Legal Visionaries

Does what you eat really matter for overall wellbeing?  On today’s episode our host Mary Vandenack, CEO, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsenand her guest, Dr. Nikki Kendall, N.D. a professor at Midland University and nutrition, health and wellness coach at Well-Choices Health Coaching, discuss the effects of nutrition on wellbeing. How can you figure out the best plan for you...

Today’s episode is intended to give insight and practical advice to anyone who has thought about leaving corporate America to start their own business.  Listen in as ourhost Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen and her guest, Stephanie Sharp, an attorney with Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen give you some initial non-legal advice about starting your business, financia...

How can solo practices and small firms keep up with the changing marketplace and the evolving practice of law?  This week our host Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver Truhlsen and her guest, Reid Trautz, Senior Director of the Practice & Professionalism Center at the American Immigration Lawyers Association and co-author of the Future Proofing column in ABA Law Pra...

In this week’s episode our host Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Mike Weaver, a partner at Vandenack Weaver, discuss charitable techniques that business owners should be considering when contemplating the sale of their business.  Tune in to learn about basic techniques like making a gift of appreciated stock and more complex techniques such as charita...

Understanding the culture of a law firm during the interview process should be an important factor in the decision-making process.  Listen to this episode and learn how to identify the right environment for your wellbeing as our host Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver discusses this topic with her guest Pam Hernandez, the founder and CEO of  The Right Reflection® .  H...

The process of selling a business can be very complex, impacted by things like who you are selling to, timeframe, and financial position.  In this episode our host Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guests Rob Wellendorf, a Business Exit Planning Expert and President at Executive Wealth Strategies, and Mike Weaver, a partner at Vandenack Weaver, discuss the st...

Achieving a healthy, positive, and productive balance of work, personal life and overall wellbeing is extremely important and a hot topic for lawyers today.  On this episode, our host Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver talks to Heidi Alexander, Director of Well-Being at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court about new initiatives to improve well-being in law, Covid’...

For the past several months we have been hearing about legislative proposals that may impact year-end tax planning but as of today, we do not have any definite answers.  So, what should people do?  Tune in to this episode as our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her partner at Vandenack Weaver, Mike Weaver, discuss tax strategies to keep in mind.  Should yo...

There are literally thousands of lawyers who have a LinkedIn profile but most of them are probably not using the platform as effectively as possible.  LinkedIn is one of the most powerful social media tools available for networking.  Tune in to this episode as our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver talks to Allison Shields Johs, President of Legal Ease Consultin...

This week on Legal Visionaries our host, Mary Vandenack, founder and managing partner at Vandenack Weaver, talks to Evan Levine and Nainesh Shah, partners at Complete Advisors LLC, about Earn Out Agreements and why COVID brought more attention to them.  Listen in to learn the definition of an Earn Out Agreement, if they are uniform or specific, what type of payoff structures are available and the...

“Cybersecurity is a process, not a product,” said Ben Schorr, Senior Content Designer at Microsoft.  Listen in to this week’s episode of Legal Visionaries, hosted by Mary Vandenack, the Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver, as she and Ben discuss the cybersecurity process and how you can keep up with the latest issues and trends.  Learn tips on how to get the process started, the basic...

It’s mid-November and the new tax proposals are still up in the air.  What should practitioners and tax payers do to protect assets, plan estates and minimize taxes in this unknown environment?  This is the topic we tackle on this episode of Legal Visionaries when host Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver talks to well-known estate and tax planning legal experts, Marty...

This week on Legal Visionaries our host Mary Vandenack, the Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Mike Weaver, Managing Member at Vandenack Weaver discuss some techniques using trusts that business owners should consider when selling.  What is a Grantor Trust?  How does a GRAT work?  Why and when are these trusts beneficial?  How is a NING technique used?  What requiremen...

Do you have financial control of your law firm?  Listen in as Mary Vandenack, the host of Legal Visionaries and the Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, John Bowers, CEO at Vandenack Weaver discuss the fundamentals of law firm financial management.  How do you define financial controls and why are they important?  How do you know when there is a problem and what are poss...

This week on Legal Visionaries our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guests, Bryan Holen, a financial advisor with Insource Benefits Group and Monte Schatz, a managing member at Vandenack Weaver discuss the unique issues with estate planning for farmers.  What all do you need to have in place for a good ag estate plan?  How do you transition land and wh...

Tune in to this episode when our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Reid Trautz, Sr. Director of the AILA Practice and Professionalism Center, discuss the factors and trends that are changing the practice of law.  What are consumers expecting, how will services be delivered, are regulations changing, what’s the latest legal technology including pa...

Why is Incapacity Planning important for your financial future?  In this episode our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guests, Emily Pattison and Rachel Truhlsen, attorneys at Vandenack Weaver, discuss incapacity planning; the practical aspects of it and the legal documents needed.  Learn the difference between mental and legal capacity, how to identify...

Microsoft 365 for Lawyers is an amazing product and in this episode our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Ben Schorr, Author and Senior Content Designer at Microsoft, discuss the many time-saving benefits of this product.  What are some of the newest features?  How does the product integrate with other practice management tools?  Do you have to h...

How should you choose a Trustee for your estate plan?  This week our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Sarah Duey, Vice President of Trust Services at Carson Group discuss the many factors that should be considered in this important decision.  What’s the role of a Trustee and does it vary based on the type of trust?  Should a family member or fri...

Join us this week for a discussion on a particularly hot topic in the workplace - Gaslighting.  Our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Pam Hernandez, the founder and CEO of  The Right Reflection® will define gaslighting, when and where it might occur and give you some examples of gaslighting in the workplace.  Finally, you will receive some tips o...

Join us this week for a discussion on Dynasty Trusts with our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Lara Sass, an estate planning attorney in New York serving a high-net-worth clientele.  Today’s topics include the definition of a Dynasty Trust and who should use one, the Rule Against Perpetuities, where to set up a dynasty trust, how it will help re...

Tune in to this week’s episode of Vandenack Weaver’s Legal Visionaries when our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver and her guest, Allison Shields Johs, President of Legal Ease Consulting discuss why it’s important for attorneys to manage their client list.  Are you working with the clients that you want to work with?  What kinds of discussions are important to h...

Welcome back to Vandenack Weaver’s Legal Visionaries as we launch our first episode in the Healthcare Law series.  Our guest this week is Stephanie Sharp, a healthcare law attorney with Vandenack Weaver.  Listen in as she talks to our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver about the changes to expect in the healthcare law sector.  Will technology continue to play an...

This week we are launching the first episode in our series on Foundational Estate Planning with guest, Brady Marlow, a Certified Financial Planner with Carson Wealth.  Our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver talks with Brady about how to consolidate recommendations, quiet the noise from too many voices, and how to best use multiple disciplines to gain the smartes...

Tune in to this week’s episode as we kick off the series on Philanthropy.  Our host, Mary Vandenack, Founder and Managing Partner at Vandenack Weaver teams up with her two guests, Mike Weaver, a partner at Vandenack Weaver and Mark Weber, a philanthropic consultant at Legacy Spectrum Advisors to discuss Private Foundations.    Learn about the technical side of a Private Foundation and how it diffe...