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Living Will for Men

This is a basic living will for men. We also have a living will for women. You may copy either into your word processor.

LIVING WILL (MALE)

I, __________(1)_____________, of ___________(2)____________, being of sound mind, do hereby willfully and voluntarily make known my desire that my life not be prolonged under any of the following conditions, and do hereby further declare:

1. If I should, at any time, have an incurable condition caused by any disease or illness, or by any accident or injury, and be determined by any two or more physicians to be in a terminal

condition whereby the use of "heroic measures" or the application of life-sustaining procedures would only serve to delay the moment of my death, and where my attending physician has determined that my death is imminent whether or not such "heroic measures" or life-sustaining measures are employed, I direct that such measures and procedures be withheld or withdrawn and that I be permitted to die naturally.

2. In the event of my inability to give directions regarding the application of life-sustaining procedures or the use of "heroic measures", it is my intention that this directive shall be honored by my family and physicians as my final expression of my right to refuse medical and surgical treatment, and my acceptance of the consequences of such refusal.

3. I am mentally, emotionally and legally competent to make this directive and I fully understand its import.

4. I reserve the right to revoke this directive at any time.

5. This directive shall remain in force until revoked.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and seal this _(3)_ day of _______(4)_______, 19_(5)_.

______________(6)______________ Declaration of Witnesses

The declarant is personally known to me and I believe him to be of sound mind and emotionally and legally competent to make the herein contined Directive to Physicians. I am not related to the declarant by blood or marriage, nor would I be entitled to any portion of the declarant's estate upon his decease, nor am I an attending physician of the declarant, nor an employee of the attending physician, nor an employee of a health care facility in which the declarant is a patient, nor a patient in a health care facility in which the declarant is a patient, nor am I a person who has any claim against any portion of the estate of the declarant upon his death.

____________(7)_________________ _____________(8)_______________

____________(9)_________________ _____________(10)______________

___________(11)_________________ _____________(12)______________

 

 

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Advice on working with an attorney

Many people assume an attorney is all-powerful or can work some kind of legal magic, just by dint of being an attorney. The reality is quite different. Look in your own line of work, and what do you see? People of differing abilities and work ethics, for one thing. And how many problems come up that even your best people have difficulty solving? How many projects go bad?

An attorney is just another person working in a specific field. It happens to be law. That is, some area of law. An attorney who doesn't have significant experience and/or training in the area of law that concerns you probably isn't going to do as well as one who does. There are so many "gotchas" in law, it borders on the absurd.

Your attorney isn't your buddy. Your attorney is a contractor you pay, and pay well. Usually by the hour. Don't waste your attorney's time with complaining or by seeking explanations of things you can look up on your own.

Your attorney's success is contingent upon such factors as:

  • Your accuracy. Don't guess at the answers your attorney needs. Look things up. If your attorney asks how much you made last year, for example, produce your tax return rather than flip a number off the top of your head.
  • How honest you are. Lying to your attorney is generally a dumb approach. It can get your attorney into trouble and is likely to undermine your case.
  • How open you are. Hiding information from your attorney, even if you think it's irrelevant can easily result in a courtroom surprise that destroys any chance of winning your case.
  • Your ability to stay out of trouble. Getting arrested, even on some unrelated charge, while your case is pending makes extra trouble for your attorney to handle.
  • How well you articulate your side of the story. You don't need to be a polished speaker, but you do need to be concise and direct.

Don't:

  • Make statements about the other person's motivations. Your attorney can't prove such allegations, so they are worthless.
  • Produce forged documentation for your attorney to use. This creates a landmine that can not only blow up your case, but result in (further) criminal charges.
  • Do or say anything that wastes your attorney's time.
  • Yell at your attorney.
  • Make disparaging remarks about the other side's attorney or anyone else involved in the case.
  • Call your attorney for daily progress reports. This just wastes time.
  • Text your attorney, unless told this is OK.
  • Send your attorney long e-mails.
  • Send your attorney paper, unless told this is preferable. Paper must be scanned and then shredded, creating extra work.

Do:

  • Outline what you think the other person's viewpoint is. This will help you understand the whole case, and will show your attorney you seek this understanding.
  • Provide any evidence you can locate or produce. This includes e-mails, photos, and receipts. Ask your attorney what evidence will help your case, and see about getting it.
  • Think about how you can save your attorney time. Offer to do research, for example. "How about if I check that out for you?" Keep any reports to the attorney accurate and objective.
  •  Treat your attorney with respect at all times.
  • Behave in a professional manner. How you behave will affect how others perceive you, and that does affect the outcome of your case.
  • If you have the OK to text your attorney, do this only rarely and when there is a good reason for it.
  • E-mail your attorney with status updates or requests for information.
  • Keep e-mail messages brief and limited to that which is most important and/or urgent.
  • Convert paper to PDF and e-mail necessary documents to your attorney.

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NOTICE

The information in this document is designed to provide an outline that you can follow when formulating business or personal plans. Due to the variances of many local, city, county and state laws, we recommend that you seek professional legal counseling before entering into any contract or agreement.

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