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Dear Individuals and Families alike:. I love human stories, and I love to help. I am passionate about handling your legal needs as you plan for your future, plan for the possiblility of incapacity and plan for the certainty of death. If you've recently lost a loved one, I offer my sincere condolences. I am honored by the opportunity to walk clients through the trust and estate administration process so that they can more appropriately focus on the grieving process, not the legal process.. My passion for estate planning did not come to me right away. In fact, during my stay-at-home mom years, I wasn't sure what the post-young-kids chapter of my career would look like. It wasn't until my husband and I began the conversation of transferring the family cabin out of my parents' names and into our names that the light bulb went off. The negotiations should be easy, right? They want to sell the cabin, and we want to buy the cabin. Easy. It wasn't easy, and there were far more considerations than any of us anticipated. In the end, we found common ground. We all feel like we've come out on the right side of the deal and, most importantly, feel like the cabin has the protection we wanted. I found myself telling this story often and hearing others' stories. There is a real legal need that exists in Minnesota to transfer this valuable, sentimental asset that we affectionately call "the cabin.". A few years after my personal cabin succession experience, I began counseling families on what cabin succession can (and often should) look like. This practice naturally morphed into a general estate planning practice where the conversation turned from the relationships entrenched in family cabins to the relationships we all have and that must be a consideration in every single estate plan. I stronly believe that estate planning is about the heart and the head of every client. Minimizing taxes is important. So is preserving assets, protecting public benefits, and often, providing to charity. But this should not be the end of the conversation with your estate planning attorney. It is just as important to use this time of planning to convey your values, goals and the stories of your life to your loved ones. Your legacy is all of this.. At Provision Law Firm, our philosophy is that the complete need of the client must be met. We can serve this need by spending time with out clients, learning about the whole person and working with them to define their estate planning goals. In the end, the plan they choose will reflect them and the legacy they hope to leave behind.. Please give us a call. We would love to learn about you and help set your goals in motion. Your planning matters.. Kindest regards,. Carrie

Joe is the senior lawyer at Bixby Law Office. He practices in many areas of law some of which are shown on the practice page of this web site. He is the City Attorney for the City of Geneva and has held this position since 1978. He is proud of the many accomplishments and the expansion of the City. Joe has also sat as the Chairman of the Fillmore County Mental Health Board since 1975. As Chairman, Joe has presided over many mental health cases for Fillmore, Clay, Saline, Jefferson, Seward and York Counties.. Joe has been a life long resident of Geneva. He is the third generation Bixby residing in Geneva. Doctor Bixby is Joe’s grandfather, a medical doctor and former Mayor of the City of Geneva. Joseph Bixby Jr, was Joe’s father. Joseph sold insurance and started the Fillmore County Bank in Geneva with his brother, John. John Bixby also sold insurance under the name of Bixby Insurance. John later became the City Administrator for the City of Geneva serving the City for many years.. Joe graduated from Geneva Public Schools, attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE, then went to law school at the University of Nebraska. He has practiced law since 1975 in Geneva. He started out as an associate for John Gewacke, becoming a partner a year later. After John Gewacke’s death in 1989 Joe became a solo firm.. Joe is married to Deb also a native of Geneva. They have five children: Son JJ is a stock broker, living in northern Nebraska with his wife and four children; Angie is a school psychologist who lives with her husband in Alaska with two children; Deanna a school teacher in central Nebraska, married with three children; and Monica is married, working on her Doctorate at North Carolina State. And the youngest, is son Paul who has passed the bar exam and is practicing law with Joe at Bixby Law Office. He is also married, having one child.. Joe has served many local organizations including Geneva Cemetery Association, Geneva Lions Club, Fillmore County Foundation, Geneva Public Schools Foundation, Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Geneva Alumni Association, Hidden Hills Golf Club, Knights of Columbus and others.. He is Catholic and is an instituted Reader and Acolyte at St Joseph’s Church, Geneva, Nebraska.