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Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration |
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We offer a wide variety of estate planning, tax planning, family law, and special needs counseling services. Our extensive background in estate planning helps clients determine the most advantageous means for holding assets during their lifetime and for distribution after their death. We provide detailed consideration and advice regarding tax and probate ramifications, including calculation of estimated Federal and Michigan estate taxes and gift taxes, with an eye to resulting income tax consequences. We help clients achieve their testamentary objectives, including business succession, retirement planning, and charitable giving, while minimizing taxes. We prepare wills, revocable, irrevocable and charitable trusts, medical directives (often called living wills), durable powers of attorney, and other documents necessary for a comprehensive estate plan. We also establish charitable and private foundations for individuals and businesses, and assist families with special needs members, when a conservatorship or guardianship is required. In addition, we assist fiduciaries during the administration of estates, trusts, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings, including preparation of fiduciary income tax returns. Attorneys in our estate planning practice provide meaningful counsel beyond estate planning, specifically focusing on such matters as charitable giving, employee benefits, and structuring of closely held businesses, including family partnerships and limited liability companies. Our objective is to provide an approach to estate planning that combines sensitivity to client needs while minimizing tax liability and providing the necessary resources to accomplish client goals. Services includeIndividual Wills & TrustsMedical Directives (Living Wills) Charitable Trusts Elder Law Special Needs Estate Planning |
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Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration AttorneysEdwin PearAndrew Eggan Joshua Fink Tammie Tischler |
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