Key Matters
Estate Planning
- Creation of wills and trusts for individuals, as well as drafting of healthcare documents and powers of attorney
- Preparation and review of estate and gift tax returns
Wealth Preservation
- Assist business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs, and their families in implementing asset protection structures
- Perform risk management overview for Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin residents
Estate Administration
- Assist personal representatives, executors and beneficiaries with estate administration in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin
- Assist with simplified probate proceedings, such as summary administration in Florida
Real Estate
- Review trusts being used for loan transactions
- Due diligence on potential transactions
Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors’ Rights
- Assist in litigation matters where a trust holds title to the debtor’s principal assets (or the debtor is a beneficiary of a trust)
- Review trusts for creditor and trustee institutional clients
- Review structures to determine collectability
Intellectual Property
- Review transactions where estates and trusts are involved in sale of copyrights or royalties
Business Competition, Advice & Litigation
- Draft company minutes, consents and operating agreements for closely held businesses
- Formation of closely held business entities
- Restructuring of closely held business entities
- Review of closely held business for purposes of litigation support
- Assist with business succession planning