Harper Meyer LLP’s Trusts and Estates Practice Group offers an extensive suite of estate planning services designed to help clients achieve their estate planning goals while ensuring their families’ financial security. With over 75 years of collective expertise, our skilled attorneys collaborate closely with clients to craft tailored solutions reflective of their specific estate planning needs and aspirations. In the unfortunate event of probate or trust-related disputes, the Trusts and Estates Group is fully equipped to provide comprehensive legal representation.
Our team advises clients on all aspects of estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, guardianship administration, and litigation related to the foregoing areas. Recognizing the individuality of each client, we design estate plans that are meticulously tailored to align with our clients’ unique goals.
We represent fiduciaries, including trustees, personal representatives, and guardians, to ensure the proper implementation and administration of each estate plan.
When disputes arise, we vigorously represent clients in litigation, mediation, and arbitration across a wide range of estate and trust-related matters.
In addition, our services include the following:
- Administration of probate estates, trusts, and guardianships
- Charitable planning
- Estate tax planning, including techniques to reduce tax liability impact
- Preparation of Durable Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Designations of Health Care Surrogates, and Declarations Naming Preneed Guardian
- Family business succession planning
- Pre-marital and post-marital planning, including drafting of Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
- Preparation of Life Insurance Trusts
- Preparation of Revocable Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts and Wills
- Representation in Will contests, Trust disputes, and Guardianship challenges
- Retirement planning strategies
- Specialized estate planning for international clients
- Other fiduciary disputes