I still remember finding an old photograph of my father's parents on their wedding day. It stopped me in my tracks.
In recent years I have lost my mum, my dad and my sister. What remains are memories — fragile, precious, and deeply personal. Those photographs, letters and stories now mean more than ever.
And when I look at their faces, I often wonder what they would make of the digital world we live in today.
The second photograph is my mother's seventieth. Look closely and you will see that every person in it is wearing the same portrait, taken of her in 1941, printed on a t-shirt. One generation carrying the image of another.
Between those two pictures, a family grew. Four people in a photographer's studio became a room full. That is what these things are for.
At myLawdit, that sits at the heart of what we do.
We are a firm of solicitors, grounded in tradition, trust and family values — but fully aware that the way we live, remember and plan for the future has changed. Our lives now exist both on paper and online. Important legal documents sit alongside photographs, messages and personal records that tell the real story of who we are.
myLawdit brings those worlds together. Individuals and families can store wills, trusts and key legal documents securely, while preserving the memories that give those documents meaning. It is not just about planning for death. It is about protecting life, identity and legacy.
I like to think my grandparents would approve: tradition respected, progress embraced, and family always at the centre.
Michael Coyle · Founder