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Our late associate and friend, Skidmark, left what is called in the law a "holographic will", which means he wrote it out himself by hand. It was executed in front of witnesses, myself included. His will asked that any property he may have had at his death be given to an organization to be set up for the purpose of defending those unjustly accused of misuse of firearms, as he was once, himself.
Unfortunately, that will would have to go before the Chesterfield Circuit Court to be given effect and an administrator appointed. I can't do that because (1) I'm retired and therefore prohibited by VSB rules from the practice of law; and (2) I'm a witness. So we need someone skilled in the black arts of Trusts and Estates law to go to bat for us - and we can't afford it. So there's two problems: first, we don't know anyone in the area who does that kind of work who'd be sympathetic to the needs of the personal-defense-minded community, and secondly they'd have to work for free or for a percentage of the (unknown) estate. We could take donations to pay the legal expenses, but unless and until we have a lawyer set up and ready to go, that may be pointless.
Any ideas?
Unfortunately, that will would have to go before the Chesterfield Circuit Court to be given effect and an administrator appointed. I can't do that because (1) I'm retired and therefore prohibited by VSB rules from the practice of law; and (2) I'm a witness. So we need someone skilled in the black arts of Trusts and Estates law to go to bat for us - and we can't afford it. So there's two problems: first, we don't know anyone in the area who does that kind of work who'd be sympathetic to the needs of the personal-defense-minded community, and secondly they'd have to work for free or for a percentage of the (unknown) estate. We could take donations to pay the legal expenses, but unless and until we have a lawyer set up and ready to go, that may be pointless.
Any ideas?