Number 1 Estate Lawyer, San Diego North Coast

KR Hess Law Thanks You for Voting! From the Desk of Trust and Estate Lawyer in San Diego (North Coast) I am truly honored and humbled to have been voted the number 1 estate lawyer for San Diego North Coast. It is a wonderful vote of confidence from our local residents …

The Problem with Prefabricated Estate Plans

From the desk of Del Mar, San Diego Estate Planning Lawyer, Kristina Hess Prefabricated Estate Plans A lot of San Diego companies are now offering prefabricated estate plans to their employees.  Alternatively, San Diego companies are offering legal insurance that will cover a basic will and then you pay additional …

San Diego Estate Planning Team

From the Desk of Kristina R. Hess, KR Hess Law, P.C., San Diego Living Trust, Estate Planning Attorney (Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe): Serving all of San Diego County A Team Approach is often the best way to tackle Estate Planning.  Estate planning often involves competing …

Why it is Critical to Review Your Estate Plan Periodically

This is important, especially for us women! From the Desk of San Diego Trust Attorney (located in Carmel Valley/Del Mar 92130), Kristina R. Hess: I write this post with a little bit of a heavy heart… Sometimes it is too late to fix things that are not right or how …

The Danger of Do-It-Yourself Wills and Living Trusts

From the Desk of Carmel Valley (San Diego) Trust Attorney, Kristina Hess Here is what you need to know if you have been tempted or, if like me (before my current profession) have attempted to prepare your own will, trust, or other estate planning documents. Buyer Beware — you get …

Lawyers Who Make House Calls?

Well… it’s a house call of sorts. On New Year’s Day I did a Signing Ceremony at our client’s home. A Signing Ceremony is where the clients sign their Living Trust, Wills, Kids Protection Plan (short and long term guardian nominations and a host of other documents to protect and provide for …

A Guarantee?

Lawyers are not permitted to guarantee outcomes. Most law students learn about the “harry hand” case where a doctor guaranteed a surgery and the patient ended up with a harry hand (a skin graft gone awry).  We all learned quickly that we cannot guarantee results. Yet, as your San Diego Personal …