Asheville and Hendersonville Attorneys Ensuring Protection of Your Assets and Business Interests
Plan your legacy. Protect your assets. Contact our experienced Asheville and Hendersonville estate planning attorneys now at 828-258-0994 or 828-696-1811.
At Strauss & Associates, P.A., located in Asheville and Hendersonville, North Carolina, we focus on the following areas of practice:
Estate Planning - Many retirees make North Carolina their permanent home and a large number of those new residents come to Strauss & Associates, P.A. for assistance with their estate planning needs. We take great pride in designing and constructing comprehensive estate plans which address their exact wishes.
Asset Protection - People from all walks of life, including those in such high-risk occupations as law and medicine, need some form of asset protection. In fact, without a proper asset protection plan in place, you could stand to lose your hard-earned resources due to our highly litigious legal environment.
Business Succession Planning - Selling a business to a third party or passing it down to an employee or family member requires a structured plan. Our attorneys have extensive experience creating detailed and exhaustive business succession plans.
Medicaid - Elder Law - If you are seeking long-term nursing care for your elderly loved one, you may not want personal finances and assets to cover all of their expenses. To that end, we help clients structure plans to ensure qualification for Medicaid which can help cover certain living expenses.
IRA Planning - The complexity and importance of individual retirement accounts may necessitate the assistance of an experienced estate planning attorney. We help named beneficiaries properly manage their inherited IRA and 401(k) balances.
Charitable Planning - Our attorneys have significant experience setting up charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and private foundations. Charitable planning can be especially effective if you are seeking estate and income tax deductions.
Probate and Estate Administration – Regardless of whether a loved one dies with or without an estate plan, we can assist you with both post-mortem planning and estate administration. There are certain strategies that we can employ to achieve tax savings and to simplify the administration of the estate, even after your loved has died.
Wills and Trusts - We work extensively with clients to determine their estate planning objectives and create a will or living trust that accurately reflects their wishes. Everyone from a beloved family member to a favorite pet can benefit from a will or trust.
Estate Tax and Gift Tax Planning - The goal in most estate tax and gift tax planning is to minimize the taxes due at death. Strategies include reducing the value of the estate by establishing a family limited partnership or limited liability company, among others.
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For more information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced lawyer, please contact us. We also welcome calls from financial planners and accountants in need of an estate planning attorney for their clientele.
