Norman Dacey's guest appearances

Norman Dacey

Ipse Dixit

John Newman

Tim Schneider

Eric Goldman

Carrie Goldberg

Lawrence Lessig

Nicholas Bagley

Heidi Matthews

Leigh Goodmark

Todd Zywicki

Simon Tam

Greg Shill

Adam Winkler

Patrick O'Donnell

David Ley

Ben Carter

OwlTail

In 1965, Norman Dacey published "How to Avoid Probate!," in which he advised people to avoid the probate "racket" by using an inter vivos trust. Dacey was a financial planner from Connecticut, not a lawyer. When he began advising his clients to use inter vivos trusts, the Connecticut Bar Association filed an unauthorized practice of law charge against him. In response Dacey published his book, which was immediately successful. The book not only explained how to create an inter vivos trust, but also provided a panoply of forms that people could use to create a trust.Lawyers were horrified, and published innumerable critical reviews of Dacey's book. And the New York County Lawyer's Association sued Dacey charging unlawful practice of law, but Dacey won the suit on appeal.In 1966, Dacey recorded this LP, which was also published by The National Estate Planning Council. Among other things, Dacey quotes Professor Fred Rodell of Yale Law School at great length. Dacey's comments on the sanctimony and venality of the legal profession are quite amusing indeed.Dacey eventually moved to Ireland, and died in 1994. His book is still popular, as are inter vivos trusts, despite some detractors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1965, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/19/nyregion/norman-dacey-85-advised-his-readers-to-avoid-probate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman Dacey</a> published "How to Avoid Probate!," in which he advised people to avoid the probate "racket" by using an inter vivos trust. Dacey was a financial planner from Connecticut, not a lawyer. When he began advising his clients to use inter vivos trusts, the Connecticut Bar Association filed an unauthorized practice of law charge against him. In response Dacey published his book, which was immediately successful. The book not only explained how to create an inter vivos trust, but also provided a panoply of forms that people could use to create a trust.Lawyers were horrified, and published innumerable <a href="https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1819&amp;context=vulr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">critical</a> <a href="https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=3197&amp;context=law-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reviews</a> of Dacey's book. And the New York County Lawyer's Association sued Dacey charging unlawful practice of law, but Dacey won the suit on appeal.In 1966, Dacey recorded this <a href="https://www.discogs.com/Norman-Dacey-Norman-Dacey-Tells-You-How-To-Avoid-Probate/master/1229087" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LP</a>, which was also published by The National Estate Planning Council. Among other things, Dacey quotes Professor Fred Rodell of Yale Law School at great length. Dacey's comments on the sanctimony and venality of the legal profession are quite amusing indeed.Dacey eventually moved to Ireland, and died in 1994. His book is still popular, as are inter vivos trusts, despite some detractors. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

From the Archives 64: Norman Dacey Tells You How to Avoid Probate! (1966)