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Understanding the Seven Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease 

by Jimmy Carter | Sep 11, 2018 | Alzheimer’s

It is well known that Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, advancing through distinct stages of decline. Every individual will experience the disease differently, but the trajectory of the disease from the beginning to the end is often similar. On average, a person...

Understanding Subjective Cognitive Decline — An Early Marker for Dementia  

by Jimmy Carter | Sep 4, 2018 | Alzheimer’s

A recent research study conducted by the Harvard Medical School suggests that brain changes leading up to what is ultimately an Alzheimer’s diagnosis occur many years before onset of symptoms.  Another of many important notes on the science of cognitive decline,...

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  • JW Carter Law Secures Victory as Fourth Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court in Will Contest
    June 17, 2026
    On June 17, 2026, the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio reversed a key portion of the trial court’s judgment in In the Matter of the Estate of Van L. “Slim” Crapps, Deceased, a
  • Appellate Win in the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals
    April 8, 2026
    We are pleased to share a recent appellate victory on behalf of our clients. In Moreno v. Tidwell, No. 04-24-00387-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Feb. 25, 2026), the Fourth Court of Appeals wholly
  • When a Person’s Final Wishes Are Challenged: A Complete Trial Victory
    April 8, 2026
    Some cases are about more than legal technicalities. They’re about whether a person’s carefully considered choices, made in the final chapter of their life, will be honored or dismantled
  • Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal at Texas Tech University School of Law. Titled “Decoding Probate Litigation: Insights from a Century of Texas Will Contests,” by James W. Carter and Sarah Maldonado. Published Jan. 31, 2026.
    February 4, 2026
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  • Breakthrough: Blood Test Makes it Possible to Track Alzheimer’s Advancement 
    June 18, 2019
    A connection between Neurofilament light (NfL) levels present in the blood and Alzheimer’s disease was recently made in a study released by the JAMA Network.
  • New Study Might Diagnose CTE in Brains of the Living
    May 23, 2019
    A recent study published in the New England Journal of medicine revealed that brain scans of more than two dozen former NFL players found that the men had abnormal levels of the protein linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (C.T.E.), the degenerative brain disease we have discussed here that’s associated with repeated hits to the head.  

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