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After a decade practicing estate planning in Idaho, I've seen estate plans range from elegantly simple to unnecessarily ...

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The modern estate-planning practice has significantly evolved over the years. We asked three of our esteemed board members, Jonathan G. Blattmachr, Marvin E. Blum and Avi Z. Kestenbaum, to share their ...