Bay Area Estate Planning Lawyers
At Anderlini, Finkelstein, Emerick & Smoot, our estate planning attorneys protect your interests as we help you plan for the future.
Certified Specialist in Estate Planning
Our principal probate and estate planning attorney has a master's degree in tax law and is a California State Bar certified specialist in estate planning. He is prepared to handle complex issues that many other law firms have little experience with.
We discuss your specific needs and goals, and draft documents to make your wishes known regarding your own end-of-life care. We also prepare documents that will control the distribution of your assets after your death.
Health Care Directive
An advance health care directive, also called a living will, makes your wishes for medical care known in the event that someday you may be unable to speak for yourself. You can appoint a medical care agent, who is empowered to make decisions for you if you cannot do so yourself. Your doctor and your agent must follow the instructions you include in your health care directive.
Estate Planning
Effective estate planning preserves the assets you worked so hard to establish in life and distributes them in the manner consistent with your values and wishes after you are gone. We use wills, trusts, living trusts and other estate planning tools to help you achieve your goals. We have even practiced in the relatively new area of pet law, drafting pet wills and pet trusts.
Estate planning can be a way to pass assets down to the next generation, or to remember a favorite charity or a special friend. A sound estate plan will minimize or avoid inheritance or gift taxes.
To consult with an experienced estate planning attorney, please contact our law firm today. To learn more, please visit our pages on wills and trusts and probate and estate administration.
From offices in San Mateo, the attorneys of Anderlini, Finkelstein, Emerick & Smoot represent clients throughout the San Francisco Bay area.
