The Plain English Attorney Podcast

The Plain English Attorney Podcast

Hosted by: Jeffrey G Marsocci

Jeffrey G. Marsocci, also known as The Plain English Attorney (TM). It is my mission to provide solid information on legal planning and related topics in an easy to understand, plain english way.

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FREE "Estate Planning Basics" Audiobook

Free audiobook for a limited time. The quality is not great, and the audiobook is being redone as part of an online revocable living trust planning system with better quality audio. In the meantime, enjoy this free...
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Health Care Power of Attorney vs Living Will vs DNR

The best topics for videos come from my clients’ questions, and we have been getting this one quite a bit lately: what’s the difference between a Health Care Power of Attorney, a Living Will, and a Do Not Resuscitate...
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Unnecessary Trust Provisions… And One BIG Reason to Keep Them Anyway

“But this doesn’t apply to us!” It’s common enough to see lots of language in trusts and other legal documents that are ‘boilerplate’ that should stay in anyway. In this video, I review some of the most commonly...
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I'm Moving States... Is My Trust Still Good? The Documents You MUST Redo

I’m Moving States… Is My Trust Still Good? The Documents You MUST Redo I get this question all the time when clients move to my state, or when my clients are moving to other states. “Is my trust still good?” The...
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Who Should Be Your Trustee? And One Thing You Should NEVER Do!

One of the most important estate planning items on your checklist is choosing the right trustees to handle things if you become incapacitated or pass on. But how do you go about choosing them? Should you pick an...
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Car “Accident” Leads to $TD Case and $5.2 Million Bill to Car Insurance Company

The media loves a sensationalized story, especially once that gets people angry enough to share and comment on social media. When a woman won $5.2 million from car insurance company GEICO because she contracted an STD...
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The Kate Moss Moment Explained

It’s spreading across the Internet that Amber Heard “blew it” when she had her Kate Moss moment, and it really boosted Johnny Depp’s case. But why? In this podcast, I review this critical moment and what it actually...
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What's All This Hearsay Crap

"Hearsay is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.” In this reaction video, I explain in plain...
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The High Cost of Low Probate Fees

“Probate fees in our state are not that high.” Unfortunately, I hear this from some attorneys who focus their practice on handling probate, and probate is exactly what you get when you rely on a Last Will and...
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EINs and Trusts

This question keeps coming up... "Does a trust need a separate taxpayer identification number?" It depends. In this podcast, I go over the three main trusts we utilize in my law practice with a focus on the "hybrid"...
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Family Limited Partnerships: How They Work in Generational Estate Planning

Family Limited Partnerships can be an extremely effective tool in protecting family businesses, transferring value to the next generation during life without transferring control, and providing for a clear...
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Probate Roundtable

Taking an estate through probate can be one of the most expensive, time-consuming, and frustrating experiences someone can go through. While a large part of my legal practice is focused on estate planning that avoids...
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