And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and dawn
We’re captive on the carousel of time
We can’t return we can only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the lawyer game.
(Joni Mitchell, “The Circle Game”, paraphrased)
I may have found a lawyer… and it might just be the lawyer I started with: My dad’s lawyer. Today, I had the opportunity to talk to him briefly. It turns out that his hourly rate is about the same as every lawyer I spoke to earlier ($275), and his flat fee for doing the wills and trust is at the lower end of the spectrum I was quoted. To top it off, he is evidently one of the experts in the field. Who knew?
So, I’ve asked him the questions I had on the trust, and we’ll see how that goes. I’ll do a short telecon with him and my wife, to see if we hit it off, to determine if he’ll be the right guy for the wills and the trusts. He also has email, but has been so swamped he hasn’t answered it.
Plus, I’m about to schedule the personal trainer, and my wife is talking about getting me tickets to Pippin (warning: link has audio of “Magic to Do”) for my birthday. Things may be coming together.
