Papa Knew Best – or did he?

Apropos of his writing style, Ernest Hemingway’s Last Will was one page long, clean and concise. Leaving everything to his (fourth) wife following his suicide, his Will provided: “I have intentionally omitted to provide for my children…as I repose complete confidence...

Famous Last Wills

Follow us over the coming weeks as we recount the Last Wills of famous individuals, catching a glimpse of what was important to them. We begin with Orson Welles, the great American actor, director and producer. He left most of his estate to a Yugoslavian actress whom...

Top Charitable Gifts of 2015

As we close out our focus on charitable giving and philanthropy and welcome a new year, we thought it fitting to highlight the largest charitable gifts of 2015, and the people who made them. Note the top person on the list is the late Texas businessman John Santikos,...

Happy New Year!

In the spirit of “out with the old, in with the new,” we have done some upgrading here at Farner & Perrin. Pictured are our conference room and the new office for our associate, Kelsey Giltner.        ...

The Price Some Veterans Pay

“People generally don’t suffer high rates of PTSD after natural disasters. Instead, people suffer from PTSD after moral atrocities. Soldiers who’ve endured the depraved world of combat experience their own symptoms. Trauma is an expulsive cataclysm of the soul. Now...

A Day at a Museum

Allow us to share a suggestion to visit our treasured National WW II Museum just a car ride away in New Orleans. Click here Or, if you prefer to stay in the State of Texas, the Nimitz Museum is a few short hours away, in Fredericksburg, Texas.  Click...