Personal Property
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Heirs vs. Beneficiaries: Who Inherits a Loved One's Estate?
The distinction between an heir and a beneficiary is particularly important because they may receive estate assets in different ways.
Personal Property
Make-A-Will Month Estate Planning Webinars
Get the legal advice you need without the hourly legal fees
Key Takeaways
What You’ll Learn:
- Why having a Will is essential—no matter your age or financial status
- How to choose guardians for your children
- Who should administer your estate
- Answers to your most pressing legal questions
Webinar Highlights:
- Multiple events across the U.S. hosted by LegalShield provider law firms
- Free to LegalShield Members
- Live Q&A with estate planning attorneys
- Online access for convenience from any device
- State-specific guidance tailored to local laws
Updated 7/8/2026
Creating a Will is the smartest way to stay in control over who gets your property, who administers your estate, and who will care for your children. Our LegalShield provider law firms are presenting exclusive webinars for Make-A-Will Month.
As a LegalShield Member, you’ll get access to this important benefit! Learn about the Estate Planning process and get answers to questions you may have as you start to prepare your Will.
Don’t see your state or it's full information? We’ll be adding more throughout the month, so be sure to check back.
Alabama
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm CST
LegalShield Law Firm: Anderson, Williams, and Farrow, LLC
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Alaska
Date & Time: Aug. 3, 2026, 9 am PDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Lombino Martino
Location: Online
Webinar Link: TBD
Arizona
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 6:30 pm MDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Davis Miles
Location: Online
Registration Required: Registration link
Arkansas
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 5:30 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Lisle Law Group
Location: Online
Webinar Link: TBD
California (North)
Date & Time: Aug. 28, 2026, 1 pm PDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Madden & Associates
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
California (South)
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 12 pm PDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Parker Stanbury
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
California (Spanish)
Date & Time: Aug. 17, 2026, 12 pm PDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Parker Stanbury
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Colorado
Date & Time: Aug. 26, 2026, 12 pm MDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Connecticut
Date & Time: Aug. 4, 2026, 12 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Willinger, Willinger & Bucci, P.C.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 119074
Delaware
Date & Time: Aug. 27, 2026, 1pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Florida (North)
Date & Time: Aug. 5, 2026, 2 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: DSK Law
Location: Online
Registration Required: Registration link
Webinar Link: Provided after registration
Florida (South)
Date & Time: Aug. 7, 2026, 12 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Glantzlaw
Location: Online
Registration Required: Registration link
Webinar Link: Provided after registration
Georgia
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 12 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Deming Parker
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Hawaii
Date & Time: Aug. 29, 2026, 10 am HDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Bevar & Jones
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Idaho
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 4 pm MDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Smart Schofield Shorter
Location: Online
Webinar Link: TBD
Illinois
Date & Time: Aug. 5, 2026, 10 am CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Shimanovsky & Moscardini, LLP
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Indiana
Date & Time: Aug. 18, 2026, 12:30 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: O'Koon Hintermeister
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Iowa
Date & Time: Aug. 19, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: McEnroe, Gotsdiner, Steinbach, Rothman & Kendell, P.C.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode a1sz0w
Kansas
Date & Time: Aug. 26, 2026, 6 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Riling, Burkhead & Nitcher
Location: Online
Registration: Meeting link
Kentucky
Date & Time: Aug. 18, 2026, 12:30 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: O'Koon Hintermeister
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Louisiana
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Provosty, Sadler, & DeLaunay
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Maine
Date & Time: Aug. 18, 2026, 12 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Robinson, Kriger, and McCallum
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Massachusetts
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 119074
Maryland
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 119074
Michigan
Date & Time: Wed, Aug. 12, 2026, 3 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Powers Chapman
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Minnesota
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Wagner, Falconer & Judd, LTD
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Mississippi
Date & Time: Wed., Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm CST
LegalShield Law Firm: Anderson, Williams, and Farrow, LLC
Location: Online
Registration: Meeting link
Missouri
Date & Time: Aug. 13, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Dubail Judge
Location: Online
Registration: Meeting link
Date & Time: Aug. 15, 2026, 11 am CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Dubail Judge
Registration: Link
Location: In person
Montana
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Wagner, Falconer & Judd, LTD
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Nebraska
Date & Time: Aug. 19, 2026, 1:30 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Morrow, Poppe, Watermeier & Lonowski, P.C.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Nevada
Date & Time: Aug. 13, 2026, 5:30 pm PDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Dempsey, Roberts, & Smith, LTD
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
New Hampshire
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 119074
New Jersey
Date & Time: Aug. 27, 2026, 1pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller
Location: Online
Registration: Meeting link
New Mexico
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 6:30 pm MDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Davis Miles
Location: Online
Registration Required: Registration link
New York
Date & Time: Aug. 19, 2026, 2 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Feldman, Kramer, & Monaco
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
North Carolina
Date & Time: Aug. 26, 2026, 2 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Merritt, Webb, Wilson, & Caruso
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
North Dakota
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Wagner, Falconer & Judd, LTD
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Ohio
Date & Time: Aug. 24, 2026, 5 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Maguire, Schneider, & Hassay
Location: Online
Registration: Registration link
Oklahoma
Date & Time: Aug. 19, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Date & Time: Aug. 26, 2026, 5:30 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Oregon
Date & Time: TBD
LegalShield Law Firm: Kivel & Howard
Location: Online
Webinar Link: TBD
Pennsylvania
Date & Time: Aug. 4, 2026, 7 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Fiffik Law Group, LLC
Location: Online
Webinar Link: TBD
Rhode Island
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 119074
South Carolina
Date & Time: Aug. 27, 2026, 2 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Merritt, Webb, Wilson, & Caruso
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
South Dakota
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Wagner, Falconer & Judd, LTD
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Tennessee
Date & Time: Aug. 28, 2026, 2 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Merritt, Webb, Wilson, & Caruso
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Texas
Date & Time: Aug. 13, 2026, 4:30 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Ross & Matthews, P.C.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Utah
Date & Time: Aug. 5, 2026, 4 pm MDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Smart, Schofield, & Shorter
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 721466
Virginia
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 119074
Vermont
Date & Time: Aug. 20, 2026, 1 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Friedman, Framme & Thrush, P.A.
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 119074
Washington
Date & Time: Aug. 3, 2026, 9 am PDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Lombino Martino
Location: Online
Webinar Link: TBD
Wisconsin
Date & Time: Aug. 12, 2026, 12 pm CDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Wagner, Falconer & Judd, LTD
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
West Virginia
Date & Time: Aug. 19, 2026, 2:00 pm EDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Caldwell & Riffee
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link
Wyoming
Date & Time: Aug. 5, 2026, 4 pm MDT
LegalShield Law Firm: Smart, Schofield, & Shorter
Location: Online
Webinar Link: Meeting link | Passcode 721466
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