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The Logistics of Death: What to Do When Someone Dies

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Buying a coffin, organizing a memorial, making sense of estate taxes — these are only a few of the chores one is tasked with when a loved one dies. We’ll talk to Scott Taylor Smith, author of “When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death,” along with trusts and estates lawyer Jim Mitchell, about death’s logistical to-dos.

Guests:

Scott Taylor Smith, lawyer, venture capitalist, and author of "When Someone Dies: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death"

Jim Mitchell, partner at the law firm of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass in San Francisco

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