Estate Planning and Probate:

PFR believes that assisting clients in planning for the future is one of the most important services lawyers can provide.  To that end we offer a wide range of estate planning services to serve our clients.  We will assist you in defining your goals and objectives, and then make recommendations as to how best to accomplish them.  We will take the time to explain to you the tax considerations of your estate situation, and help you form a plan to provide financial security for your family, ensure that your dependents are provided for, minimize tax consequences, avoid probate, and pass on your family business.  We will then prepare the necessary documents to implement your plan, which may include:

• Wills
• Living Trusts
• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Living Wills and Patient Advocate Designations
• Pre- or Post-Nuptial Agreements
• Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts

It is our goal to provide you with the assistance and advice you need to implement your plan for the future of you and your family.

The firm also provides a wide variety of services in Probate Court matters, including the administration of decedent’s estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and contested matters, including will contests and trust disputes.  Litigation among family members can be among the most contentious and stressful, and it is our goal to provide you with representation that is both highly skilled and sensitive to the issues and family members involved.