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Definition of a Trust
What Does a Will Do?
Advantages of a Living Trust
Difference Between Will & Living Trust
Purpose of a Living Will
How to Set Up a Living Trust
How to Set Up a Living Will
What Is a Bypass Trust?
The Pros & Cons of a Bypass Trust
Cost of Setting Up a Living Trust
How are Trusts Taxed?
What Is a Revocable Living Trust?
The Purpose of an Irrevocable Living Trust
What Is a Durable Power of Attorney?
What Is a Probate?
Do You Always Have to Probate a Will?
When Do You Have to Probate a Will?
If You Die Without a Will is Probate Necessary?
What Is Made Public in a Probate?
The Probate Process Explained
What Is Estate Planning?
When Should I Begin Planning My Estate?
What Documents are Needed for Estate Planning?
What Does it Take to Be an Estate Planner?
What Is a Constructive Trust?
What Are Capital Gains Taxes?
What Are Capital Gains in a Bypass Trust?
Tenants in Common
Required Minimum Distribution
Federal Inheritance Taxes
What to Do When Someone Dies
A Checklist for When Death Occurs
Have You Been Named in the Will?
Have You Been Named a Beneficiary in a Trust?
Are Wills Open to the Public?
How Do I Contest a Will?
The Probate Inventory
When Does the Trust Stay Private?
What Is an Heir?
What Are the Rights of Heirs?
What Is an Heir Apparent?
Do Some Heirs Have More Rights Than Others?
What Is a Missing Heir?
Heirs' Rights in Absence of a Will
Definition of an Estate Executor
What is a Domiciliary Executor?
Guidelines for Choosing an Executor
What Is Executor Compensation?
Can a Trustee or Executor be Replaced?
How to Draw Up Executor of Estate Paper Work
What Is the Role of an Executor?
Guide for Estate Executors
Are There Executor Fees?
What Is an Executor's Deed?
Must an Executor Notify a Beneficiary?
Do Creditors Get Paid When Someone Dies?
Does the Will Say How Life Insurance is Paid?
Does a Will Trump Life Insurance?
Is an IRA or a 401k Paid According to the Will?
If You Are Beneficiary of an IRA or 401k
Who Gets Life Insurance Payable to an Estate or Trust?
What Happens if an IRA or 401k is Payable to the Estate Trust?
What Does it Mean if a Bank Account Says POD?
What Does it Mean if a Bank Account Says ROS?
Does it Avoid Probate to Have Accounts in Joint Tenancy With Right of Survivorship?
How Many Months Do You Have to File an Estate Tax Return?
When Do You Have to File an Estate Tax Return?
Do You Have to File an Income Tax Return After Someone Dies?
What Part of Your Estate is Taxable?
What Is a Family Estate Trust?
What Are Gift Taxes?
Asset Protection vs. Estate Planning
Elder Law vs. Estate Planning
Retirement Planning vs. Estate Planning
What Is Trust Fraud?
Estate Planning Checklist
Whom to Notify When Someone Dies
Family Estate Trust or Revocable Living Trust?
Tips for Wealth Management
General Types of Wills
How to Become a Probate Attorney
Probate lawyers specialize in areas of the law dealing with wills, estates and other financial matters lik… More
Qualifications for becoming a trial lawyer include getting a bachelor's degree, a law school degree and pa… More
Training to become a lawyer can be expensive and academically challenging. Working hours are long, the wor… More
The most general way to become an attorney is to graduate from a four-year university or college, get into… More
Most probate attorneys get into the probate business as they age and have friends who need probate attorne… More
Lawyers can advance their careers by taking courses to improve skills, such as public speaking. Find out h… More
Summary: Most probate attorneys get into the probate business as they age and have friends who need probate attorneys. Find out what it takes to be a probate attorney from an estate planning and probate lawyer in this free video on estate law.
Brad Wiewel is board certified in estate planning and probate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been practicing law since 1978. His firm, The Wiewel Law Firm, is...read more
"So probate lawyer career paths--it's not easy to break into this area of the law, if you're a budding law student or if you're a lawyer. And the reason it's not easy to break into this area of law is because mainly older lawyers do this. And older lawyers have been around a long time. And older lawyers know a lot of people. And it's interesting in this area of the law, that when I go to probate court I feel like I'm walking to the elephant graveyard, because all the old lawyers, who when they were young lawyers did trial work and did divorces and did criminal law, all end up in probate court because all their friends are getting older, and so to be a probate attorney, you need to have a steady stream of families who come in that have lost a loved one, that need your help in probating the estate. So, of course you can advertise for that business, and that may work, and you can network for the business, and that may work, but I think you'll find that most of the probate lawyers are older because their friends are older, their family is older. That's how they get their clients."
eHow Article: How to Become a Probate Attorney
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