You didn’t misread! This Saturday, July 19th, Ron Wilson will be locked in to a dog kennel at the Arizona Humane Society, in an effort to save the lives of thousands of homeless animals!
With a little help from his wife, Bonnie, and his two faithful dogs, Yankee and Sally they have put together some goodies to all the amazing folks who are helping Ron reach his goal for the Arizona Humane Society.
Bonnie has donated a delicious homemade, with love, Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake. Anyone who donates TODAY, Friday, July 18th between 10AM and 3PM will be placed in a drawing to win the cake! If you are unable to pick up your cake, have no fear! As long as you live in Maricopa County, Yankee and Sally (with a little help from Ron) will deliver the cake to you!!
There will also be a second cake, which will be given to the highest overall donor as a very special thank you!
Now, if you donated earlier this week or plan to donate on Saturday, don’t despair! Sally and, naturally, Yankee love baseball! So they have decided that each of you will be entered into a drawing for 2 tickets to an Arizona Diamondbacks game in September!
Of course, you can always give a second time to have the opportunity to win the cake!
To learn more and contribute to the cause please visit azhumane.org/lockin
To say the least, the end of the year is busy. Shopping, kids’ and grandkids’ school concerts, parties, dinners, greeting cards, newsletters, office gatherings, end-of-year accountings and other tax matters, decorating, and forever on.
Ever tempted to say, “Bah Humbug!”?
More importantly, are you driven to think and maybe even behave a bit like Ebenezer Scrooge, as portrayed in “A Christmas Carol”?
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and that’s true. It can be difficult to juggle everything and everyone and maintain a cheerful disposition, but it is important to not let the trappings rob us of the joys and pleasures and delights of the special time.
Perhaps the most important caution for the season is about how we view and treat others.
Scrooge is a great study. Who was Scrooge? How would you describe him? I would wager that very few, if any, readers have an immediate positive thought. Our focus, as for many around us, tends to the penurious, selfish, cold and lonely old man.
We forget that Scrooge had a marvelous change. In spite of his earlier sorry life, the final, and lasting Scrooge was a person whom we should emulate. These are the closing paragraphs of Dicken’s story:
Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world. Some people laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh, and little heeded them; for he was wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the outset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway, he thought it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as have the malady in less attractive forms. His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him.
He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God Bless Us, Every One!
I wish for everyone a great holiday season, with deeper and more meaningful activities and relationships. I wish for all of us to see the good and potential in others, and to all work together to make our homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, nation and world a better place. May God Bless Us, Every One!
Contributed by MH Mesa, Phoenix and Scottsdale Estate Planning Attorney and partner, Theron M Hall Jr..
About Morris Hall:
At Morris Hall, we have focused our legal practice on estate planning for over 40 years. Along with estate planning, our attorneys help clients and their families with matters of probate, trust administration, wills, power of attorneys, business planning, succession planning, legacy planning, charitable gifting and other important legal aspects. We also have divisions in financial, real estate and accounting to help you incorporate all of your planning together, ensuring that everything works perfectly for your needs and situation. Our Arizona offices are located in Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Tucson, Prescott, Flagstaff and Arrowhead. Our New Mexico offices are located in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Contact us today at 888.222.1328 to schedule an appointment!
This blog should be used for informational purposes only. It does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader and should not be construed as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney in your community who can assess the specifics of your situation.
Eight, Arizona PBS recently announced the production of its new original series “Arizona Collectibles”, premiering in the fall of 2014. Morris Hall is pleased to be a sponsor of this production which showcases heirlooms and antiques throughout Arizona. Channel 8 is inviting collectors to register now to have their items appraised in the spring of 2014. For more information regarding how to submit your items, go to http://www.azpbs.org/collectibles/.
MH is proud to support the great programming and community resources that Eight, Arizona PBS continues to provide our state.
Today is Veterans Day. Dan and I are veterans of the Vietnam era. He was an Air Force navigator, and I was in the Navy JAG Corp. While our experiences were very different, we are both proud to have served. We are especially humbled to know many service members who have given a very significant portion of their lives, and even some, their very lives, to serve our nation.
Veterans day was first instituted as Armistice Day, remembering the armistice of World War I, which began on 11/11/18, at ll:00 a.m. It was later expanded to honor the veterans of all wars. I join with you in offering appreciation to all who have served in the armed services, and to those who still serve.
Veterans’ service is not only to our nation. It is for peace, security and prosperity throughout the world. It is on behalf of the most noted to the very humblest of all of God’s children. Those who have served in harm’s way deserve our most reverent respect.
As I have lived around and associated with service members, I have become more appreciative of the great service their families render. Military families get uprooted frequently. As the service members are away on assignment, spouses double parenting efforts; children have to make great compensations for the absence of a parent; parents and siblings and boyfriends and girlfriends have greater cares and concerns, and their lives are significantly altered.
I am thrilled with acts of consideration and appreciation for service members that I witness at airports and other public places. I am touched to hear prayers for the protection and well-being of faithful women and men who serve in dangerous and trying circumstances. I join in my private contemplation and prayers, the supplication for the families who have lost the companionship of our troops for a time, or even permanently.
I wish there were an armistice from all military conflicts. I wish there were an armistice from social and political conflicts. I wish that the toils, sacrifices, blood and very lives of veterans would bring immediate peace, understanding and unity to people everywhere. I am unlikely to ever realize these wishes, but we can all make a greater effort to bring unity and peace into our daily encounters, which could eventually expand to regional, national and international progress.
Thank you, to all veterans, to veterans’ families and friends, and to all who seek the peace and security of all our fellow beings.
Contributed by MH Mesa, Phoenix and Scottsdale Estate Planning Attorney and Partner Theron M Hall JR.
About Morris Hall:
At Morris Hall, we have focused our legal practice on estate planning for over 40 years. Along with estate planning, our attorneys help clients and their families with matters of probate, trust administration, wills, power of attorneys, business planning, succession planning, legacy planning, charitable gifting and other important legal aspects. We also have divisions in financial, real estate and accounting to help you incorporate all of your planning together, ensuring that everything works perfectly for your needs and situation. Our Arizona offices are located in Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Tucson, Prescott, Flagstaff and Arrowhead. Our New Mexico offices are located in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Contact us today at 888.222.1328 to schedule an appointment!
This blog should be used for informational purposes only. It does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader and should not be construed as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney in your community who can assess the specifics of your situation.
Attorneys from our firm recently attended the semi-annual summit of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. The Academy is composed of 123 law firms throughout the United States who limit their practices primarily or exclusively to estate planning.
Extensive advanced training is offered to Academy attorneys twice a year for several days. We have found the training to be essential to maintaining our knowledge of the law, to understanding and implementing important changes in the law and estate planning strategies, and to keep sharpening the saw.
Much of the content of the semi-annual summits concentrates on advanced estate planning and taxation matters. In light of very important recent changes in state and federal laws, and the economic and governmental environment in general, it is very important to stay abreast in all areas of estate planning.
There are only two Arizona law firms that are authorized to hold membership in the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. We feel extremely fortunate that MH is one of the firms.
As members of the Academy, we have access to documents that have been prepared and perfected over the years. We have found the Academy documents and procedures, from creation of simple trusts, to health care directives, to complex estate and tax planning strategies, to helping clients create and pass their legacies, are unexcelled.
It gives our firm tremendous security and confidence to know that the services we provide.
Contributed by MH Cave Creek, Scottsdale and Phoenix Estate Planning Attorney B. West Hunsaker.
At Morris Hall, we have focused our legal practice on estate planning for over 40 years. Along with estate planning, our attorneys help clients and their families with matters of probate, trust administration, wills, power of attorneys, business planning, succession planning, legacy planning, charitable gifting and other important legal aspects. We also have divisions in financial, real estate and accounting to help you incorporate all of your planning together, ensuring that everything works perfectly for your needs and situation. Our Arizona offices are located in Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Tucson, Prescott, Flagstaff and Arrowhead. Our New Mexico offices are located in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Contact us today at 888.222.1328 to schedule an appointment!
This blog should be used for informational purposes only. It does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader and should not be construed as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney in your community who can assess the specifics of your situation.
As a group, women still hold a small fraction of the world’s total 10-figure fortunes. Forbes lists 1,426 people as the World’s Billionaires. Of this total, a mere 138 are women. However, that figure is an increase from 104 women last year.
The title of the world’s richest woman belongs to Liliane Bettencourt, the 90-year-old L’Oreal heiress. Forbes estimates Ms. Bettencourt’s fortune to be $30 billion, a $6 billion increase from last year. A spike in the value of L’Oreal shares over the past year helped put her back among the top ten richest for the first time in over a decade. Ms. Bettencourt reportedly weighs in as the 9th wealthiest overall, up from the 15th wealthiest in 2012.
Ms. Bettencourt, whose father founded the cosmetics giant, was replaced on the L’Oreal board in February 2012 by her 25 year-old grandson. Ms. Bettencourt is a widow with one daughter. She also suffers from dementia, and in 2011, her fortune was put under the guardianship of her daughter after a very public three-year legal battle.
The Bettencourt family has waged numerous legal battles against one another. In a 2008 challenge, Ms. Bettencourt’s daughter petitioned courts to investigate a reported $1 billion in cash and gifts her mother allegedly gave to a friend. Ms. Bettencourt’s daughter claimed, and Ms. Bettencourt vehemently denied, that the friend had taken advantage of her mother. The Bettencourt fortune and surrounding circumstances are interesting; they also serve as a reminder that a mental health care power of attorney should be part of any comprehensive estate plan.
For more information, or to schedule a free consultation, contact our office at 888-222-1328.
Contributed by MH Phoenix Estate Planning Attorney Andrea Claus.
Why Choose Morris Hall:
You have a number of options when it comes to estate planning, so why pick Morris Hall? First off, estate planning and asset protection are a very complicated endeavor and you should only trust someone who focuses exclusively on those matters. Also, MH is a proud member of The American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys (AAEPA) which provides us additional support, advanced training, tools and information that is not available to others – which means that we can better protect your assets and your loved ones. We are one of only two firms in Arizona that belong to the AAEPA and are the only firm in New Mexico that has been granted membership. If you have assets and loved ones that you want to protect, you are in good hands with MH. Contact us today at 888.222.1328 to schedule an appointment!
This blog should be used for informational purposes only. It does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader and should not be construed as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney in your community who can assess the specifics of your situation.
On October 10th, the Morris Hall staff spent their time at Phoenix based St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance. St. Mary's was the worlds first food bank and serves two-thirds of Arizona's 15 counties.
MH was proud to not only help assemble 1440 food boxes that will be distributed to those Arizonans in need, but also gave the organization a donation from the recent Charity Golf Tournament.
To find more information about St. Mary's Food Bank and how you can help, visit their website.
MH is proud to announce it's annual charity golf tournament! We still have spaces available for golfers to participate in this excellent event, with all proceeds benefiting Arizona charities. Enjoy the game of golf while contributing to charities that provide valuable services to our great state.
Monday, September 30th
at Falcon Dunes Golf Club (map)
15100 W Northern Ave
Waddell, AZ 85355
All proceeds benefit the following charities:
100 Club of Arizona
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona
Arizona Humane Society
Foursome: $300 for four golfers
Includes range balls, cart, golf, bbq lunch and awards presentation
Individual Golfer: $100
Golfers will be organized into foursomes. Price includes range balls, cart, golf, bbq lunch and awards presentation.
Format: 4-Person Scramble
For questions, please contact Jim Nolen.
