Estate Planning 

• We do the full range of estate planning, from simple wills, powers of attorney, living wills,  health care powers, pre-designation of guardians, family limited partnerships to all types of trusts: simple living trusts to credit shelter trusts, Miller trusts, and life insurance trusts. For more information on living trusts, click here. For more information on Wills, click here.

Trustee Services   

• Attorney  Gene Silverblatt has a long history of acting as trustee for trusts he has established. You get professional yet personal care at prices which are significantly less than that of corporate trustees (such as bank trust departments). He has the advantage of knowing the motivation and personality of the trustmaker(s) and unlike family trustees, he is not influenced by family personalities and repercussions.

Guardianships

• This is the legal process involved when either an adult is mentally or physically disabled, or a minor is receiving property, such as inheritance or insurance proceeds. Occasionally it is also when a minor needs to be placed with other family members in order to enroll in school and receive military benefits.  We handle guardianships of the person and of the estate, as well as annual accountings and reports of the ward. For more on guardianships of adults, click here.

Probate  

• Probate is an often feared process. This is no doubt due to a lack of knowledge about what it is, what short cuts and alternatives there are, and the unreasonable fees charged by some attorneys. However, we pride ourselves in our ability to find the cheapest, quickest, and most efficient type of probate from the many short cuts and alternatives that exist. Unlike some attorneys, we never charge an arbitrary percentage but rather base our fees on the actual work involved, generally resulting in far less expense. And we offer ourselves - as your friends and confidants. For more probate information, click here.

Death Benefits Assistance

• We are excited to announce a new program to provide additional services beyond the court-oriented probate procedures, with information, forms, and assistance on  Social Security Benefits,  Life Insurance Proceeds, Veteran's Benefits,  DIC & other military death benefits,  SBP benefits, and Army Emergency Relief benefits. For a link to the Veteran's Administration for forms, click here.

Wrongful Death Claims

• We can assist you in having an alleged wrongful death fully investigated, evaluated, and pursued if the case warrants that type of action.  In coordination with probate or guardianship proceedings, we can insure a smooth coordination of all the legal actions. As necessary, we will assist you in finding just the right type of litigation attorney for the case, without any charge to you.