To our valued clients, friends, and professional partners,
As we reflect on the past year, all of us at the Fernandez Law Group would like to express our deep gratitude for the trust you place in us. Your confidence in our team—whether in seeking advice, asking hard questions, giving us great reviews, or referring your family, friends, and colleagues—remains the greatest honor of our work.
We are especially thankful for the strong relationships we have built with you over the years. Those who recommend our firm within their Tampa Bay area communities play a vital role in our
continued growth and success, and we do not take that support for granted.
Holiday wishes
As the Christmas season arrives, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones for a Merry Christmas filled with peace, rest, and meaningful time together.
Looking ahead, we wish
you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. May the coming year bring fresh opportunities, renewed energy, and the confidence that you have a dedicated legal team ready to support you whenever the need arises.
Year-end legal tips for everyone
Below are a few general legal housekeeping items worth considering as you close out this year and plan for the next. These are not a substitute for legal advice regarding your specific situation,
but they are good reminders to help protect you and your family.
Review wills, trusts, and
beneficiaries
• Confirm your will or trust reflects current wishes, especially after marriages, divorces, births, deaths, or major financial changes.
• Check beneficiary designations on life insurance, retirement accounts, and payable-on-death accounts to ensure they align with your overall estate plan.
Update powers of attorney and healthcare directives
• Make sure your financial power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, and living will accurately name the people you trust to make decisions if you cannot.
• Consider whether named agents are still available, capable, and willing to serve in these roles going into the new year.
Organize key documents and account information
• Store important documents—estate plan, insurance policies, deeds, titles, and key account information—in a secure but accessible place, and let a trusted person know how to find them.
• Create or update a simple, confidential list of online accounts and digital assets and how they may be accessed or managed if needed.
Review insurance coverage and risk exposure
• Revisit your auto, home, life, and umbrella policies to ensure coverage levels still match your assets, business activities, and family needs.
• For business owners, verify that liability, cyber, and professional coverage limits are adequate given any growth or changes this year.
Consider year-end tax and gifting opportunities
• Speak with your tax advisor about year-end strategies such as charitable contributions, annual exclusion gifts, or retirement account contributions that complement your legal and estate planning goals.
• Coordinating legal planning with tax planning can help reduce risk, minimize disputes, and preserve more of what you have built.
Business owners: review contracts and compliance
• Take time to review key contracts with vendors, customers, and employees, confirming that terms, renewal dates, and responsibilities are clear and up to date.
• Ensure your policies, handbooks, and corporate records reflect current laws and the way your business actually operates heading into the new year.
From all of us at the Fernandez Law Group, thank you again for the privilege of serving you. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with good health, happiness, and continued success.
We're always here to help you start the new year on solid legal footing with our free consultation and detailed case evaluation.
