Estate Planning is a general term for the legal process of helping our clients arrange their affairs in such a manner as to ensure that, in the event of injury, illness, incapacity or death, their finances and personal care will be handled in the way they have directed in advance and by those individuals or financial institutions which they wish to entrust with these important tasks.

Our firm offers assistance in all aspects of Estate Planning to clients located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We understand that every client's estate planning goal, is to secure a future, which provides for both them and their loved ones. We work with our clients to create living trusts and wills, healthcare and financial directives, including medical powers of attorney, living wills, and financial powers of attorney. We ensure that our clients’ personal matters and financial affairs are appropriately handled and structured.

Many people are unsure if, or when, they should seek the advice of a lawyer as they begin the process of Estate Planning. If you own property, have children, have recently been married or divorced, or wish to make a special bequest to a friend or relative, you should make or update your estate plan. We will ensure that your property is distributed according to your wishes.

Our experience and expertise often enables our clients to reduce or eliminate death taxes and avoid probate. By setting up a living trust, you may avoid probate. Much like a will, a living trust describes what happens to your property in the event of your death. While you are alive, you remain in control and have the power to change the trust at any time. Setting up a living trust allows you to avoid the expense and long delays of probate, and may even save you money on taxes.

Another important reason to meet with us is to set forth in a legal document your wishes and directives regarding your healthcare and finances. These documents are critical in the event you are rendered unconscious or otherwise unable to state your wishes. We draft medical powers of attorney, living wills, and financial powers of attorney that will help your family and medical providers make important decisions if you are unable to do so.