Foresight Legal Blog

Non-profit Community Action Team (CAT) founder, Justin Rudd, held a photo contest in Long Beach, California to visually capture all aspects of our community — our people, our environment, and our work and leisure activities — during 24 hours, from July 26-27, 2008, noon - noon.

Foresight donated a prize to CAT for the winner of the best family photo. Below is a video of photos taken for the contest.

The 10th annual L.A.’s Largest Mixer, a networking event, took center stage at The Shrine Auditorium Expo Center yesterday and Foresight Legal was there to meet and greet.

The Mixer has grown to represent a powerful meeting of Los Angeles area chambers of commerce and local businesses representing hundreds of industries and companies in Southern California.

This year, over 3000 business people came together for this ultimate business networking event. Here’s a list of exhibitor’s, including Foresight.

Senior Class is a monthly magazine, billed as “celebrating the mature lifestyle.” Foresight attorney, Tom Martin, contributed to the July/August edition.

The article, “When to Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth,” is about the potential downside to using joint tenancy as a way to avoid probate court. Here’s an excerpt:

“Sometimes looks can be deceiving.

Let’s say you own your home free and clear and would like to leave it to your two children. You’ve heard people talk about the need to avoid “probate” and you figure the best and cheapest way to avoid it is to simply add your kids to the title as joint tenants with rights of
survivorship.

That way, when you pass, your home will go directly to your kids without the need for probate. Pretty good solution, and with no need to pay an attorney for expensive advice, right? Wrong.” Click on the link above to read the whole article.

The magazine has a wonderful directory of services for seniors, everything from the local farmer’s market to volunteer programs to meals on wheels. Check it out at a newstand near you!

Foresight Legal supports the Long Beach Post, an independent media organization that provides commentary, original news and sports coverage on local, statewide, national and international issues impacting Long Beach, California. The Long Beach Post is challenging older, more established traditional media like the Long Beach Press Telegram and the Grunion and Downtown Gazettes for readers and we are proud to be associated with it. Check out our ad on the Long Beach News pages.

I am a big fan of this video showcasing Justin Rudd Photography.

It has a lot of heart and perfectly captures the emotion of love, family and friends. In short, the very things I feel my services involving estate planning are meant to protect.

Watch and enjoy!

Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride, Inc. was established in October 1983 and produced its first festival and parade in June 1984.

Over the past several years, the Long Beach Pride Festival & Parade has become the 3rd largest in the nation, now attracting over 75,000 participants over the two-day celebration. The event is taking place Saturday, May 17th thru Sunday, May 18th along Shoreline Drive.

Foresight is proud to be a festival participant. Please visit our booth.