McDowall Cotter Pro Bono Service
“Pro bono publico” is a Latin phrase that’s typically shortened to “pro bono” when it’s used in the legal profession. It means “for the good of the people,” and it refers to legal services performed free of charge or at...
Everyone Has Their Own Way of Looking at Things
Everyone Has Their Own Way of Looking at Things Chacun voit midi à sa porte. -French proverb By Sophia Cizmarik Everyone has their own way of looking at things, especially when it comes to your health care decisions. Further, your own view may change depending on what...
Happy Birthday! Your Child is a Legal Adult
HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY! YOUR CHILD IS A LEGAL ADULT! Do you have a child that just turned 18 who is going off to college or beginning a new chapter in their life? It’s an exciting time where they’re thinking about what school they’re deciding on, what majors they’re...
Proposed Legislation that may Trigger Reassessment of Commercial Property
PROPOSED LEGISLATION MAY TRIGGER REASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND MAY TRIGGER REASSESSMENT ON TRANSFER OF YOUR HOME TO YOUR CHILDREN Proposition 13, approved by voters in 1978, set a landmark measure that set property taxes at a low rate in California....