North Carolina Estate Planning Lawyer & Attorney : Trust Counsel, PA : Trust Administration : Serving Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, Pittsboro, Orange County, Chatham County

Basic Estate Planning
· Wills
· Living Trusts
· Powers of Attorney
· Health Care Powers of Attorney
· Living Wills
· HIPAA Authorizations

Trusts
· Charitable Trusts
· Life Insurance Trusts
· Special Needs Trusts
· Generation-Skipping Trusts
· Marital Trusts

Taxation
· Tax Planning - Estate, Gift and Income
· Retirement Distribution Planning
· Tax Return Preparation
· Self-Directed IRA Taxation issues
· Representation before the IRS and State Taxing Authorities

Fiduciary Administration
· Estate Administration/Probate
· Trust Administration
· Guardianships

Property Agreements
· Premarital Agreements
· Postmarital Agreements
· Joint Ownership Agreements

Business Law
· Business Agreements (Buy-Sell Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Non-competition Agreements)
· Corporations
· Family Limited Partnerships
· Limited Liability Companies
· Exempt (non-profit) Organizations

Asset Protection Planning
· Offshore and Domestic Trusts
· Limited Liability Entities

Real Estate Matters
· Deeds, Promissory Notes, Deeds of Trust
· Partition Proceedings (Court-ordered sale or division of land)

Areas of Special Expertise/Interest
·Planning for Non-Citizen Spouses
·Planning for Non-Traditional Couples
·Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
·Planning for Disabled Family Members
·Non-profit Organization Formation
·Estate and Asset Protection Planning for Physicians