Highland Park Estate Planning Attorneys
Protecting your family’s financial security and your hard-earned assets requires good legal planning. At Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP, we are experienced estate planning attorneys who serve individuals, families and business owners in Highland Park and the North Shore area. Whether you’re putting together a basic estate plan or updating an existing one, our lawyers provide clear, straightforward advice tailored to your financial objectives and family situation. With many years of experience in complex wealth transfer and estate planning, we are well placed to help you protect your legacy and ensure your wishes are carried out.
Our Estate Planning Services
We focus on preparing bespoke legal instruments to protect your wealth and enable a smooth transfer of your assets. We will help you to draft a fully enforceable will. We will also assist in the creation of a wide range of trusts (including revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts and several other specialist wealth protection trusts). The aim is to provide you with the appropriate instruments to achieve the best possible tax outcome and facilitate a smooth transfer of your assets to your beneficiaries.
Beyond proactive estate planning, we assist personal representatives, executors and trustees with the probate and administration of estates. Going through probate and the administration of an estate after the death of a loved one can be a very daunting experience. We provide careful oversight to ensure assets are distributed correctly, debts and liabilities are paid, and fiduciary duties are properly discharged in accordance with Illinois state law.
We also help our clients establish durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives, appointing individuals they trust to make their financial and medical decisions if they are no longer able to do so themselves. If disputes arise in estate administration, our litigation experience allows us to defend our clients’ rights in contested probate, breach of fiduciary duty and trust litigation.
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Taking the initiative to put a full estate plan in place is the best way to ensure security and clarity for you and your family. Not having an estate plan in place can result in expensive court delays, unwarranted tax liabilities and avoidable family feuds.
If you have questions about estate planning or probate, contact the experienced legal team at Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP. Call our office directly at 847-235-6745 or use our online contact form to arrange your first consultation.