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

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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

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

Personal injury lawyer

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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