Innovative planning, sensitivity
to each client's particular needs and timely rendering of services are
the cornerstones of our estate planning and probate department.
In many medium size law firms, estate planning and probate services
are offered merely as an accommodation to existing clients of the firm
and often receive low priority. In stark contrast, our attorneys offer
unparalleled expertise in the estate planning and probate practice
areas. This expertise is manifested not only in the work product and
legal counseling we provide, but also through delivering authoritative
presentations and lectures to other estate
planning attorneys,
accountants, insurance agents, financial planners and law students.
Our excellent reputation in the estate planning area has brought many
new clients to the Firm for the unique services we offer.
Our many years of rendering
estate planning services has taught us that estate planning requires
the right mix of tax planning insight, sound economic judgment,
well-honed business skills, and attention to our clients' personal
desires and circumstances. In addition to providing routine estate
planning services, we counsel clients in sophisticated tax strategies
such as business succession, estate freezes, family partnerships,
generation-skipping taxes, charitable trusts, and related matters.
Our decades of experience in
decedents' estates, guardianships, estate and trust administration and
post-mortem tax planning are the foundations of our probate practice.
Although the failure to implement an appropriate estate plan often
wreaks havoc upon a family, our creative post-mortem planning has
prevented many clients from encountering unfortunate circumstances.
Yet our significant expertise would mean little were we not sensitive
to the specific needs of our clients in these very delicate
situations. By integrating our interpersonal and professional skills,
we are able to counsel clients through difficult times in order to
achieve extraordinary results.
