Blog
- Help Us Help Beautiful Lengths
Jul 5, 2018
We love our community and are constantly looking for more ways to help it. When our office manager, Lauren Heitmeyer, cuts her long locks, we know what it means: a donation to Beautiful Lengths! Through this amazing program, the hair is used to create wigs, free of charge, for women battling cancer. Lauren has donated her hair several times since starting with our firm over twenty years ago. Her amazing contribution has inspired...Read More - Here’s 5 Tips to Safely Celebrate with Fireworks
Jul 3, 2018
Fireworks are amazing fun, especially when celebrating holiday events such as the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve. Giant concussive explosions with glittering, colorful displays often light-up the nighttime holiday skies in city-centers, public parks, and at beaches across the country. Firework shows can be impressive and fulfilling sights. But it doesn’t take much to cause an accident – even with store-bought items in your own backyard. Backyard fireworks, the kind that...Read More - 6 Bicycling Tips to Keep You Safe While Enjoying the Ride
Jun 28, 2018
Bicycling is a great way to exercise and have fun. It’s also an increasingly preferred mode of productive transportation, with cities and towns across the country carving out bike lanes as a way to relieve traffic congestion and reduce pollution. Bicycles are also a responsibility. In most places, bikes are considered vehicles under the law, and are subject to many of the same traffic rules as cars. What’s most important, however, is to...Read More - 2018 Freedom Scholarship Winner Announced
Jun 26, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Jillian Richardson, a recent graduate of Wakulla High School, has become the eighteenth recipient of our firm’s annual freedom scholarship essay contest. Each year, our essay contest has grown more popular with students throughout Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden and Jefferson counties. In an effort to promote education and awareness of American liberties, we invite high school juniors and seniors to submit essays on “The Bill of Rights: What they mean...Read More - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, a Global Epidemic Hits Home
Jun 14, 2018
The abuse of vulnerable people is unacceptable at any stage of life. But one group that is often overlooked is the elderly. Elder abuse can be a single or repeated act of abuse, or a lack of appropriate actions taken to provide for an aging person’s basic human needs. It can occur within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, but instead causes harm or distress. Unfortunately, it’s a global problem. ...Read More - Scott Gwartney’s Mission Trip
Jun 13, 2018
Scott Gwartney was recently on a mission trip. Mr. Gwartney led a mission team to the Amazon River Basin as part of his longstanding work with A Doctors Heart. A Doctors Heart has teamed up with the Parker family ministry, SEARA, for about 10 years, annually providing both medical and building teams to assist the ministry to the river people. SEARA is the “SEARSA Mission (Service of Evangelism and Assistance to the Amazonian rivers) and...Read More - The Winning Essay for the 2018 Freedom Scholarship
Jun 8, 2018
The Winning Essay for the 2018 Freedom Scholarship As someone who has lived in America for my entire life, it is difficult to imagine what life would be like without the Bill of Rights. The freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are integral to our society, and it’s absurd to think that other societies function without these freedoms. It is easy to take freedoms for granted when I’ve known nothing else, but it...Read More - A Special Needs Trust Can Be Ideal for a Disabled Child’s Personal Injury Settlement
Jun 7, 2018
If your child is wrongfully injured and fortunate enough to receive a jury award or financial settlement, chances are it won’t be enough to provide meaningful lifelong care. Even in cases where a settlement makes a child “rich” on paper, health care costs alone can run into the millions of dollars over the course of a lifetime. That’s why it important to approach a settlement with the idea that it needs to...Read More - How To Be Safe and Smart This Memorial Day
May 28, 2018
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the military. Memorial Day is a time of remembrance but it is also a time of celebration. As such, many Americans take this holiday for rest and relaxation with their loved ones. As a nation, we may spend this holiday long weekend at the beach, lake, or pool as we celebrate together. Often, these celebrations can include adult beverages. We...Read More - Can I Have an Open Container at the Beach?
May 24, 2018
Memorial Day is a holiday that most of us celebrate with family and friends. The kids are out of school and we are able to spend time with them one-on-one. Maybe you plan to bar-b-que, maybe you plan to go out of town for the long weekend, or maybe you plan to spend time with friends on the beach. No matter what your plans are, the key to a successful holiday is ensuring you are...Read More