The Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Estate Litigation Group at Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones will listen to you and then expertly tailor a plan with solutions and outcomes for you, your business and your family. By providing professional, reliable and efficient services, we can also help you administer an estate as well as guide you through a complicated family matter to preserve a Testator’s wishes or protect your inheritance rights.
We understand that estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation is complicated and unique to each person. Our primary goal is to provide you with expert, cost effective and valuable service. We endeavor to make the most of your money by working with you to find creative solutions to the various issues that arise when creating an estate plan, dealing with the administration and distribution of property or addressing disputes among family members. In addition, we work to clearly define our fees upfront so that you understand the scope of our representation.
Our goal is to look at all the pieces of your specific situation and help you put them back together in a clear, cost-effective and successful plan that enables you to leave a lasting legacy.
- We provide counsel and assistance on matters such as:
- Planning and preparation of complex wills and trusts for all ages, including older
generation family members - Probate and administration of wills and trusts
- Irrevocable trusts and educational trusts funded by parents and grandparents for the
benefit of younger family members - Guardianship matters for minors and incapacitated adults
- Transfers of closely-held family companies to children and grandchildren
- Family dispute resolution in estates
- Representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries with regard to the administration of trusts and
estates