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Hi, I’m Mark. I’m an attorney based in La Mesa, California, a municipality in San Diego. My main areas of practice are Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Probate, and Inheritance Rights. I wanted to create this blog so I could provide practical considerations to a topic many folks dread thinking about: planning for one’s death.

 In my blog posts, I hope to put these fears at ease by educating readers on the importance of Estate Planning and how, with their newfound knowledge, they can become empowered to proactively take steps to plan for contingencies in the inevitability of death and the potential for mental incapacity.

 I will try my best to draft my blog posts in a manner that is easy to understand for individuals who have not attended law school, but also provide enough breath to survey the legal considerations for each topic.

 It is important to note that the contents of this blog is not meant to be legal advice, but a discussion about general legal topics. Reading and otherwise consuming the materials on this blog does not establish an attorney-client relationship. If you require further information, I highly suggest you seek the advice of an attorney.

 If you have questions, you may contact me via email at mark@ignaciolaw.com. Any communication between you and me, however, will not constitute an attorney-client relationship unless we mutually agree otherwise.

 I hope the contents will prove to be a worthwhile read for you.

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