by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193

An Estate Planning Attorney listens. An Estate Planning Attorney asks questions about your life, your family, your hopes and dreams and then he listens.

My goal is to understand your family and all the personalities involved. To get a feel for how you want your assets, your property and wealth, handled. How much involvement you desire from your children and other family members. We look at the best way to involve people and not step on anyones toes. We work to find the best way to keep the peace and encourage family unity. Then we can work together on a plan for making your hopes become real for your loved ones.

The main areas that we explore with our clients include:

• Power of Attorney – preparing ahead
• Estate Taxes – Federal and State
• Last Will and Testament – instructions to the court if probate is required
• Living Trust – to avoid probate and manage assets during lifetimeGuardianship for Disabled Persons
• Asset Protection Planning – keeping wealth and property safe from creditors and preditors
• Medicaid Planning – protecting wealth and property from high nursing home bills
• Preparing for the day when you are no longer able to participate in decisions about your health and wealth
• Passing Wealth and Property to children and loved ones
• Protecting your wealth, which you have worked hard for, from the creditors of your family

Each family is different. Each family has their own things that they feel are important. Each family is special.

We only find out about these differences through listening