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Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

April 8, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

Marvin Gaye (1939-1984) - Singer-Songwriter & Musician Marvin Gaye, born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Gaye helped to shape the sound of Motown Records in the 1960s with a string of hits including “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and duet recordings with Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, later earning the titles “Prince of Motown” and “Prince of Soul.” During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the concept albums What's … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

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April 7, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

“With discipline, dedication and diligence, you will achieve the goal.” Lailah Gifty Akita … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

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Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

April 1, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

Gordon Moore (1929- ) - Businessman & Philanthropist Gordon Moore, raised in Pescadero, California, received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950 and a PhD in Chemistry and minor in Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1954. He completed his postdoctoral research at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in 1956. Moore joined Caltech alumnus William Shockley at the Shockley … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

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March 31, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

“It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” Walt Disney Company … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

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Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

March 25, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

Barry White (1944-2003) - Producer, Composer & Singer Barry Eugene Carter, known as Barry White, was born in Galveston, Texas, and raised in the high crime areas of South Central Los Angeles. White’s musical influence came from listening to his mother’s classical music collection which he would then emulate it on the piano. His musical career began when he was in his late teens in the early 1960s, as part of different singing groups as well as having singles of his own. In the mid-1960s, … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

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March 24, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

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March 17, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

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March 10, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

“Life is to be enjoyed, not endured” Gordon B. Hinckley … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

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March 3, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

“And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

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February 25, 2016 by Stephen A. Mendel, Estate Planning Attorney

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama XIV … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

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