It's More Than Money: Protect Your Legacy Is each generation of your family aware of the "family brand" - the foundational values you want them all to share? Have you discussed the objectives- in business or philanthropy or investments or family activities- that will translate these values into a family plan? Do you have the enabling structure (legal estate planning and business documents, financial investments and team of advisors) in place to carry out the plan? Most families cannot answer "yes" to all these questions. Directed at the "Captain of the Ship" the head of the family, but written in a way that is accessible to all interested family members, Its' More than Money explains how to: * Focus on what your values are. *Align those values with your goals. *Work with your team of advisors to put in place the legal documents and financial framework that wil.. *Protect you, yoru family, your charities and your legacy. This is both a how to do it blueprint and a handbook designed to provoke family discussion, understanding and unity.About the Author: Patricia M. Annino, Attorney, is a nationally recognized authority on estate planning. She has received the highest (AV) peer rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been repeatedly selected by her peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" (Trust and Estates), a Massachusetts SuperLawyer and a Top 50 Massachusetts SuperLawyer. In 2007 her peers in the Boston Estate Planning Council voted her "Estate Planner of the Year". In 2012 she was the sole recipient of EuroMoney Legal Media's "Best in Wealth Management" Award. She is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estates Counsel (ACTEC). Patricia is a graduate of Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Smith College, Suffolk University School of Law and Boston University School of Law (LLM). She is the recipient of the Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Distinguished Alumnae Award and the Suffolk University School of Law Oustanding Alumni Achievement Award.