In this episode of Law and Pop Culture, Christine and Kristine dive into the headline-making lawsuit involving Michael Crichton’s estate and HBO’s new series The Pit. After spotting major similarities between the show and...

In this episode, we turn our attention to the humble and profound final wishes of Pope Francis. The late pontiff’s will, recently made public, reveals a strikingly simple request: to be buried in an unadorned grave beneath St. Mary Major Basili...

In Part 2 of our deep dive into the Gene Hackman estate planning story, Christine Matus and Kristine Carranceja-Gurski return to discuss new developments that have emerged over the past month—and the critical legal lessons they reveal. This epi...

In this episode of Law & Pop Culture, attorneys Christine Matus and Kristine Carranceja-Gurski unpack the estate planning issues that arose after actress Anne Heche’s unexpected death. With no will in place, her estate became the c...

In this episode of Law & Pop Culture, hosts Christine Matus and Kristine Carranceja-Gurski reflect on the heartbreaking and unexpected death of legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs at their Sa...