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Meet Michael C. Riddle
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when people come in
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normally they’re a little bit uncertain
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about
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what to expect with the lawyer and one
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of the things that we do
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is try to make the meeting as simple as
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possible
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and so i share with people that we’re
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seeking
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the most efficient way to accomplish
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their goals and objectives
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to give them peace of mind about their
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estate plan
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so i share with them the three things
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that we need to know
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number one we need to know what kind of
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assets are we talking about
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because each estate is different and
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each asset has different legal
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characteristics
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number two we want to know about the
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family because the family is generally
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the natural objects of their bounty and
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number three
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we want to know what their general goal
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is
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in their estate plan and with that
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information
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we can create an estate plan that
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achieves
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the most efficient way to transfer their
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estate
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and to preserve their assets in their
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planning process
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and obtain peace of mind with that
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result
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come in and sit down with the lawyer
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you don’t have to have a lot of
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information the purpose of the meeting
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is to start to develop a plan
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that will reach their goals and
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objectives and it’s like
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very much like going on a safari
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when you go to on a safari you’re going
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to want the right equipment
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you’re going to want the right
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understanding of the territory you’re
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going to want a
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guide who’s going to know all of these
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factors so that
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it will be a very a wonderful experience
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when you go for
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a photo shoot in africa you want to come
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back
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all in one piece you want to have the
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protection
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and you want to be sure that that that
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trip
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turned out well so i tell people
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frequently
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that i’m i’m your guide in the jungle in
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estate planning and estate
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administration
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i’ve had a very fortunate journey
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first of all i started out at the
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university of houston
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i got my law degree there and i had an
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opportunity to work for the internal
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revenue service
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as an estate and gift tax attorney there
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i was able to really learn about the tax
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laws and the application of the tax laws
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and the collection of the tax laws
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because that was my job
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so that was tremendous opportunity then
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i went to
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work for southwestern university in
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georgetown texas a
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a very prestigious small school that
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and my job was to help build the
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endowment so i was
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able to learn a lot about the charitable
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giving aspects of estate planning
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and then i had an opportunity to work
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for a small law firm for
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for a few years and then in 1981 we
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started
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riddle and associates that is now riddle
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and butts
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Spring, TX estate planning & probate lawyer Michael C. Riddle shares the philosophy of his practice as well as his most common advice to clients.
