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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=44389&d=02/09/2010&s=Get%20Tough%20on%20DUI%20while%20we%20leave%20bars%20open%20til%202AM%20seven%20days%20a%20week%2E" title="Who in their right mind would say that they are tough on DUIs, and then license bars to remain open seven days a week serving booze til 2 in the morning.&nbsp; Read the newspaper every week to see how well the message is getting out.&nbsp; Each day, a bra..." target="_blank">Get Tough on DUI while we leave bars open til 2AM seven days a week.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:47:13 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>Who in their right mind would say that they are tough on DUIs, and then license bars to remain open seven days a week serving booze til 2 in the morning.&nbsp; Read the newspaper every week to see how well the message is getting out.&nbsp; Each day, a brand new bunch of DUIs is posted.&nbsp;&nbsp; If the State really wants to get rid of DUIs, shut down retail establshments selling drinks after 10PM.&nbsp; Let them serve anything they want after that except booze.&nbsp;</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22279&d=01/20/2009&s=Use%20a%20Limited%20Liability%20Company%20if%20you%20are%20in%20business%20or%20going%20into%20business%2E" title="They are pretty easy to operate within and they save your personal assets in the event you get sued for a mistake of one of your employees or on a business contract.&nbsp; They are the cheapest form of insurance.&nbsp; Most of the ones I do cost less than..." target="_blank">Use a Limited Liability Company if you are in business or going into business.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:39:31 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>They are pretty easy to operate within and they save your personal assets in the event you get sued for a mistake of one of your employees or on a business contract.&nbsp; They are the cheapest form of insurance.&nbsp; Most of the ones I do cost less than $1000.00.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22280&d=01/20/2009&s=Thinking%20about%20a%20contract%2E%3F%20%20Make%20my%20Job%20easier%2E%2E%2E%20Try%20imagine%20what%20can%20go%20wrong%2E" title="If you are going to contract with someone, make my job easy by imagining all the things that can go wrong and then deciding what should be done if that happens.&nbsp; If you and the person you are thinking about dealing with can\'t agree on what should be..." target="_blank">Thinking about a contract.?  Make my Job easier... Try imagine what can go wrong.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:39:31 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>If you are going to contract with someone, make my job easy by imagining all the things that can go wrong and then deciding what should be done if that happens.&nbsp; If you and the person you are thinking about dealing with can\'t agree on what should be done, its a big red flag that you should give the idea a lot of second thought.&nbsp; A contract isn\'t necessary when things go right,&nbsp; its essential when things go wrong.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22281&d=01/20/2009&s=Thinking%20about%20a%20contract%2E%3F%20%20Make%20my%20Job%20easier%2E%2E%2E%20Try%20imagine%20what%20can%20go%20wrong%2E" title="If you are going to contract with someone, make my job easy by imagining all the things that can go wrong and then deciding what should be done if that happens.&nbsp; If you and the person you are thinking about dealing with can\'t agree on what should be..." target="_blank">Thinking about a contract.?  Make my Job easier... Try imagine what can go wrong.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:39:31 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>If you are going to contract with someone, make my job easy by imagining all the things that can go wrong and then deciding what should be done if that happens.&nbsp; If you and the person you are thinking about dealing with can\'t agree on what should be done, its a big red flag that you should give the idea a lot of second thought.&nbsp; A contract isn\'t necessary when things go right,&nbsp; its essential when things go wrong.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22274&d=01/20/2009&s=Pity%20the%20Poor%20Guardian%20or%20Trustee%20or%20Personal%20Representative%20when%20Trouble%20is%20Brewing%2E" title="When you name a guardian in a will, remember what sort of an impact adding family members will do to their family and provide for it...&nbsp; a bigger house, car, an addition to the house all may be required for the people who will guard your most importa..." target="_blank">Pity the Poor Guardian or Trustee or Personal Representative when Trouble is Brewing.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:59:43 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>When you name a guardian in a will, remember what sort of an impact adding family members will do to their family and provide for it...&nbsp; a bigger house, car, an addition to the house all may be required for the people who will guard your most important assets... your children.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Be careful naming the person to make difficult family decisions.&nbsp; Most of my clients find it well worth the money to appoint independent professionals and pay them to make those decisions, rather than putting a loved one in the middle of making tough decisions regarding another loved one.&nbsp; Imagine the next family gathering where your one son, the&nbsp; Trustee runs into the&nbsp; other child or family member who he has denied a request for money because he feels it will be used irresponsibly.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Independent professionals charge but they don\'t lose sleep at night over carrying out your wishes.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22277&d=01/20/2009&s=Starting%20a%20Business%2E%2E%2E%2E%2E%20Use%20an%20LLC%2E" title="If you are starting a business and don\'t use some form of a limited liability entity, it is almost always a big mistake.&nbsp; We charge less than a thousand dollars for their creation.&nbsp; If a thousand dollars to save your personal assets is too much..." target="_blank">Starting a Business..... Use an LLC.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:59:43 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>If you are starting a business and don\'t use some form of a limited liability entity, it is almost always a big mistake.&nbsp; We charge less than a thousand dollars for their creation.&nbsp; If a thousand dollars to save your personal assets is too much, you should rethink your decision to go into business.&nbsp; It is the cheapest and most effective insurance policy you can buy.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22267&d=01/20/2009&s=Estate%20Planning%20%2D%20%20How%20to%20Avoid%20Probate" title="Depending on your particular situation, you can avoid probate by setting up your property in joint accounts, putting assets in the type of assets that bypass probate or using&nbsp; a living trust.&nbsp; Avoiding probate means avoiding the cost, delay and ..." target="_blank">Estate Planning -  How to Avoid Probate</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:42:39 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>Depending on your particular situation, you can avoid probate by setting up your property in joint accounts, putting assets in the type of assets that bypass probate or using&nbsp; a living trust.&nbsp; Avoiding probate means avoiding the cost, delay and publicity of a public court proceeding.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22268&d=01/20/2009&s=Attorneys%20Fees%20%2D%20You%20can%27t%20collect%20them%20unless%20you%20have%20a%20contract%20clause%20or%20a%20statute%2E" title="If you are drafting an agreement, make sure you have a clause which says that the prevailing party in any dispute gets their attorneys fees, because unless you have a statute that allows automatic collection of fees,&nbsp; you will usually pay your own at..." target="_blank">Attorneys Fees - You can\'t collect them unless you have a contract clause or a statute.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:42:39 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>If you are drafting an agreement, make sure you have a clause which says that the prevailing party in any dispute gets their attorneys fees, because unless you have a statute that allows automatic collection of fees,&nbsp; you will usually pay your own attorneys fees in any Montana case where there is no such clause.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22269&d=01/20/2009&s=Family%20Law%20%2D%20%20You%20don%27t%20win%20those%20cases%2C%20the%20other%20party%20usually%20loses%20them%2E" title="After 32 years, the one rule I have learned in complex family law situations is that you rarely win those cases... the other party loses them. &nbsp; Most of the time, I see family law litigants make really poor choices which later come back to haunt them..." target="_blank">Family Law -  You don\'t win those cases, the other party usually loses them.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:42:39 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>After 32 years, the one rule I have learned in complex family law situations is that you rarely win those cases... the other party loses them.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Most of the time, I see family law litigants make really poor choices which later come back to haunt them.&nbsp; Bad behavior gets the Judge\'s attention and not in a good way.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://apps.skeltoncooley.com/Blog/?e=22270&d=01/20/2009&s=Make%20sure%20your%20attorney%20is%20insured%2E%2E%2E" title="I can\'t stress how important it is to make sure your attorney is insured.&nbsp; Professional malpractice insurance tells you that the lawyer is reputable.&nbsp;..." target="_blank">Make sure your attorney is insured...</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:42:39 GMT</span><br />');
document.write('<p>I can\'t stress how important it is to make sure your attorney is insured.&nbsp; Professional malpractice insurance tells you that the lawyer is reputable.&nbsp;</p>');
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