California Estate Planning Lawyer
At the Encino law offices of Gerald L. Kane & Associates, we can make wills, trusts and powers of attorney work for you. We want you to be proud of the finished product of our work together and the safety and security it offers your loved ones.
We offer free initial consultations to discuss your estate planning or business formation goals and concerns. We thoroughly research your legal issues, stay in regular contact with timely advice, and leave nothing to chance as we draw up your comprehensive estate plan. Contact us today so we can begin working on your customized estate plan.
Our Practice Areas
A professionally drafted estate plan ¾ one that anticipates any contingency ¾ can touch many areas of a person's life and that of his or her family. Here are but a few of the major practice areas in which we can be of service:
- Trust administration: identifying assets, notifying heirs and beneficiaries of the trust, communicating with beneficiaries, preparing tax returns and more
- Special needs planning: establishing limited conservatorships
- Kids protection plan: appointing family members to have legal authority of your children upon your incapacity or death
- Business formation: buy-sell agreements, partnership agreements and entity selection
- Business succession planning: passing down a business to a loved one or business partner, and establishing a charitable trust
- Advanced planning: setting up complex trusts such as land trusts, personal residence trusts and life insurance trusts
- Charitable planning : establishing a foundation to donate money to a charity and provide for your family
- Asset protection for physicians: protecting assets by putting them into a limited partnership, Nevada corporation or Delaware corporation
- Loan modifications: working with lenders to renegotiate loans and reduce payments
- Divorce wills: protection of assets from your spouse during a divorce
We are also able to handle situations that require the probate court process and when disputes arise, probate litigation. Our experienced business law and estate planning lawyer and founder of our firm, Gerald L. Kane, monitors the kinds of tax law changes that can seriously and suddenly affect your plan. He is always on the lookout for ways to improve your plan.
Your Initial Consultation
Contact us to schedule a free consultation with Gerald L. Kane & Associates. Weeknight and Saturday appointments are available too. Let us put our 15 years of experience to work on your long-term legal and financial needs.
After our office prepares your estate plan, you will receive an “owner’s manual” that contains copies of their estate plan, a CD containing their documents, and a full color diagram that details the elements of the estate plan.
