Firm's Approach to Estate Planning

The Initial Consultation

Estate planning often includes discussing difficult subject matter. The more information you have provided in advance, the more productive the first meeting will be.

Depending on your needs, you will be provided with a fee agreement for drafting and delivering your estate plan. If you are planning with a spouse, you will be asked to sign a waiver of conflict of dual representation. (For more on anticipated fees, send a request for a pricing guide.)

You may leave our meeting with more questions and "homework." Your estate planning documents will be drafted once (1) the fee has been paid (or legal insurance coverage is verified), (2) you have provided any homework necessary to drafting, and (3) you feel confident in the plan we have discussed. This does not have to happen at the first meeting. In fact, the more complex your situation, the more likely this will be a series of conversations. Your planning fee will include these follow-up conversations (subject to certain time constraints).

Drafting and Review

Depending on the scope of your plan, delivery of your estate planning tools may take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.

Follow-up questions may arise during drafting. Additional client requests made during this process--such as adding a healthcare directive or pet trust, or my consulting with your personal accountant--may result in additional fees. (See your fee agreement for details.)

Due to changes in health guidelines and notary rules, I no longer provide notarization of Last Wills at my office. If you have chosen to execute documents at my office, you will leave with a master original of your document plus a copy for sharing. For trusts, depending on the size of the document, you may leave with one master copy and at least one memorandum of trust and/or bank letters. (More copies can be provided for an additional copy fee, as some trust documents exceed 100 pages.)

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