Areas of Practice
Why Ancillary Probate – In One Sentence
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Probate | No Comments
20th Jun 2022
One Sentence If I had to describe why ancillary probate is necessary in one sentence, it would be something like: “Each State in the United States makes its own rules over the property, especially land, within its borders.” Expanding a … more
Real World Examples of Ancillary Estates
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Estate Planning, Probate | No Comments
2nd Jun 2022
I just spoke to someone by phone today about an ancillary estate. Because of the nature of my law practice and the area I live in, I run into ancillary estate issues more than most. Practice & Area The bulk … more
Is it an Ancillary Estate? (Or does it just quack like one?)
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Probate | No Comments
23rd May 2022
We all know the old saying along the lines of: if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. However, there are a couple of situations I routinely encounter … more
Ancillary Estate – What Does That Funny Word Even Mean?
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Probate | No Comments
16th May 2022
The next few posts will discuss certain topics and themes on ancillary estate and probate. I am involved in representing clients in ancillary estates and discussing topics surrounding them routinely. I have written quite a bit about ancillary estates on … more
Lessons from Scholastic Owner’s Estate – #4 Choose Carefully Who Will Be In Charge
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Estate Planning, Probate, Uncategorized | No Comments
16th Dec 2021
This blog is currently surveying the high profile estate of Dick Robinson, owner and officer of Scholastic publishing, to explore topics that are helpful for almost all estates and estate planning discussions. So far we have hit on topics such … more
Lessons from Scholastic Owner’s Estate – #3 Disinheriting
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Estate Planning, Probate | No Comments
9th Nov 2021
This blog series is using the Estate of M. Richard “Dick” Robinson, Jr., an owner and officer of publishing company Scholastic, to explore interesting estate topics. You can click and read here more about the details of the estate and … more
Lessons from Scholastic Owner’s Estate – #1 Have a Plan
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Estate Planning, Probate | No Comments
6th Aug 2021
Summary of the Situation Many news sources (such as this and this and this) are reporting the following: -M. Richard “Dick” Robinson, Jr., longtime chairman, president, CEO, and owner of Scholastic, recently died. -Scholastic is one of the world’s largest … more
Zappos Founder Tony Hseih Died Without a Will (Part 4 – Other Administration Issues)
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Estate Planning, Probate | No Comments
24th Jun 2021
Tony Hseih was an early investor and CEO of Zappos. It appears he left behind no Will or other estate plan at his recent death. In this blog series, we have been looking at some of the issues in this … more
$12.5M Handwritten Post-It Note Creditor Claim in Hseih Estate
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Estate Planning, Probate | No Comments
10th Jun 2021
We have been looking at Tony Hseish’s estate as an example of issues that can come up when someone dies without a will or other estate plan. Usual and Unusual Consequences Besides some of the more basic consequences, this estate … more
Zappos Founder Tony Hseih Died Without a Will (Part 3 – Other Writings)
By : Cory Hicks | Category : Estate Planning, Probate | No Comments
19th Feb 2021
In Tony Hseih’s estate, it appears there is the issue of no will. I wrote about that in more detail in my last post. However, there is also the issue of a “mess” left behind – including possible deals written … more