California Estate Planning Attorneys
Trusts - Wills - Powers of Attorney
Planning for the disposition of your assets is something everyone should do. Our law firm helps individuals, and the operators of closely held businesses plan ahead. Concentrating on assisting existing clients in these matters, our lawyers have more than 100 years of collective experience. We use that experience to help our clients look to the future of their families, their businesses, and their assets. To learn about our approach to estate planning, contact the attorneys at Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro, Piasta & Moran, P.C. to schedule an initial consultation.
Prevent Future Problems through Careful Planning Today
While many of our estate planning clients have retained us in other legal maters, we also receive referrals from other attorneys and from past clients for whom we have performed similar work. We undertake this work partly as a service to our existing clients and colleagues in the legal profession. Just as important, however, is our awareness of the cost of poor planning or no planning in the estate litigation portion of our practice. Our attorneys understand the importance of thoroughness and care in drafting wills, establishing trusts, and developing all aspects of an estate plan. When an estate plan is not carefully prepared, disputes and conflicts between family members and heirs may arise. This makes it difficult to carry out the decedent’s intentions.
Components of a Basic Estate Plan
At our law firm, out attorneys carefully prepare each aspect of an estate plan, including:
- Drafting wills, including a pour-over will
- Establishing trusts, including a testamentary trust, remainder trust, or living trust
- Choosing and naming guardians for minor children
- Preparing health care directives
- Preparing powers of attorney
We focus on the needs and concerns of clients when preparing these documents, creating arrangements that will be enforceable in the years ahead. In order to exercise the care that these important plans deserve, we spend the needed time with the client, ensuring that we understand his or her goals. Only then are we able to draft a will, create a trust, or identify guardians in accordance with the client’s wishes. To learn more about estate planning, contact our Santa Rosa law office. Call an attorney from Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro, Piasta & Moran, P.C.
A Santa Rosa, California, estate litigation law firm in Northern California, serving the communities of Windsor, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, San Rafael, Lakeport, Ukiah, Eureka, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Novato, Vallejo, Napa, Fairfield, Vacaville, Sacramento, Davis, Richmond, Martinez, Concord, San Jose, and Sunnyvale.
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Shapiro, Galvin, Shapiro, Piasta & Moran
640 Third Street, Second Floor
Santa Rosa, California 95404
Telephone: 707-544-5858
Fax: 707-544-6702
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