So, you’ve found us… now what? Give us a call!

Do you need an estate plan? Maybe a simple will or a revocable living trust? Are you interested in asset protection or thinking about starting a new company and need a business planning attorney because you can’t decide between an LLC or an S Corporation? We put ours together; let us help you with yours.

Already have a business and need some legal advice? Maybe you need help with both your business and your estate—these usually go hand in hand.

To get the desired outcome, make a plan.

If someone even hints that long-term care (i.e., onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s) may be necessary or wanted… YOU HAVE TO CALL. We cannot stress enough how limited options become if you attempt to handle elder law issues after people enter a nursing home or assisted living, or handle assets incorrectly and get disqualified from receiving what everyone is legally entitled to… DON’T LET THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TAKE YOUR HOME. We can help prevent estate recovery in Michigan if your loved one needs or receives Medicaid and long-term care.

Now is the time to address your estate or business planning concerns. We can help. We draft estate plans, including wills, trusts, business planning, formation, governance, succession, etc. Here in Michigan, we can establish asset protection trusts, known as Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPTs), which allow individuals to protect their assets from future creditors while retaining some benefits from the trust assets.

READ OUR ARTICLE DOMESTIC ASSET PROTECTION TRUSTS or DAPT’s, click here

We work with individuals, families, small and family business owners, farmers, and even pet owners—yes, people plan for their pets too.

We are members of the State Bar of Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Section and Elder Law Section, as well as WealthCounsel, the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). All our attorneys have obtained their certificate of completion in Estate Planning and Probate offered by ICLE.

Our goal is to provide good service and a good work product, for a fair price.

What’s your goal?

Answer YES to any of these, and you should make estate planning a goal… so call us. We only charge if we can help and make a plan to meet in person; informational calls are free!

  1. Do you have children, especially minor children or children with special needs?
  2. Are you interested in Michigan’s ABLE account, to help individuals with disabilities achieve a better life experience (i.e., MIABLE)?
  3. Are you concerned about protecting your assets?
  4. Do you or your spouse expect to receive an inheritance sometime in the future?
  5. Are you in a second marriage?
  6. Do you have step-children?
  7. Do you have some children who know how to manage money and some who don’t?
  8. Is the size of your estate anywhere near $13.99 million (if single) or $27.98 million (if married)?
  9. Would you like to leave something to your favorite charity?
  10. Do you own property in more than one state or in a foreign country?
  11. Are you an alien—nonresident, resident, or soon to become resident?
  12. Would you like to minimize income taxes when your estate passes from one person to another?
  13. Do you have adopted children? Do your kids?
  14. Are you divorced or remarried? Are you contemplating marriage?
  15. Do you have health concerns?
  16. Have any animals? Who will take care of them if something happens to you?
  17. Does anyone need protection, like older adults?

Get the picture? If you answered yes to any one of these questions, you should do estate planning, and you need a plan… so call us or another planning attorney. Just make one!

If your goal is to do business planning or resolve a business problem, we can help too. Such planning comes with its own list of concerns, many of which you may not have considered:

  • If you’re starting a business, which entity form should you choose? Sole proprietorship? Partnership? S Corporation? LLC? LLP? PLLC?
  • Do you want to be taxed like a corporation or like an individual?
  • What about self-employment taxes? Is there a way to reduce those?
  • How can you maintain control of the business?
  • What happens when you decide to sell or simply shut your business down? What about passing it on to the next generation?
  • What if you want fringe benefits? How should that impact what entity you choose to form your business?
  • What state should you form your business in? What happens if you organize your business in one state but run it in another?

If any of these questions caused you to pause and think, then maybe a red flag is waving to get your attention. If so, we can help.

Plan. Get it done and move forward.

Let us help. Let us walk you through the planning process, so both you and those who depend on you derive the greatest benefit from your hard work.

Contact us

info@michelderlaw.com
(231) 715-1401