Estate planning is more than minimizing/eliminating taxes and attempting to avoid the probate court process. Although these can be important aspects, how one plans their estate can be a reflection of one's values and wealth philosophy. We encourage our clients to think about many issues when doing estate Planning including:
Or for some clients they simply want to make sure the wealth they have spent a lifetime building is protected from excessive taxation, personal liability and/or a long and expensive probate process.
At Fellows & Quenzer, LLC, we customize our approach to each client's unique needs. We can provide guidance and oversight for those clients who want to take the lead in their own estate planning. We can provide full service and complete planning of all of estate issues for clients who are seeking experienced estate attorneys to handle all aspects of their estate planning goals. We provide all the services necessary for those clients seeking expertise for every step of their estate planning journey.
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with one of our estate planning attorneys.
Attorneys at Fellows & Quenzer LLC, will help you plan an individualized solution - one that manages your finances and estate in accordance with your personal wealth philosophy and meets your goals of estate planning.
Fellows & Quenzer LLC is a boutique law firm that intentionally serves a limited number of clients, which permits the focused and personal service each of our clients deserve. We are not a "cookie cutter" law firm that forces clients into preset and limited estate plans. Each member of Fellows & Quenzer LLC is dedicated to providing our clients with professional and responsive legal representation as well as realistic solutions for their legal challenges. We are a full-service law firm providing our clients a wide range of services and, when asked, provide our clients with introductions to several local high end financial planning and insurance specialists to help facilitate the client's estate planning goals.
We provide services from drafting a simple will to sophisticated estate planning in a number of legal practice areas:
Wealth transfer and estate planning is much more than drafting wills and trusts. We can design wealth transfer strategies to meet your individual needs. Whether you want to transfer your wealth while you are still living, minimize taxes, or make sure those you designate as the beneficiaries receive as much of your wealth as possible, we will work with you to determine which estate tools are right for you.
We use different methods depending on the size of the estate, tax planning, and most importantly, the personal needs and goals of our clients. For instance, if you have a business that you would like to remain in the family, but have concerns about passing on possible environmental liability, we offer solutions to help protect the individual beneficiaries from personal liability.
We have a large number of wealth transfer tools at our disposal, including: