Estate Planning

      The attorneys at Mason & April, LLC, with their extensive experience in the area of estate planning, assist individuals, married couples and same sex couples in determining their particular estate planning needs and implementing a personalized plan to achieve their goals. Our attorneys possess an in-depth knowledge of the legal, tax and personal issues that arise while planning an estate. We offer advice on a large number of trust and tax planning techniques, lifetime gifting programs, corporate, partnership and LLC structures, and other tax-reduction techniques. Rather than taking a cookie-cutter approach to estate planning, our skilled and compassionate attorneys spend the time necessary to fully understand your family dynamic and the nature and extent of your estate. This highly personalized approach enables us to customize an estate plan tailored to your unique needs and goals.

      Among the estate planning services we provide are the following:

• Drafting and Execution of Wills

• Drafting of Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, including but not limited to Insurance Trusts, Medicaid Trusts, Credit Shelter Trusts, Disclaimer Trusts, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, and Pet Trusts

• Asset management and protection planning

• Medicaid planning and eligibility

• Deed and asset transfers

• Tax and gift planning

• Powers of Attorney

• Health Care Proxies

• Living Wills

• Disposition of Remains

• Long term health care planning and solutions

• Planning for people with special needs

• Business succession planning

• Charitable planning

• Crummey letters

• Waivers of Rights of Election

To schedule an appointment with an estate planning attorney at our firm, call us today at (516) 742-0009 or contact us online