Practice Areas > Probate, Guardianship, Estate Planning and Trusts

Probate, Guardianship, Estate Planning and Trusts

Mark B. Schreiber,
J. Winston Chapman,
Matthew D. Massar,
Wesley G. Ritchie

We assist and counsel our clients and their families during some of the most difficult times of their lives, with issues involving estate planning, elder care, probate, guardianship and conservatorship, trust matters, and with litigation involving estates and fiduciaries. We help them understand important legal concerns affecting their wealth and lifestyles, including tax analysis, control and disposition of their assets, and control over decision-making authority. Our practice areas include the following:

• Preparation of wills, powers of attorney and agency, advance directives (medical powers of attorney and living wills), and other estate planning documents;
• Probate of wills, determination of heirship, and administration of estates and trusts;
• Estate planning and tax planning;
• Testamentary and inter vivos trusts - their creation, modification, and termination, including litigation matters;
• Fiduciary litigation involving trusts, estates, and guardianships; and
• Guardianship - its creation and administration, including litigation involving contests.