August is Make-a-Will month. One high-profile Nevada case shows why it's important for everyone

By Heidi Kyser

Published August 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM PDT

A sign hangs outside the headquarters of Zappos, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Las Vegas. Zappos is trying out new ways to sell shoes: allow shoppers to buy a single shoe at a time or buy a pair in two different sizes. The tests, which started Tuesday, are aimed at amputees, those with differing foot sizes and other people who have been left out by the shoe industry, which has sold shoes in pairs and in the same size for decade. (AP Photo/John Locher)

We've all heard stories of families bickering over the estates of deceased millionaires. But the wealthy aren't the only ones who need to have a will.

We get the latest on what's going on with the estate of Zappos and Downtown Project founder Tony Hsieh. And an estate lawyer explains why, even if you don't have hundreds of millions of dollars in your estate like Hsieh did, you should still have a will.

Guests: Lidia G. Rincon, Senior Attorney - Senior Law Project, Nevada Legal Services; Eli Segall, business reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Desert Companion welcomed Heidi Kyser as staff writer in January 2014. In 2024, Heidi was promoted to managing editor, charged with overseeing the Desert Companion and State of Nevada newsrooms.

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