Every person should consider having a Will, especially if there are minor children involved.  The firm has always believed that every minor child deserves a parent that has a Will.  In addition to naming guardians, a Will names who should administer an estate and where the assets go.  Trusts can also be an important part of a basic estate plan and, along with joint ownership and beneficiary designations, can serve to avoid the costs of probate.  Our basic estate planning practice includes legal counsel regarding the following:

• Wills and Codicils
• Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
• Avoiding Probate (including Ancillary Probate)
• Asset allocation and ownership
• Life insurance and retirement plan beneficiary designations
• Realty or Nominee Trusts
• Digital Assets
• Pet Trusts