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Free Continuing Education Class for Las Vegas Real Estate Agents
September 23, 2015
Las Vegas Real Estate Attorney Lee Drizin will be presenting another free CE Class on Friday, October 16, 2015.
Las Vegas Real Estate Agents…

HIPAA COMPLIANT
September 15, 2015
HIPAA COMPLIANT Elder Law Attorney Lee Drizin answers more questions from Case Managers that may be helpful:
When a patient passes…

Alzheimer's Breakthrough using Ultrasound
September 11, 2015
New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function: Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that…

Latest NRED Disciplinary Action
September 4, 2015
Property management seems to continue to be the most consistent violation. The June/July Open House Publication of the Nevada Real Estate Division…

Nursing Home Abuse
September 4, 2015
Many common nursing home practices are, in fact, illegal. In order to receive the best possible quality of care, a resident or resident’s family…

Transferring Money to Minors can Cause Major Headaches
September 2, 2015
Transferring Money to Minors: The problem for many parents in finalizing their estate plan is deciding how to provide for minor children. …

Estate Administration
August 28, 2015
Estate Administration What exactly is estate administration? This is a question that you may find you are asking yourself if you have just lost…

Estate Planning and the Importance of Communication
August 27, 2015
In life, there are certain things that can make people uncomfortable during discussions, two of which are death and money. These topics are not…

Starting Probate
August 26, 2015
Finding out that a loved one has passed can be very difficult. You are going to be dealing with the stress of the death, in addition to having…

Can a person who has been given Power of Attorney keep family members and/or friends from visiting the patient?
August 4, 2015
Social Workers and nurses continue to reach out to us and ask us about important issues they face with their patients and family members thereof. …

Transferring Homes without Probate
July 30, 2015
Your client asks you if there is a way to title their home in a manner that will avoid probate. Probate is the manner in which title to property…

Contesting Wills
July 22, 2015
There are many times when people learn that a loved one has passed, and then discover that the Will they left behind wasn’t exactly what they…

All is not lost!
July 20, 2015
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is difficult, at best. Now, you are trying to handle the passing of their assets and know that your mother or father had a Will; however, it’s nowhere to be found.

Be Prepared
July 20, 2015
"Be prepared" is a statement that we hear often. In all aspects, of life it's important that we be prepared for what is going to happen. There…

Facts About A Last Will and Testament
July 18, 2015
A Last Will and Testament is a legal declaration in which a person names one or more persons to manage his or her estate. In the Last Will and…

What Matters Are Involved With Probates
July 16, 2015
Probate is a legal process in which the deceased person’s assets are divided among the living heirs according to Nevada Law or the beneficiaries…

Worse than “Snakes on a Plane”
July 15, 2015
Could there be anything worse than Snakes on a Plane?
A Maryland couple are suing the seller and her agent claiming they knew the house…

To Gift or not to Gift, that is the Question!
July 8, 2015
Older clients regularly pose the question of whether they should gift their house to their children. Under Medicaid laws, transferring ownership…