A movie in high circulation on cable right now is ‘The Intern.’ The film stars Robert De Niro as Ben Whitaker, a retired 70-year-old widower who is bored with retirement. He applies to a be a senior intern at an online fashion retailer and gets the position. Jules Ostin, the founder of the company, played […]
This is my favorite time of year. Football is in full swing and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. After eating too much with family and friends, we’ll burn some calories Black Friday shopping. Then we get to eat candy and cookies and watch Christmas movies all through December. Every year, however, my Christmas spirit […]
Now is the time of year when my family starts watching Christmas movies. We watch the classics – ‘Elf,’ ‘Christmas Vacation,’ ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ and, of course, ‘Die Hard.’ We also watch ‘Home Alone,’ and sometimes ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.’ The sequel finds Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, alone in […]
In the early 1900s, my great-grandfather worked at the Kimberly paper mill. After a mill explosion threw him into a wall, he lost the use of his arm. The mill graciously gave him a job as a custodian. Unfulfilled, though, he went to work at an insurance company and taught himself to read by reviewing […]
When I was in college, we would always make a few road trips in the fall to go to Madison. Our buddies would line us up with tickets and we would cheer on our beloved Badgers. I remember one particular game against Michigan, some students smuggled in bags of jumbo marshmallows. They distributed them in […]
In October of 1949, Neil McCarty opened an office for the practice of law in the Bank of Kaukauna building. Neil had graduated from Harvard Law School in the spring and returned to his hometown to practice law. He opened his doors with a commitment to serve our community. From that commitment, the firm that […]
Saturday, October 19 marks this year’s Sweetest Day. According to Hallmark.com, Sweetest Day is “simply a reminder that a thoughtful word, deed or small gift enriches the life of the recipient as well as the person giving it.” Sweetest Day was purportedly established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1922 by a committee of 12 confectioners. The […]
Every year, our firm takes an afternoon off in the summer, usually in August. and we go golfing. This year, the weather had other ideas and we ended up bowling instead. While no attorney here at McCarty Law ever claimed to be a skilled bowler (except Attorney Steve Cerasoli), things like aim and accuracy aren’t […]
Many estate planning clients ask me about how to give their real estate to their children. Oftentimes, they are hoping to leave a gift of the family cabin or recreational land in a way that allows their children and grandchildren to continue to use and enjoy the property for years to come, beyond the client’s […]
We were fortunate this summer to have a group of college and high school students (and one guidance counselor) who were game for anything we asked them to do. They assisted us in our estate planning practice area and performed administrative and clerical work that helped us stay on track. They also played a huge […]