Estate planning is about planning for your
future and the future of your family. Proper estate planning
can minimize estate taxes while maximizing the assets that you pass
on to your beneficiaries. Estate planning documents
can also be tailored to take into
consideration guardianship issues of minor children and set up
trusts for minors (children, grandchildren, etc.). An estate
plan will often include a living will, a last will and
testament and a power of attorney in the eventuality that you
are incapacitated and need someone to make decisions for you.
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Estate Administration (No Probate)
There are some situations in which probate is not necessary
and assets can be transferred from the name of the decedent into
the name of the beneficiary in a rather simple fashion -- for
example, in the case of a small estate affidavit. In other
situations, probate will not be necessary because all of the
decedent's assets are held within a revocable living trust or
family trust.
Probate
Our firm handles matters that deal with the distribution of
an individual's property upon his or her death, taking into
account the Last Will and Testament, taxes, insurance, real property and trusts.
We have extensive knowledge of the probate process as well as
non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets.
Business Law/Corporate Litigation
Are you starting your own business? We can help start
you off on the right track and help advise you of the proper
business structure for your needs. We will also make sure
that you are aware of any city/state licensing requirements, as well as discuss more general startup
matters and personnel issues.
Our firm has been involved in complicated majority/minority
shareholder disputes and can represent you on these types of
matters as well.
Small Business Consulting
We can help you develop an initial Business Plan, along with
a start-up timeline and a budget. We offer also a number
of consulting services to existing business owners to help
minimize unnecessary expenses and to create efficient business
processes. To help you budget for legal expenses, we offer
a small business retainer program on a month-to-month basis.
Real Estate/Landlord-Tenant Disputes/Eviction
We can help you with many of your real estate needs, such as
a boundary line or easement dispute. We also offer to help
you with landlord-tenant disputes and eviction proceedings.
Civil Litigation
The Volk Law Firm PLLC has grown with its clients by handling
general civil litigation, including negligence, medical
malpractice, shareholder disputes, probate litigation, HOA
/condo disputes, real estate investment fraud, and much more.
Other
Although The Volk Law Firm PLLC focuses on the practice areas
listed above, our ultimately goal is to
provide our clients with a full service law firm that can answer
many of your legal questions. If we cannot answer your
question at this time, we will provide you with the name and
number of another attorney who can help you, or we will call in
specialists, as needed.
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