I need help administering a loved one's estate.

• Probate/Trust Administration.  In the event of a death, we can assist you in serving as personal representative (sometimes called executor) or as trustee in handling the affairs of the estate.  Our assistance will typically include advice on your legal duties, inventorying estate assets, handling tax obligations and distributing assets in accordance with governing documents.


• Ongoing Trusts.  We can assist you as trustee with making decisions and meeting your legal obligations.


• Beneficiaries.  We can also assist you as a beneficiary with questions and ongoing representation about how an estate is being handled.

I have questions about the way an estate is being handled.

We can help you resolve issues related to estate and trust disputes, such as litigating will contests.  We can also help resolve issues concerning will and trust implementation and administration through agreement, mediation or court proceedings.

The following newsletters contain relevant information on estate administration and disputes:

• Living Trusts: Let Your Legacy Shape Your Life
  
  
• Back to Basics
  
  
• Federal and State Estate Taxes: Differences and Impending Changes
  
  
• The Estate Tax: Likely Direction and Smart Response
  
  
• Community and Separate Property
  
  
• The Who, What, When, and How of the New Washington Estate Tax
  
  
• The State Estate Tax: 'This Number Has Been Disconnected'
  
  
• Securing Your Children's Inheritance