Text Box: discussing with my wife how important it was for her to move on and have a happy life if my life ended. As difficult as this conversation was, it was important that my wishes be conveyed to somebody who could ensure that they would be carried out. This deployment has been a valuable learning lesson for me (and now I hope for you). I realized that, while I had a will, a power of attorney, and a living will, they were all done before my marriage 2 years ago. For all intents and purposes, all those legal documents were now useless as events in my life out paced my legal preparations. As a lawyer, that should never have happened and I am going to ensure that it never happens to me again. Preparing for your death should not be one conversation every 40 Text Box: I have noticed from first hand experience that people don't think about death until something happens to them or somebody they know. Often it is the death of a loved one, a traumatic injury or, in my case, orders to go serve in Iraq that prompts action. Despite having a growing business, a new home, and a loving wife, I did not have an updated will. My will had been written about 10 years ago when I was a single man deployed to Korea with a lot less assets. Compounding my problems, now that I would be away on military leave for an extended period of time, I did not have any way for my wife to manage my personal and financial affairs. My orders for Iraq were issued 2 weeks before I needed to report for duty. That was not a lot of time to prepare myself legally and personally for the reality of going to war. Luckily, with the help of our own estate-planning attorney, Kimberly Verner, I was able to update my will and execute new powers of attorney and a living will before I left. Talking about death, at any age, is difficult at best. Explaining my wishes, should I die in Iraq, was one of the most emotional conversations that I have ever had. Whoever said “grown men don’t cry” was wrong; I was crying like a baby

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Text Box: years. Things happen (marriage, new home, divorce, child births, etc.) that may change how you want your assets and your body managed when you can’t manage them anymore. Most people get a medical ‘check up’ once every year or two but fail to get a legal ‘check up’ as often. If you don’t have a will, living will, health care proxy, or power of attorney, or they are simply out of date due to a major life event, you need to contact our Estate Planning division so you are legally prepared for the unexpected. Remember, you’re never too young or too old to start the necessary planning.

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Text Box: MAJ Mathew B. Tully 42ID - Conducting Armed Aerial Reconnaissance over the Tigris River, Tikrit, Iraq.

& Associates

Volume 1, Issue 2
Text Box: Greetings From Iraq!

October 2005

 - Mathew B. Tully,

   Founding Partner

 Tully, Rinckey
   

www.TullyLegal.com

· Kelly Monroe, Esq.
Associate—Employment & Appellate Law 

· Ashley Miner
Administrative Assistant

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