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  • We are proud to announce that our firm has been selected to be a part of the Lambda Legal Cooperating Attorney Network to provide resources to their clients in the areas of estate planning, business planning, health care/disability planning, and property agreements. You may find further information about Lambda Legal at www.lambdalegal.org.

  • Dan Kapsak is excited to be once again riding the Courage Classic to benefit The Denver Children's Hospital Foundation this July 26-28. The ride covers 157 miles of exquisite Colorado high country roads, from Leadville to Vail Pass, Copper Mountain and Dillon Lake to Breckenridge and Tennessee Pass. Dan's raised over $30,000 in the ride's 18 years of existence, and he is looking to raise $3,000 this year for the young people at The Children's Hospital. He will be riding as a member of the Wheels of Justice, a team sponsored by the Colorado, Boulder, and Denver Bar Associations. In its short two year existence, the team has raised over $314,000! Please consider pledging Dan on his ride this summer. You can pledge any amount on line at www.couragetours.com/2008/dankapsak. Thank you for your generosity! Of course, Dan would love to have you join him on the ride-contact Dan for registration details.

  • Dan Kapsak is pleased to announce that he was appointed by the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners to a three year term with the Adult Protection Review Team. The team's purpose is to ensure a broad range of community services are available to at risk adults, individuals eighteen years of age or older who are susceptible to mistreatment or self neglect because they are unable to perform or obtain services necessary for their health, safety, or welfare, or lack sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning their persons or affairs. If you have any questions about the team and its work in the county, do feel free to contact Dan.

  • Life Testaments (sometimes called Ethical Wills) play a very important part in conveying to loved ones our values, dreams, and our life's foundations. Dan Kapsak has prepared an in-office conversation and workbook to assist clients to begin the exploration of one's values and foundations so they may convey them in words, photos, or otherwise. Please feel free to contact Dan to schedule a time to begin this exciting, challenging, and ultimately rewarding process.

    Areas of Practice
  • Estate Planning
  • Estate or Trust Administration
  • Medicaid Planning
  • Business Planning
  • Real Estate


  • Featured Links
    AARP
    Visit this site for information on living wills and other end of life information. Click on "Care and Family", and then on "End of Life."

    National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
    This site has advance directive forms from multiple states.

    The U.S. Living Will Registry
    The U.S. Living Will Registry electronically stores advance directives, and makes them available to health care providers 24 hours a day.

    The American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging
    Visit "The Consumer's Tool Kit for Health Care Decisionmaking Worksheets."

    The Center for Practical Bioethics
    A resource in English and Spanish for "Caring Conversations."

    Denver Community Bioethics Committee
    Making health and personal care decisions for another can be complicated and worrisome. Medical, legal, ethical, and personal factors can be difficult to sort out, and the right thing to do isn't always obvious. The Denver Community Bioethics Committee may be able to help.

    Donor Alliance
    This web site is for all of us who wonder about donating organs and tissues, whether or not we can do so, what happens, and who is responsible for all the details. Please feel free to contact them with any questions or concerns.

    Counseling e-Line
    Our clients will find the following site beneficial, especially when it comes to dealing with Medicare issues and questions. The site is called Counseling e-Line, and is published by the Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program through the Colorado Division of Insurance. You may find the newsletter at www.coloradomedicare.com. This well-done e-publication provides information and assistance about health insurance through a network of volunteers counselors and aging services providers. All services through the website are free, and anyone may subscribe to the publication. Happy reading!

    American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
    This organization is a national association dedicated to promoting the mental health and well being of older people and improving the care of those with late-life mental disorders. Colorado members include the following Board Certified Geriatric Psychiatrists:

    Erwin Mozer, MD
    Denver, CO 80222 303-504-0035

    William Phillip, MD
    Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 970-879-7637

    Cliff Zeller, MD
    Fort Collins, CO 80525 970-494-0804

    Katherine Christensen, MD
    Durango, CO 81301 970-385-5868

    Featured Articles
    What is an Ethical Will?
    Life Testaments, or ethical wills, are a way to share your values, blessings, life’s lessons, hopes and dreams for the future, love, and forgiveness with your family, friends, and community. Although these names frequently cause confusion, Life Testaments/Ethical Wills are simply writings intended to provide loved ones with more formal and tangible expressions of those values....
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    The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
    With the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, signed into law by President Bush on February 8th, 2006, Congress has drastically limited the options available to the poor and needy for Medicaid planning, and have made Medicaid planning the realm of the rich. Briefly, the DRA has changed the following aspects of Medicaid planning, among others....
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    The Terri Schiavo Tragedy
    This article is not meant to advance the position taken by either the parents of Terri Schiavo nor her husband in this most tragic event. I certainly do not claim any theological or spiritual insight in the arguments advanced by either side. I do strongly advocate the premise that a recurrence of a situation similar to this need not occur in anyone else’s life, especially your life....
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    Alzheimer's Disease Stages
    Many of our clients wonder about the effects of Alzheimer's Disease and what a loved one will suffer as the disease progresses. What follows is a summary of the stages of Alzheimer's Disease, courtesy of the Alzheimer's Association...
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    Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
    As you probably know, Congress recently passed the "Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003," which contains significant tax cuts for stockholders, individual taxpayers, couples, and businesses. Here's what you need to know right now about this important new legislation...
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    (Real) Estate Planning Pitfalls
    When you are ready to sign your contract and deed, how will you take title to your new property? Do you know how you wish to hold title to the property? Do you know whom to ask if you don't know?...
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    Article distributed in Real Estate View, a newsletter by Deb Egelske, Broker Associate, Coldwell Banker

    Land Trust Transaction is a Travesty!
    A form of fraudulent real estate transaction called the Land Trust (LT) and the Land Trust Transaction (LTT) is in our area. Innocent persons will be suckered into this sham transaction and will suffer irreparably...
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    How Many Ways Can I make a Gift to Charity?
    There are many ways to make a gift to a charity. The way most of us are familiar with is an annual pledge or an outright gift. But what if I want to give something to charity but I need the money to do something else also?...
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    Does my Religion Approve of Organ Donation?
    The New York Regional Transplant Program published the views of major religions on the subject. Here are those positions...
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    Long Distance Caregiving
    An increasing number of us are owning property in more than one state and/or are spending parts of the year in different states. Because we are more mobile, estate and disability planning require that we--and our legal counselors--consider the specific legal requirements of each state...
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    What Elders Need to Know
    The Colorado Legislature has revised the Colorado Guardianship and Conservatorship laws, effective in 2001.
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