About Nick

Biography

Practice Areas

Veteran's Pension Benefits for Veteran Veteran's Pension Benefits for Veteran's Surviving Spouse Medicaid for Nursing Home Care Qualified Income Trust for Medicaid Planning

14 years

30%

Estate Planning 30%

Simple Estate Planning Estate Tax Planning Asset Protection Planning

14 years

30%

Probate 10%

Probating a Last Will and Testament Administering an Intestate Estate

10%

Trusts 10%

Revocable Living Trust Credit Shelter Trust Martial Trust/Q-TIP Trust Children's Trust Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT) IRA Trust Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT) Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) Charitable Lead Trust (CLT) Pet Trust Special Needs Trust (SNT) Offshore Trust Domestic Asset Protection Trust (DAPT) Dynasty Trust Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) Grantor Retained Unitrust (GRUT)

10%

Limited Liability Company (LLC) 5%

Standard LLC Discounting for Estate Planning with voting and nonvoting interest Asset Protection Planning

Medicaid and Medicare 5%

Wills and Living Wills 5%

Simple Last Will and Testament Last Will and Testament with A-B Trust Last Will and Testament with Children's Trust Advanced Directive for Health Care

Power of Attorney 2%

General Durable Power of Attorney Limited Durable Power of Attorney Health Care Power of Attorney HIPAA Authorization Form

Guardianship 1%

Guardianship for Minor Children Temporary Guardianship Guardianship of Incapacitated Person

Marriage and Prenuptials 1%

Prenuptial Agreement for asset protection for your biological children

Tax 1%

Income Tax Capital Gains Tax/1031 like kind exchange Estate and Gift Tax

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Alabama for 32 years

State: Alabama

Acquired: 1993

Occupational License - Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

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Location

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 1765, Dothan, AL, 36302

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Physical Address

305 Regency Court, Dothan, AL, 36305

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Nick Yoshinari Shimoda's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by Shirley | September 06, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate Planning

Nick Shimoda was extremely knowledgeable in helping me with all of my questions concerning my estate. He and his staff were very professional in preparing all of the documents that I will be needing. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an estate planning lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | July 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Nick Shimoda is Wonderful

We highly recommend Nick. He very patiently walked us through all our many questions and explained things in a easily understandable way. He went the extra mile to be sure we felt comfortable with the decisions to be made. He was a true delight to interact with, and we felt very confident with his... knowledgable, yet not pushy advice. We are so pleased with the help we received from him.

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Posted by Phyllis | April 10, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Highest Recommendation

I can’t say enough good about Nick Shimoda. He was the ultimate professional, courteous, patient and thorough as he walked me through my long term planning process. I am confidently at ease with his advice and so happy this is a done deal. I highly recommend him.

Posted by Steve | March 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Highly Recommend Nick Shimoda

My wife and I have greatly benefited from Nick's good help and advice (over a number of years) with regard to creation of wills and family estate planning. Nick is personable and a pleasant person to work with. He puts his clients' interest first. He is smart, knowledgeable and experienced in deal...ing with wills and estate planning. Nick is inquisitive (always looking for the best solution given our family's situation and needs) in an effort to meet our family needs in the best possible way. My wife and I highly recommend Nick for any help you need with will preparation (modification) and/or estate planning.

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Posted by Steve | March 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Nick is simply THE BEST when it comes to Estate Planning

Nick came HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and my mother chose Nick to do her Estate Planning. I have spoken with Nick on numerous occasions. Nick is VERY Personable AND Knowledgeable. He has ALWAYS make himself available to me, especially when I needed his advise before making a Very Important Decision. Ve...ry recently, my mother passed away, and I needed to see Nick. He was Very Sympathetic and Respectful and Thanks to the impeccable Estate Planning that he had done for my mother... it was 1, 2, 3.., and out the door I went. Regrettably, leaving behind a new found friend... Nick Shimoda !!

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Nick Yoshinari Shimoda's Lawyer Endorsements

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Cory Driggers

Estate planning lawyer | Aug 31

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Nick Shimoda is highly skilled in the complex area of Estate Planning Law. I have referred family members and clients to Nick and he has provided excellent advice to them. He truly is an expert in the law and a great person as well."

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Cory Driggers

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Tracy Cary

Workers compensation lawyer

Experience

Rating: 7.7 (Very Good)

Honors

2013

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

N/A

Best First Year Advocate, John Campbell

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Associations

Alabama State Bar Association

Member

Houston County Bar Association

Member

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

WealthCounsel

ElderCounsel

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Education

1999

University of Alabama School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1993

University of Alabama School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

Auburn University, Auburn

BS - Bachelor of Science

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Languages

Japanese

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