Most individuals and families, regardless of the extent of their assets, are concerned with developing an estate plan that will transfer their property at death. In fact, the development of such a plan is critical to most families' long-term financial security. Clients come to us for the full range of estate planning issues: • Basic estate planning, including: Wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care directives (living wills), and other related estate planning documents; • Sophisticated estate planning strategies to help reduce federal gift and estate taxes as well as Washington estate taxes, including: life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, family limited liability companies and grantor retained annuity trusts; • Business succession planning for individuals and families with private and closely-held business interests; and • Tax planning, including charitable giving, charitable trusts and private foundations, as well as asset protection and retirement planning. Our estate planning attorneys are skilled at working with individuals and families, and our dedicated staff of paralegals assists us in delivering our estate planning services in a cost-effective and efficient manner. We regularly collaborate with one another to produce the best result for our clients. In that process, we draw on each other's knowledge and experience, derived over decades of practice, in addressing new, complex or challenging matters for our clients. Where appropriate, we also work with lawyers from our other practice areas when their expertise is relevant. Some frequent examples of this involve work with our federal tax attorneys, joint efforts with the corporate group in business succession matters, and co-counseling in contested probate matters with members of our litigation group. When you engage Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson for estate planning services, you can be assured that the full resources of the firm will be available to provide whatever assistance is needed with respect to your legal matters. Ronald E. Braley | Darcy L. R. Boddy | George S. Holzapfel | Darin T. Jensen | Thomas M. Keller | Shannon Sperry Changing the Unchangeable by Susan M. Teel, State Bar of California, Solo Practitioner Section Journal Will Drafting by Susan M. Teel, Consulting Editor, California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Right-to-Die Options Allowed Under State Law by George S. Holzapfel Durable Power of Attorney is a Guardianship Alternative by George S. Holzapfel, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Funding Long-Term Care Without Draining Your Estate Living Trusts Need Checkups Will Your Power of Attorney Expire Before You Do? QTIP Trusts Help Provide Peace of Mind FLPs and LLCs - Look at Estate Planning Issues When Choosing a Family Business Entity Contact | Legal Disclaimer