Martindale-Hubbell is proud to announce that Todd Alan Marquardt of Marquardt Law Firm, P.C. has achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, awarded to only those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability.
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How can an elder law attorney help someone who lives with and cares for someone who is disabled or suffers from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease? How can I afford to pay for help with frustrating behaviors of someone who has Continue reading
A new Texas state law allows real property owners to record a “Transfer on Death Deed” which names a beneficiary to own that real property after the owner dies. Tex. Est. Code Chap. 114. New Mexico has allowed transfer on Continue reading
The States of Texas or New Mexico have written a last will and testament for you (depending on where you live). It isn’t called a last will and testament. Instead, it is called “intestacy.”
Those who inherit by intestacy are Continue reading
Beware of estate planning techniques that are easy for you to set up. Estate planning techniques that are easy for you to set up Continue reading 
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Attorneys and staff at Marquardt Law Firm, P.C. are celebrating small businesses in San Antonio, Texas and Georgetown, Texas. Tyrone Marquardt, case manager and client service specialist, studied a webinar today called The U.S. Economic Outlook and Its Impact Continue reading 
Spouses and caregivers call us frequently to ask about giving away assets to qualify for New Mexico or Texas Medicaid. This article will inform you about how a gift is defined, what a “look-back” is, and what the penalty Continue reading  |
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You’ve heard of the living will. You’ve heard of the last will and testament. Have you heard of an ethical will? Check out our new blog at click here to see blog. It explains what an Continue reading
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs released the final Rule on Camp LeJeune contaminated water. Eight separate diseases are identified as presumptive exposure. Presumptive exposure applies for those with thirty or more days of service at Camp LeJeune or New Continue reading
If you are visiting older parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, or godparents for Thanksgiving, keep an eye out for slipping capacity. Don’t dismiss the odd, weird, or nonsensical comments or questions you hear from your loved ones who happen to Continue reading 
The IRS calls the estate tax “a tax on your right to transfer property at your death.” https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/estate-tax (September 23, 2016). Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton has reportedly suggested that individuals giving more than 500 million dollars in gross assets Continue reading 
