Estate Planning

You are never too old or too young to plan for the future. The attorneys of Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer have extensive experience working with clients one-on one to develop custom tailored estate plans. We can help you protect what you have earned, provide for your loved ones, and distribute your property according to your wishes. As time passes and your life progresses, we will continue to work with you to administer the plan and make changes as needed.

Our estate planning attorneys use a variety of legal tools to design the right plan for you, including:

• Wills
• Medical Power of Attorney
• Living Wills
• Miller Trusts
• Life Insurance Trusts
• Educational Trusts
• Charitable Remainder Trusts
• Designation of Guardian
• Advance Medical Directives
• Living Trusts
• Family Limited Partnership
• Bypass Trusts
• Business Successions
• Institutional Endowments

Many people avoid proper estate planning because the subject of death can often be uncomfortable to consider. However, an effective estate plan can ease the transition for the deceased’s survivors by helping to avoid taxes, conflicts among family members, and the expensive process involved if one dies without an appropriate estate plan.

Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer has the knowledge and experience to assist you with everything from simple wills to complex multi-tiered estate plans. Your estate plan can do much more than simply assign assets upon death. It can determine how you will be treated in the event of a medical catastrophe, who will make important medical decisions for you if you become disabled, and how your business will continue to operate.

If you are ready to protect all that you have worked so hard to achieve, please contact us by telephone or e-mail. We would be happy to discuss any matter of concern with you.