Estate Planning
With intuitive expertise, our firm’s attorneys will guide you through the estate planning process with a series of carefully planned questions designed to help you consider what kind of legacy you want to leave behind for loved ones and for organizations that are meaningful to you. This is your final opportunity to leave the people and causes you care about a final gift, one that represents who you are and what sort of future you envision.
At the same time, this is an opportunity to take stock of your assets and determine what you will use and what you will set aside. It’s also an ideal time to make your final wishes clear in terms of end-of-life care, to delegate powers of attorney, and to appoint an executor. We can strategize the best way to organize your assets to make it as easy as possible for your estate plan to be administered after your death.
Full-Spectrum Planning Services
If you are concerned about how your interests will be managed in the event you become incapacitated, the estate attorneys at Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski are ready to meet your estate planning needs by drafting a living will or advanced-healthcare directive. We can also create your will and administer your estate plan. Our legal team works closely with tax professionals, accountants, and financial advisors to implement your strategies.
If you envision leaving behind a bequest or setting up an endowment for an organization you care about, we can provide you with advice and assist you in making the necessary arrangements, working closely with the organization(s) of your choice as well as your accountant and financial advisor.
Family Businesses
If you own a family business, there are additional considerations to think about as you make your final plans. These situations can add a layer of complexity to what may already be a complicated arrangement. Because of our estate attorneys’ expertise in succession planning and transfer of ownership, we can provide you (and any other family members with an interest in the organization) with comprehensive guidance to ensure every aspect of your business’ future financial life is planned for in the event of your death or disability.
Our services include the following:
- Estate planning
- Simple and complex wills
- Living wills and advanced-healthcare directives
- Family/individual business arrangements
- Powers of attorney
- Probate and trust administration
- Asset protection
- Charitable gifting
- Lifetime gifting