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Regina Leader-Post
Lawyer, Songwriter Make Touching Music About Our Heroes
A songwriter and wills lawyer? Sound like an odd combination? Not really, insists Les Kotzer. In fact, the Toronto-based wills lawyer, who writes lyrics on the side, considers them quite compatible.
Both focus on words, thinking and depth, and trying to analyse, he pointed out in a telephone interview from his Hogtown law office.
Add a five-time Juno award winner and Grammy nominee to the mix and what do you get? A hit, Kotzer hopes.
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St.
Paul Pioneer Press
Talking
is Best Way to Avoid Family Feud Over
Will
I'm trying to prepare a will but am
not sure what to do with some of my
belongings, like my car. I want to
treat my sons equally, but one son
isn't as well off as the other. I
am thinking of giving some of my possessions
to the son who needs them most, but
I don't want the other one to be upset.
Any advice?
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Sun
Sentinel
Get
Everyone On The Same Page About Inheritances
The
lyrics of The Family Fight, are about
two brothers who were once close but
now are fighting over their late mother's
personal items. The words are the
inspiration of Les Kotzer, a Toronto
lawyer and former amateur lyricist
turned pro who is using music to show
the tragedy he often sees of families
torn apart by fighting over inheritances.
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Reuters
Canadian
Lawyer Pens Legal Hurtin' Music
Toronto,
November 13: When he's not working
to settle family feuds for his clients,
a Canadian lawyer writes songs about
them -- and his CD is getting airplay
from Toronto to San Francisco.
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The
Press
Lawyer,
Author Draws More Notoriety With New
Song
Faces and Places
Roger Varley, Staff Writer
After the death of his mother, Rose,
Les Kotzer wrote a book of poems dedicated
to her memory.
Among
the poems was one called Photos in
a Drawer, which tells of discovering
some of her old photographs and the
family memories they held.
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Special
Features
Songwriting
Wills Lawyer On A Mission
Innovative
Music CD To Help Families Avoid Inheritance
Fighting
J.L.
Brent Special Features
Kotzer
is a co-author of the book entitled
The Family Fight - Planning to Avoid
It, which has hit a nerve across North
America. Wills lawyer Les Kotzer's
new song, The Family Fight is featured
on an innovative new concept music
CD that he has recently released.
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