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The Hard Numbers of the Impending Dementia Crisis

by Jimmy Carter | Nov 9, 2018 | Dementia

Recently, The Washington Post published an opinion column by Ann Norwich about our unpreparedness for the upcoming dementia crisis. She compared the odds of getting dementia to winning the big Powerball lottery last week. The chances of winning the lottery were 1 in...

The Importance of Biomarkers in Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease

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

Back in July we reported that the Bill Gates had launched a new fund to support Alzheimer’s research called Diagnostic Accelerator. The project is a part of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) aims to accelerate bold new ideas for earlier and better...

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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.