I spent part of this week in Overland Park, Kansas for the 2013 Tri-State Funeral Convention. This was a convention cosponsored by Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska Funeral Director’s Associations.

I spoke twice at this convention:

One talk was on Cremation Liability and the second was What’s New That Can Get You Sued.

Both topics of interest to [...]

ICCFA’s annual convention was fantastic this year. The conference ran April 10–13 and was held in Tampa, Florida.
Here’s a photo of me with Nancy Lohman. Nancy is the incoming president of ICCFA.

This was truly a great convention this year and we attended a number of educational seminars to hear what’s new in the profession. [...]

I wanted to post a roundup of a few speaking engagements I am doing for ICCFA this April. They might be of interest to you!

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How Traditional is Cremation?: A Legal Look at Recent Changes in the Cremation Market

Moderated by Poul Lemasters, Esq.
Friday, April 12, 3 to 3:50 p.m.
Cremation has been around forever and many may argue [...]

Two topics were on the docket when I spoke in front of the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky:

Law Review: Review of all the laws affecting Kentucky funeral directors
Seminar: A seminar on cremation

Thanks so much to the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky for giving me the mic to share a bit of what I know! [...]

Our fourth annual coat drive was a huge success and we’re proud to say that more than 500 brand new coats were donated to kids and adults this season.

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500 Brand New Winter Coats,  200+ Pairs of New Gloves, 100+ New Hats Donated to Cincinnati-area Adults and Children

30 January 2013—CINCINNATI—Imagine you are a fourth grader stuck outside [...]

This was a milestone year in our annual coat drive.

These are just SOME of the new coats we were able to donate.

We raised enough money to purchase and distribute almost 200 coats, over 150 pairs of gloves and over 100 hats.

These items had a reatial value of over $22,000!

The best part? These items [...]

Thought I’d share a bit from the last conference I attended: It was in Chicago on November 4, 2012 for the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association(ISVMA) and I spoke on Pet Death Care Liability.

It was interesting because there were several speakers at the same time as me and I was going against discussions on “An [...]

I just got back from ICCFA University where I attended a college and also taught 4 classes while there. In one of my classes, my students pulled a little prank and all started falling asleep on me! Quite humorous! Although I can’t blame them….Worker’s Comp Law isn’t exactly riveting.

This is a fantastic picture. Thanks to Gary [...]

I had an awesome trip out to California to see Memory Glass this month. Not only did they trust me enough (or were just crazy enough) to work with Lemasters Consulting, they also trusted (or again, crazy) enough to jump out of a plane together! It was my first time skydiving and was truly exhilarating. I [...]

Children received coats from Lemasters Consulting through St. Vincent DePaul.

Wintertime without a coat can be unbearable, especially for a child. Lemasters Consulting, a Cincinnati-based law firm, completed its third year of raising money to purchase brand new coats for Cincinnati-area adults and children.

“Something as simple as a new coat can really take the edge off [...]