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By Website Editor March 12, 2019
No one really wants to talk about their last will and testament, but this is one legal issue you don’t want to leave unattended. After all, it could lead to a major rift in your family, one which you are not around to mend. The importance of having a very clear will and testament takes on even greater magnitude if you have children from more than one marriage, if you have adopted children, and if you don’t have any children at all. Getting expert advice can save your loved ones heartache and grief at a time when they really need to focus on grieving and recovery.
By Website Editor March 11, 2019
An increasing number of people are turning to the internet for all sorts of advice. Fashion advice. Medical advice. Marriage advice. Here are Premium Law, we certainly won’t dissuade you from getting fashion advice online, but we strongly recommend that you don’t turn to Google for legal advice. Because it could end up costing you a whole lot more than you expected.

In this courtroom, and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow …

There are moments in the world’s history when people look back and ask ‘Where were the lawyers? Where were the judges?’ In these moments, the rule of law becomes especially vulnerable. I refuse to let that beacon go dark today


Senior U.S. District Judge John J. Coughenour. Decision from bench enjoining the Birthright Citizenship Executive Order, January 23, 2025.