Our lawyers and administrators work together in the Trusts and Estates department to provide comprehensive personal legal services in estate planning, estate and guardianship administration.

The attormeys at Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP can design your estate plan to:

• Minimize gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
• Achieve personal and tax goals in marital deduction planning.
• Facilitate the orderly and tax-efficient transfer of a closely-held business.
• Preserve family real estate holdings and limit the exposure of assets to environmental liabilities.
• Provide for optimal disposition of insurance and retirement benefits.
• Maximize the tax advantages of charitable gifts.

Backus, Meyer & Branch, LLP Individual/Family Services, Estate and
Probate Team attorneys focus on preserving our client's family and business financial concerns.