Patrick Nolan is an estate‑planning attorney serving families across Northeast Missouri. After a decade in criminal and family law and a prior career as an award‑winning journalist, he now focuses on preventative law by helping clients avoid court through wills, trusts, Medicaid and elder‑law planning, and VA pension and disability counseling and coaching. A veteran and community volunteer, Patrick combines personal insight with legal expertise to protect what you value most.
The Document That Speaks When You Can’t A bad night in Adair County Hospital will remind you how quickly control can slip away. Most people don’t think about who’ll call…
Handwritten Wills in Missouri: What the Law Really Says Picture someone at a kitchen table late at night, pen in hand, spelling out who gets what after they’re gone. That’s…
What Missouri’s Non-Probate Law Really Does A woman dies in a Missouri town. Her son goes to the bank carrying a death certificate, not a lawyer. He points to the…
Turning Eighteen Means The Doors Close Packing for college in Kirksville, you focus on what fits in the car: bedding, laptop, snacks, maybe a battered toolbox left over from high…
The Ground Truth: Wills and Trusts in Day-to-Day Missouri Life A safe deposit box key in a coffee can, handwritten notes about farmland, family names scratched on envelopes—most folks in…
Disinheritance Isn’t Easy—And the Law Makes Sure You Mean It It starts with a decision at a kitchen table, often made in anger, sometimes after years have passed. Missouri gives…
How POD and TOD Shape Missouri Estate Plans No one likes paperwork after a funeral. Death comes, and what’s left behind has to move somewhere. If you’re in Kirksville, Missouri—maybe…
The Real Price of Long-Term Care A call comes in from the hospital. They say your dad can’t go home. He needs nursing home care—now. That’s a real moment, not…
What a Successor Trustee Does Names on a trust don’t stay fixed. Someone writes their own name in ink, thinking it’ll stick—a bank, a sibling, a friend. Then life rolls…
TOD Titles: A Simple Shortcut Around Probate A car sits parked in a Missouri driveway. The owner dies. Usually, that sets off a chain of paperwork, court filings, and long…