Estate Planning
Our attorneys recommend and prepare estate plans which not only achieve the client’s objectives of ensuring loved ones are taken care of, but also reduce the cost of estate and gift taxes imposed and provide liquidity to pay taxes and expenses. Estate planning can involve programs for lifetime transfers of wealth, and we assist clients with the utilization of gift and transfer techniques during life -- including gifts and transfers which are outright, in trust, or in partnership or corporate form. Planning for aging and incapacity is important, and our attorneys provide advice regarding lifetime assistance, the right to control medical treatment through the use of Living Wills and Advance Directives for Health Care, Durable Powers of Attorney, and other mechanisms for the management of assets during lifetime.