North Carolina Estate Planning Attorney

Comprehensive Estate Planning Services

At Strauss & Associates, P.A., located in Asheville and Hendersonville, North Carolina, we focus on one area of law ¾ estate planning and estate administration. Because we limit ourselves to this practice, we are able to dedicate all of our attention to finding creative and desirable solutions in all matters of the estate.

Plan your legacy. Protect your assets. Contact our experienced attorneys now at (828) 258-0994 or (828) 696-1811

Estate planning: We take great pride in designing and constructing comprehensive estate plans which address our clients' exact wishes.

Our firm assists with estate planning for all types of individuals and families, including the many elderly retirees that move to North Carolina. See our specific pages on:

Asset protection: 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 formation: We help analyze entity selections and draft partnership and LLC operating agreements.

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. We help clients structure plans to ensure qualification for Medicaid, which can help cover certain living expenses.

IRA planning: Our estate planning lawyers 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.

Estate planning and life insurance: We use life insurance as an estate planning tool, sometimes placing it in a trust to pass along to beneficiaries.

Contact Us

For more information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced estate planning lawyer, please contact us. We also welcome calls from financial planners and accountants in need of an estate planning attorney for their clientele.