jackson's untimely death, nothing is more heart breaking than to wonder how his children are handling their loss.

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Q: I have noticed that some lawyers are "certified specialists." Is that open to any lawyer? - G.N., Torrance A: In California, there are 11 fields of law in which attorneys can be certified as specialists: Admiralty and maritime, appellate, bankruptcy, criminal, estate planning trust and probate, family, franchise and distribution, immigration and ...

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