Trusts & Estates
The diverse range of clients seeking Trusts & Estates counsel all have at least one thing in common: they are wisely planning for future contingencies by ensuring that their intentions are carried out when they are deceased.
Our individual clients can be found at nearly every stage of life and at various levels of wealth, business and professional development. We also help clients plan for the possibility of their mental or physical incapacity through such vehicles as advance health care directives and powers of attorney. In addition, we represent private foundations, public charities and other tax-exempt entities with the operations of their boards, compliance with state and federal reporting requirements and the establishment and monitoring of grant procedures. Our practice is focused primarily on the following substantive areas: sophisticated estate planning, estate and trust administration, litigation and estate controversy, and non-profits and charitable giving.
Whatever the situation, our Trusts & Estates attorneys, many of whom have achieved prominence in the field, have likely seen and handled matters similar to those that new clients bring to them. Many members of the group have been practicing for decades, and collectively we have prepared thousands of estate plans and administered countless estates and trusts. We often represent several generations within the same family, demonstrating the well-earned loyalty of our clients as well as our long-term commitment to them.
The Trusts & Estates team collaborates with accountants and other advisors to ensure comprehensive estate plans. We have identified various triggers that could flag the need for a review or revision of those plans to ensure that they are updated as life events occur.
The Trusts & Estates group understands that each client and each estate plan is unique. While we enjoy the benefits and resources of practicing within a full-service, national law firm, we also provide the individual attention you might expect of an estate-planning boutique or smaller firm. We understand the sensitive dynamics of family, financial and business decisions, and the special issues facing those whose personal and professional lives are closely intertwined. Perhaps most importantly, we are results-oriented. We first help clients recognize their objectives, and then focus our full skills and experience on the creation of an effective, individualized estate plan that accomplishes those objectives.
Our attorneys are committed to providing legal services that are personal, practical, competitive, efficient and effectively staffed. In addition, we remain well-versed in emerging legal trends through our scholarship and ongoing participation in seminars around the country.
