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Don’t let this happen to your family. Have the conversation today with Burrell Law. If you need resources or someone to talk to about drafting a will, please reach out to @talithacumi.bsky.social our Wills, Trusts and Estates attorney in our Washington, DC office. 10/10

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PLEASE talk to anyone whose home you might be living in or counting on. A basic will isn’t expensive, and it can literally be the difference between keeping or losing your home. The hard truth is that without a will specifying otherwise, the law treats all heir at certain levels equally. 9/10

Entire multi-generational households getting torn apart because someone didn’t draft a will. It’s especially bad in neighborhoods like Petworth and Southeast DC where property values have skyrocketed—suddenly distant relatives have a financial incentive to force sales of family homes. 8/10

If that wasn’t bad enough, the property taxes and water bill don’t stop coming just because someone died. Keshia had to scrape together money for the recent tax payment while simultaneously trying to figure out how probate court process works. 7/10

Meanwhile, Keshia, who cared for her mom through illness and has nowhere else to go, could end up homeless in the same neighborhood she’s lived in her whole life. 6/10

They automatically get some ownership interest in the house. Siblings she barely knows are pushing for a sale so they can get their cut of the property value. 5/10

But since Keshia wasn’t on the deed and her mom died without a will, DC law kicks in with this mechanical formula for who gets what. Turns out Keshia’s mom has three other children spread across the country who she barely spoke to, but guess what? 4/10

Because her mom didn’t have a will (in legal terms, her mom died “intestate”). Her mom owned that house outright—paid off the mortgage years ago. 3/10

Imagine that you have a neighbor who’s been living in a beautiful brick brownstone row house in the Petworth neighborhood in Northwest DC with her mom for the past 15 years. Her mom passed away suddenly last month, and now she's facing eviction from her childhood home. Why? 2/10

Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 09/04/2025

A 🧵 for @talithacumi.bsky.social and our friends in #WashingtonDC When Momma Passes and There’s No Will: How Washington DC Intestacy Laws Can Be Costly. Many people hate to think about death, so they fail to consider drafting a will. Imagine this scenario. 1/10

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Thanks for helping us understand the importance of private keys for #Bitcoin et al #NotYourKeysNotYourCrypto

Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 07/04/2025

We believe attorneys should be your advocates during good times and bad. Reply in a private message with your legal problem so we can assess how we can help (tag the boss @jamesburrell2.bsky.social or @talithacumi.bsky.social if you're in Washington DC).

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 25/01/2025

If you are a business that had a government contract, and the government breached the contract because of some lame "DEI" excuse, please contact us to see if we can help. Best way to reach us is to email dogesucks@burrell-law.com Screw #DOGE #BlackSky

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 23/12/2024

The Six Triple Eight" was great. It had some "Hidden Figures" vibes, and it's an important story with several inspiring themes.

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 23/12/2024

"PayPal Mafia"(Musk, Thiel, Howery) is the shadow US government...dare we say its "Deep State"? 🤔

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 23/12/2024

america2.news/what-to-do-w... Sharing what we, as active citizens, can do to fight tyranny. We each have more power than we realize. Engagement is key and using tools that protect privacy to encourage engagement. (Hat-tip to the author @davetroy.com ) #Democracy #Resist

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What To Do When There Is Nothing To Be Done

Understanding our reality can feel immobilizing, but it doesn't have to be. Here are strategies you can use to fight for the future you want — even when it seems there is nothing you can do.

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 21/12/2024

#Fraud alert friends! Please be cautious about clicking on suspicious #phishing links (this package delivery one is suspicious because it's supposed to be from a business but it uses a free URL shortener like Bitly) #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #HappyHanukah

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 12/12/2024

Hello #LawSky - if you need anything else to give you angst, watch the documentary KGB: Sword & Shield (www.amazon.com/KGB-Sword-Sh...) and see how Stalin treated his political opposition. Pray that the United States will stay better than Stalin's Russia.

Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 12/12/2024

burrell-law.com/sec/a-tale-o... Helpful insights regarding "materiality" for #stock buyers and entities that issue #securities, like stocks and bonds. Failing to disclose material information might subject the issuer to liability, so understanding materiality is an important way to mitigate risk.

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A Tale of Disclosure: What's "Material" in Securities Law? - Burrell Law - Business Lawyers (NYC & DC)

Picture this: You’re standing at the edge of Wall Street, the air thick with the buzz of deals and the frenetic energy of the financial world.

Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 07/12/2024

Not a bad idea...plus it gives children some agency.

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Well, if MAGA and its acolytes get their way, they could pass a law that would strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status if they...ahem...engage in (what they consider to be) "terrorism".

Let's see if #SCOTUS changes its mind on whether "political opposition" is an unusual circumstance to allow recess appointments to go forward. #LawSky

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We don't trust the current SCOTUS to follow NLRB if the issue comes up during the incoming Trump Administration, but we hope to be wrong. #LawSky

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 04/12/2024

Since #RecessAppointments have been (somewhat) in the news, please check out the #SCOTUS 2014 opinion in NRLB v Canning, 573 US 513 (2014) Breyer, J. which thoroughly discusses recess appointments (TL;DR recesses of 3 days is too short to be constitutional). #LawSky

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www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof... As advised in an early post, use #privacy apps for communications.

Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 03/12/2024

The US legal system only works when all agree to be bound by it. It feels like we are about to enter an era of post-US Constitution America and I think many people underestimate how quickly their lives can get very bad in this new era.

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Burrell Law, P.C. @burrell-law.com · 03/12/2024

My professional opinion is that Trump was disqualified to even be on the ballot after giving aid and confort to insurrectionists, among his other high crimes and misdemeanors. But bad lawyers abdicated their Constitutional oaths and advocated for DJT's candidacy for their own power.