The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 7 is out now!

October 9, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 7 is out now! We continue our Conversations with Non-Profits series, where our listeners have an opportunity to learn about the great works of local and state non-profits.

In this episode of The Estate of The Union, Zach Wiewel chats with CEO Erica Blue of Austin Sunshine Camps about the fantastic work they have been doing for kids for nearly 100 years! We learn about how Austin Sunshine Camps provide youth living near or below the poverty line an opportunity to spend seven or ten days at one of two camps they provide for children.

Their programs enrich the community by encouraging and facilitating the power to succeed through education and healthy living. Austin Sunshine Camps renders the space and comfort kids need to look beyond their current situation and dream big! It is a fun conversation with a wonderful organization.

If you would like to donate, or volunteer at Austin Sunshine Camps, please visit their website, www.SunshineCamps.org or give them a call at 512-472-8107.

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, hosts and lawyers Brad Wiewel and Zach Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 7 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

Texas Trust Law focuses its practice exclusively in the area of wills, probate, estate planning, asset protection, and special needs planning. Brad Wiewel is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. We provide estate planning services, asset protection planning, business planning, and retirement exit strategies.

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 6 is out now!

September 11, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 6 is out now! We continue our Conversations with Non-Profits series, where our listeners have an opportunity to learn about the great works of local and state non-profits.

In this episode of The Estate of The Union, Zach Wiewel shares a spirited conversation with Carter Smith, a board member of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation.

We learn more about our vital and thriving Texas parks system and how the Foundation works in partnership with the state to help raise funds and awareness of these natural jewels of Texas!

If you would like to donate, or become a member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, please visit their website, tpwf.org, or give them a call at 214-720-1478.

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, hosts and lawyers Brad Wiewel and Zach Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 6 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 5 is out now!

August 5, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 5 is out now! We’re all aware of various “certifications.”

Organic food is certified, used cars are certified and most doctors are certified. In the law, however, certification, especially Board Certification, is surprising rare. For instance, less than 1% of all Texas lawyers are Board Certified in Estate Planning!

In this brief edition of Estate of the Union, Brad will enlighten you on exactly what Board Certification means and answer the question about why so few Texas lawyers are.

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 5 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 4 is out now!

June 16, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 4 is out now! While it can sound shocking, the Mortality Rate in Texas is 100%!!!

Brad is an old Boy Scout and the Scout’s motto is “Be Prepared.” This edition of The Estate of the Union is all about preparation and what terrible things can happen to the family of someone who was NOT prepared.

Ann Lumley is an extraordinarily respected attorney, and she is the Director of After Life Care here at Texas Trust Law. Ann and Brad discuss the challenges faced by loved ones whenever anyone passes away, and particularly when the deceased had no planning or inadequate planning. Ann has the ability communicate complex concepts clearly – and with a sense of humor too!

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 4 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 3 is out now!

May 7, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 3 is out now! The Catholic cardinals are in the process of electing a new pope. While that can seem like a riveting process, a much quieter group, Catholic Charities of Central Texas, is working behind the scenes helping the people who need it the most.

In this edition of the Estate of the Union brought to you by Texas Trust Law, we are fortunate to have Kara Henderson, Director of Marketing, for Catholic Charities of Central Texas as a guest. Kara explains the challenges faced by our fellow Texans and how her organization provides a loving waystation to move people to more successful lives.

Plus, Kara has a manner of explaining all of this in a tone and form that make it easy to “get”.

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 3 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 2 is out now!

April 10, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 2 is out now! In this episode of the ESTATE OF THE UNION, Brad Wiewel is going to discuss gifting to grandchildren – is it a blessing or a curse?

As a great general rule, people who have grandchildren are entranced by them! They typically have plenty of photographs to share and stories to tell. These kids are perfect and always will be – right?

In this edition of the Estate of the Union bought to you by Texas Trust Law, Brad Wiewel has some advice for grandparents which may seem to be contrary to the general idea that making substantial gifts to those adorable grandkids is always the right and proper thing to do. Maybe Brad is getting a little bit jaded as he ages, or maybe his advice is worth considering – you get to decide! Is gifting to grandchildren a blessing or a curse?

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 2 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 1 is out now!

March 3, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 1 is out now! In this episode of the ESTATE OF THE UNION, Brad Wiewel is going to share with you how to SUPER STRETCH an IRA!

Here’s some background: Retirement accounts like IRAs, 401ks and 403bs are subject to a myriad of new rules on how fast the money needs to be distributed to a non-spouse beneficiary. While there are exceptions, for the vast majority of beneficiaries, the money must be emptied out in ten years, which means that those funds are going to be subject to taxes more quickly and now they are growing in a “taxable” environment.

Enter the Testamentary Charitable Remainder Trust (weird name, right?). As Brad describes it, this trust which can be part of a revocable living trust or a will, and it allows the ultimate beneficiaries (kids, etc.) to take the retirement account distributions over their LIFETIME (Super Stretch), not just ten years! Brad paints the BIG picture and gives enough details for it to make sense to you.

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 4|Episode 1 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 11 is out now!

January 7, 2025

The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 11 is out now! We all make mistakes, and usually they aren’t fatal. Unfortunately, when someone dies, a mistake made in an estate plan can be!

In this edition of The Estate of the Union, Phillip Arendall and Brad Wiewel dissect mistakes that Phillip has seen people make in the probate process. Phillip is the Associate Director of our After Life Care Division and he brings his great insight (and sense of humor) to help analyze the foibles and pitfalls he has observed in that role. We hope you enjoy listening to these cautionary tales.

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 11 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 10 is out now!

October 17, 2024

The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 10 is out now! In his prior legal life, Brad Wiewel was a family attorney for about ten years. That work helped him understand at a very deep level the challenges of single parenthood.

One of those is making sure plans are in place in case the single parent dies or becomes mentally incapacitated – which is something that rarely comes to mind. That’s because other, seemingly more urgent needs crowd it. In this episode of The Estate of the Union, Brad discusses WHY single parents MUST do estate planning!

He also discusses guardianship, (Who is going to raise the children) and HOW money can be spent -and by whom!

Brad has always had a passion for helping single parents and this edition of The Estate of the Union may be one of the most important ones we have produced. We hope you find it beneficial to you or a loved one.

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 10 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 9 is out now!

September 12, 2024

The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 9 is out now! There are few things we dislike more than going to the mall and shopping for new clothes. While we like to look good (most of the time), getting to the store is a hassle, parking is a bear and finding something that looks good and FITS, is a greater challenge than most of us want to put up with.

In this episode of The Estate of the Union, Andy Wiewel, Brad and Cindy’s second born son, shares how he can help make guys look great -and actually like the process! Andy is a Top Clothier with Tom James, which specializes in getting men to dress well in customized clothes that look good and feel good.

Not all bodies are created equally: Some of us are big, others less big. Some of us are tall, and others less so. Some of us like to show off and others just like feeling comfortable in our clothes. These are things that Andy focuses on exclusively.

He explains his passion for helping guys and those who love them – those who want to see the man in their lives “up their game” from t-shirts and shorts, to something that shows off their natural good looks and good taste. Brad and Andy have a very entertaining discussion on the topic of Dress For Success, and it is one you’ll enjoy – a lot!

In each episode of The Estate of The Union podcast, host and lawyer Brad Wiewel will give valuable insights into the confusing world of estate planning, making an often daunting subject easier to understand. It is Estate Planning Made Simple! The Estate of The Union Season 3|Episode 9 is out now! The episode can be found on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts. If you would prefer to watch the video version, please visit our YouTube page. Please click on the links to listen to or watch the new installment of The Estate of The Union podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

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