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Lawyer Finds Niche Representing Gay Clients
Posted May 9, 2008, 08:14 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A lawyer from downstate Illinois has developed a niche representing gay couples.
Bloomington lawyer Jon McLaughlin told Dolan Media Newswires that about a fifth of his clients are gay or lesbian. “My firm does quite a bit of estate planning, and I thought it would be nice for someone to do this,” said McClaughlin, who works for Dunn, Willard, Arkell, Bugg & Patterson.
McLaughlin said laws do not protect inheritance rights for his gay clients, so estate planning is important. “The number one issue is getting clients to realize that they actually do have most of the protections straight married couples have, but they must be proactive in seeking them,” he told the newswire.
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Comments
Posted by willem dedonis - 2 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes ago
Carve out niche? They have same legal issues only difference is what they do in the sack. That you don’t need a lawyer for.
Posted by donald d livingston - 2 days, 5 hours, 18 minutes ago
You’re kidding, right? Or maybe you missed the day in law school when they revealed that gays can’t be married, and are therefore not automatically entitled to the hundreds of rights straight people get because of ‘what they do in the sack.’
Posted by Li Yuan - 2 days, 4 hours, 17 minutes ago
Lawyer can not marry gay . No law says marry gays OK. Lawyer get disbar for marry gay. Lawyer can divorce wife, but not marry gay. Why Mr. Donald does not know about sack?