Peckerman, Klein & Van Kirk, LLP

06/05/2024

To Inform Families First

A new initiative from the Wisconsin DMV allows you to list emergency contact information as part of your DMV record. It will not be on your card, but will show in your record that we can see. If you are having an emergency, we will know immediately who to call rather than trying to search for those details. This effort hopes to allow us to notify families much quicker in an emergency.

Add yours today online, it does not need to be done at the DMV. It takes 1 minute.

***Update: Some folks have said if your name auto fills from your phone into the form, it may add a blank space after your name and the form won’t recognize your information. Type your name in.

https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/license-drvs/how-to-apply/Emergency-contact.aspx

04/07/2024

We would like to invite you to the FIRST ever FREE cyber security training hosted by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department!

Class Registration- https://forms.waukeshacounty.gov/240644384932056?fbclid=IwAR2AYLn3wwASlgKcj69nhS85FI-NjZL0OhM9mooJHYt41Lh-OUTzW3gpJqA_aem_Aa0vNjTH42eHrSBUdQ7UstqGxLWwprZlX6gcfbsXbypCfJ2VYM_BDlux2niI0OVkJAXmHm1K4-DMmWkMDdqpNwmZ

Presenting the training will be members from our Waukesha County IT Department. The topics to be discussed will include Passwords, Software Updates, Phishing, Wi-Fi, Data Backups, Safe Browsing Habits, Common Misconceptions of Social media, and QR codes.

If you have any questions about the training please contact Captain Nicholas Ollinger at 262-548-7122.

Saturday April 27th, 2024, 12:30 to 2:30pm
Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department -515 W Moreland Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188
Door #8

03/15/2024

You can request a copy of your consumer risk profile! There are people who learned their driving habits (e.g., acceleration and braking) and times are being shared with insurance companies by their car companies.

See what information about you is maintained in our files by requesting a Consumer Disclosure Report. The report includes items such as real estate transaction and ownership data, lien, judgment, and bankruptcy records, professional license information, and historical addresses.

12/16/2023

Thank you to the Kai Lermer Memorial Fund in assisting our firm in setting up an AED! We appreciate Kai's Memorial Fund for its tireless efforts in sudden cardiac arrest safety and education.

Excited to have another AED placed. Peckerman, Klein and Van Kirk is now a Heart Safe office.

08/07/2023

Removing your information is quite easy to do

07/31/2023

https://www.joinonelove.org/signs-unhealthy-relationship/

Understanding these behaviors can help you figure out if you’re in an unhealthy or dangerous relationship. These behaviors can be used to gain control and can have a negative impact on your well being and day to day life.

07/31/2023

https://www.joinonelove.org/signs-healthy-relationship/

Everyone deserves to be in a healthy relationship. Here are 10 signs of a healthy relationship, to help you improve your own relationships and learn to Love Better.

06/16/2023

Security Friday! For Apple users, you can check your devices for where you are signed in to iCloud. If there's an old device or one you do not recognize, you can remove the device from your account.

Start in Settings, and click your iCloud account. Follow the arrows from there to see the devices signed in to your account.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205064 #:~:text=Open%20iCloud%20for%20Windows.,depending%20on%20the%20device%20type.

03/27/2023

Security Check Monday: check to make no unknown or surprise devices are using your Google or Apple Log In.

For your Apple ID, head to:

>Settings
>Click on your name/apple ID at the top
>Scroll to the bottom to see which devices are logged into your Apple ID

For an Android/Google account, see attached!

02/26/2023

The State Bar talks about getting your estate in order. A helpful read!

“I think families are sometimes disappointed when they first find out how the estate will be transferred after someone dies, when the decision about how the estate’s going to be divided happened several years back. The attorney can’t warn the family in advance about the intended distribution because of the attorney-client privilege,” says Brian Anderson, director of claims for Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company . 👉Why beneficiary designations and client identity are key estate planning issues, https://bit.ly/sbw29609.

12/11/2022

Security Sunday:

Take a minute and check your Facebook security settings. Go to your profile, then settings (the gear), then security and privacy to fine two-factor authentication.

Two quick and easy ways to secure you account are by adding a two-factor authentication and getting alerts about unrecognized logins. Remember that if your account is hacked, the hacker can set the two-factor authentication to themselves, which locks you out of your own account until it is fixed.

If you're feeling motivated, check the devices currently logged in to your FB account in the security settings and delete old or unknown devices.

12/06/2022

Security Monday:

To keep your information safe, establish your IRS online account. Why? Because if YOU have your IRS online account tied to your SSN, then no one else can set up an IRS account using YOUR information. Set up details are at www.irs.gov and in the publication link below.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5507.pdf

Pay your taxes. Get your refund status. Find IRS forms and answers to tax questions. We help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities.