George Arnott Aitken

Prepare comprehensive estate plans from the simple to the highly complex using wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, advance medical directives and other planning techniques tailored to each individual's needs, including sophisticated estate & gift tax savings and non-tax objectives such as asset protection and family harmony.

Tax planning, compliance & controversies, including representation before the IRS and State agencies.

Assists individuals and closely-held businesses with formation, organizational and operational issue, including tax and non-tax objectives. Prepare business succession plans through buy-sell agreements, cross-purchase agreements, restrictive covenants, discount planning, operating agreements, partnership agreements and stockholder agreements.

Assist with the administration of decedents’ estate, including preparing, reviewing and filing probate papers, inventories, accounts, and tax returns. Analyzes and addresses the tax and non-tax issues arising during administration such as asset protection,estate & income tax minimization, audits, contested claims, funding & distributions. Post-mortem planning through disclaimers for asset protection and tax minimization.