Attorney Drexel Bradshaw Highlights Essential Estate Planning Activities

PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 16, 2013

Attorney Drexel Bradshaw understands that estate planning can be a morbid activity; however, he also knows that individuals who engage in estate planning activities are better able to prepare their loved ones to make important decisions after they have passed on. As such, creating a solid estate planning strategy is something that allows individuals to help their loved ones cope with their death, as they can rest assured that all of the issues that arise are handled in accordance with their wishes. Here, Bradshaw responds to a recent article published by The Huffington Post that highlights some of the most important estate planning activities in which individuals should engage.

The first tip that is provided by the article is to create a comprehensive estate plan file and put it in a place where loved ones will be able to find it. According to the article, "This file should include your will, end-of-life instructions (advance directives and a medical power of attorney), living trusts, organ donation wishes, guardianship decisions, real estate records, and your financial records for assets and debts. Include a signed document naming your executors [...] Then give copies of all these documents to your heirs and others you love and trust."

Additionally, the article encourages individuals to include the fate of their digital assets in their estate plans. This encompasses online accounts and other items, such as websites or blogs.

Drexel Bradshaw believes that this piece of advice is a crucial one, as it encompasses virtually all of the different elements of estate planning that individuals need to see to in order to complete this task (i.e. organ donation, medical power of attorney, etc.).

"Estate planning can seem overwhelming at first, since there are so many decisions to be made and documents to be signed," asserts Bradshaw. "But the truth is that, with the guidance of a legal representative, individuals can create a comprehensive estate plan that they can leave behind for their loved ones. The key, though, is to trust an attorney to ensure that all of the necessary documents are in place and that they have been submitted in accordance with the law so that they will be recognized by the legal system when the time comes to put them to use."

To learn more about the legal representation offered by Drexel Bradshaw and the rest of the team at Bradshaw & Associates, P.C., visit www.bradshawassociates.com.

ABOUT:

Drexel Bradshaw is an attorney at Bradshaw & Associates, P.C. Located in San Francisco, California, this legal firm provides a wide range of services to its clientele. For the past 13 years, Bradshaw has offered professional yet aggressive legal representation to clients engaged in a diverse variety of cases. He makes his clients his priority and, as a result, has been noted for his work by several articles published within the legal field. Bradshaw is particularly interested in business and property litigation; however, the team at Bradshaw & Associates, P.C. takes on cases in numerous practice areas, including family law, business fraud, landlord services, will and trusts, unfair business practices, tenant services, estate planning, and class action litigation.