You are a busy professional or business executive who must serve his clients or build his business. However, you also have a family and significant personal assets that require your attention. How can you find the time to both grow your business and ensure that your assets are not devoured by estate taxes upon your death? Selecting an experienced trust and estate planning attorney is critical.

Winning the lottery? Writing a hit song? Having someone make medical decisions for you?

The first two may be unlikely, but more often than you may think, a stranger may make life or death decisions for you. There is a simple way to avoid this situation, but many people put if off for various reasons. What is it? A living will.

A living will is your written declaration which clearly states your wishes regarding the treatments you want or do not want in the event of a terminal illness or serious accident.