Estate planning is more than writing a Will or Trust that tells the Court or your heirs how you want your assets to be distributed at your death. It is planning for:

	•	The well being of your spouse, your children, and possibly your parents
	•	Who will take care of your minor children
	•	The children of a first marriage and the Spouse of a second marriage
	•	Who will manage the assets you have worked hard to save and grow and the protection of those assets after you are gone
	•	Taking advantage of available estate tax and generation skipping tax benefits at your death
	•	Reducing the value of your estate if it will be subject to estate tax upon your death
	•	Your retirement accounts to be passed on in the most advantageous way to beneficiaries
	•	The proper transfer of jointly owned property
	•	Gifts made during your lifetime
	•	Charitable gifts during your lifetime or upon your death
	•	Business succession in the event of the death or disability of a principal

The attorneys of Michelman & Robinson, LLP recognize the many varied aspects involved in planning estates, from family planning needs to potential tax issues, and work to creatively and clearly solve present issues as well as potential issues. Whether you are just beginning to establish and grow your estate and require only basic estate planning, or you have a need for sophisticated estate and advanced estate tax planning, M & R’s attorneys are successfully creating strategies that meet your needs.

M & R’s attorneys work in the areas of estate and gift planning (including wills and trusts), post-death administration and tax planning (including probate and trust administration), estate and gift tax planning, estate planning for family-owned businesses (including buy-sell agreements) and charitable giving. We enjoy representing a broad range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.

We take pride in providing timely and quality service to clients, and providing them with ongoing communications in order to keep them up-to-date with respect to the status of their matters.