Ep. 49 - Part 1 - Estate Law 101 With Legal Expert Rachel Sherman

What happens to everything you've worked so hard to build if you're suddenly no longer here to protect it? In Part one of this two-part Estate Planning series, the co-hosts welcome Estate Law Expert Rachel Sherman to explore the essential legal decisions every breast surgeon should consider—from wills and revocable trusts to ensuring your final wishes are properly documented. It's a practical conversation about protecting your assets, your family, and the legacy you leave behind.   SPECIAL GUEST Rachel B.G. Sherman is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and Principal-in-Charge of the firm's Palm Beach Gardens office. She advises high-net-worth individuals and families on estate planning, wills and trusts, tax and multigenerational planning, retirement benefits, charitable giving, business succession, and wealth protection. Her practice also includes estate and trust administration, guiding families and fiduciaries through probate and the estate settlement process. Rachel earned her J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and her B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. She is admitted to practice in Florida, Connecticut, and New York and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell, where she holds an AV rating.   MEET THE CO-HOSTS Michael Berry, MD is a breast surgical oncologist at the West Cancer Center in Germantown, TN. After practicing general surgery for 6 years, he completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at UT Southwestern in Dallas in 2002. Upon leaving Texas, he moved to the Memphis, TN area where he was the first fellowship trained breast surgeon in the region; and this is where he remains today. Dr. Berry has long taught breast ultrasound diagnosis, intervention and ablation. However, his particular interest is in education, as he currently serves on the Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship Training Committee, which oversees the fellowship programs in the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Berry is currently the president-elect of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and will begin his term as president in May of 2025.               Susan K. Boolbol, MD, FACS is the system chief of breast surgical oncology and breast program at Nuvance Health. She is a board-certified, fellowship-trained breast surgeon and performs a variety of breast cancer surgeries including lumpectomies and mastectomies. She has a special interest in oncoplastic surgery and nipple-sparing mastectomy; she is also a Hidden Scar certified surgeon. Dr. Boolbol's personal mission is to diagnose and successfully treat breast cancer and breast conditions while caring for the whole patient – emotionally and physically – every step of the way. Dr. Boolbol is the immediate Past President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. She joined Nuvance Health after serving as chief of breast surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. She completed her breast surgery fellowship at Memorial Slo