Don't Tell Me You Are Going On Vacation, Please.

I have this hang up. No, I am not jealous that you are going on vacation. Trust me. Traveling is not on my list of fun things to do. I feel that the time you spend packing and unpacking negates the time you spent away on vacation. Too much work.

I, however, do not like when I am meeting with estate planning clients who decide to go with my services and in the process of setting up the second appointment -- I hear these words: Oh, I can't do it next week because I am going on vacation.

What!

Vacation!

Oh no!

There's nothing scarier from an estate planning attorney's perspective that clients are going on vacation in between estate planning meetings. I will rush your documents, schedule you in sooner, clear my calendar, meet with you Friday evening -- anything to get you to have completed documents before you leave for vacation.

I feel pretty strongly about having estate planning in place just in case as you never know when tragedy will strike. And if you are going on vacation, somehow, in my mind, there's an increased risk that something could happen to you.

Clients are undoubtedly relieved when they receive my assurance that their documents will be completed and executed before their vacation. I am happy to be of service. I just wished that they scheduled their first meeting with me a week sooner to give me more time.