We have all experienced some form of trauma keeping us from optimally moving forward in life. These experiences can be anything from loss and illness to physical or sexual abuse….
What is your relationship with death? For most of human history, we have carried life in one hand and death in the other. We lived closer to the earth and…
Something I have thought a lot about since becoming divorced and then shifting my legal practice into family law is grief. Divorce—and really anything else under the umbrella of “family law”—involves…
Remember when nearly all weddings were held in a church? That tradition gave way to barns, beaches, and everything in between. At the same time, the traditional funeral has remained…
In October 2013, I used a work trip to Chicago as an excuse to bring my 9-month-old son to visit his grandparents. My mother opened the door of my parents’…
I’m so pleased to announce my arrival as Of Counsel with Schromen Law, LLC! My background is full of twists and turns that have landed me exactly in the right…
Picture this. You’re at the dining room table on Thanksgiving Day. Family is all around you. They’re laughing, sharing stories of past Thanksgiving dinners. They’re happy. But all you want…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Women in the United States have a 13% chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime, so it touches everyone in some way. For…
Show Up Things can be awkward at the hospital or funeral home. You want to visit and support family and friends there, but it can feel uncomfortable. You may not…
Schromen Law, LLC is here to support clients in settling loved ones’ estates, but it is the clients who do the hard work and learn the little tips and tricks…
