Mark S. Pierce

Most people call me after they've been sued.

‎But, by then, it's too late to maximize your legally provided protections and you have to start mitigating your losses at substantially more cost. Once a lawsuit is filed, or even threatened, courts don't let you freely move assets into a trust or LLC to fully protect them. They'll reverse most transfers and your wealth is right back where creditors can reach it.‎

After 46 years in estate planning, business and asset protection planning, I've seen the same pattern: business owners who plan ahead stay ahead; those who don't fall behind.‎I served as a federal bankruptcy trustee; litigated taxes in federal courts; and litigated securities and asset protection issues in federal and state courts. I know exactly how creditors find and seize assets, and I use that knowledge against them to assure they don't reach yours.

‎Why Wyoming?‎

Wyoming isn't just where I practice. It's the strongest asset protection state in the country. Here's what that means for you:

‎→ Private Family Trust Companies let you maintain control or your family's assets (no bank looking over your shoulder)

→ Charging orders are the sole remedy for creditors, meaning they can't force distributions from your LLC and can't attach and sell your membership interests

→ No public disclosure of LLC members

→ 90 to 120-day statutes of limitations on transfers to asset protection trusts vs. 2-6 years in most states

→ Courts that understand small business and family dynamics

→ Sealed litigation files in suits involving your assets to protect privacy.‎

You don't need to live in Wyoming to use these protections. You don't even need to visit. But you do need to act before claims arise.

‎My Background‎

I started at a national law firm structuring M&A for public companies, seeing how sophisticated entities protect assets. Ten years litigating securities cases taught me how plaintiffs pursue business owners.

As Bankruptcy Trustee for Colorado, I watched creditors pick apart poorly structured estates.‎I also know what it's like to have something to protect. I worked in private equity and built three businesses to $20M, $30M, and $100M+ in revenue.‎

When I design a strategy, I'm not guessing at what might work. I've seen what holds up and what doesn't from every angle: as an attorney, accountant, trustee, and business owner. I understand what's at stake because I've been in your shoes.