By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Many of my estate planning clients do not know what a Living Will is or how it is a part of estate Planning. It is important to understand that a Living Will is a vital part of estate planning. It has nothing to do with…
The ISP reports that a pedestrian was killed on Friday evening, February 17, 2017. Around 9:00 p.m. a 44 year-old male from Yakima, Washington walked into the lane of traffic on I-84 at the Exit 27 off ramp for Centennial Road in the City of Caldwell, Canyon County. A pick-up…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The advances in medicine over the last several decades are truly amazing. The effect is that people are living much longer now than they ever have. While this may seem like a good result, the reality is that because people are living longer there are…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney There are many times when I am helping my clients complete their estate planning that they bring to me the estate planning documents they created themselves online or through a software program they picked up at the local office supply store. Usually these documents are…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney If there’s one thing I’ve learned after 18 years of practicing estate planning law it’s that most people believe completing their estate planning is more complicated than it really is. After helping hundreds of clients complete their estate planning I’ve come to see that the…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney During a normal estate planning interview with client I often find myself talking about retirement plans. My clients are always interested in knowing how their retirement plans will be dispersed when they pass away. It is helpful to bring these things up and to discuss…
By: Fred J Lewis On January 27, 2017, the Idaho Industrial Commission held in Donald AIcher v The Idaho Industrial Special Indemnity Fund that the ISIF slipped the hook and avoided liability on yet another Total and Permanent Disability claim. The Commissioners rejected Referee Taylor’s decision and entered their own…
By Joseph G. Ballstaedt Every legal claim a party can bring in court has a statute of limitations, a period of time in which the claim must be brought. The purpose and effect of statutes of limitations is to protect defendants—people who can be sued. In rare circumstances, even after…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney I make my living off of being an effective estate planner with my clients. The reason I do this is because I’m passionate about everyone needing an estate plan and making sure that that estate plan accomplishes would each individual once. And helping my clients…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney I just read a recent post by a person complaining about Idaho’s Employment Laws and how they were so unfair and hard because this person’s daughter was terminated without cause, and she didn’t get any lunch break while she worked. This person had moved from…