Russell Pike

I am an estate and financial planning attorney with planning emphasis on the protection of assets for individuals and businesses with special needs and complex planning requirements. I have more than 30 years experience helping people like you find peace of mind knowing that your personal or business assets are safe from liability , that your minor children will have the conservator or guardian that you want to raise your children, that your assets will be preserved for the non-incapacitated spouse when your spouse has Medicaid or other special needs requirements, that the government will not take all your assets with estate and inheritance taxes,and that your assets and legacy will be inherited by the beneficiaries that you elect to receive your estate. I provide customized estate plans to protect your assets, minimize inheritance and estate taxes, protect assets in the case of disability and special needs based assistance, pet trusts, probate avoidance, and assist with financial,estate planning, and cash flow strategies through the use of living trust, wills, guardians, conservators, retirement asset preservation, and revocable and irrevocable trusts to make sure your estate is distributed to he beneficiary of your choice.

I listen to what you want and your problems-caring for minor children, incapacity of a spouse, asset protection, inheritance and estate tax planning, avoiding probate, transfer of personal and business assets that maximize value preservation- and work hard to design a custom plan that solves your specific problems. I smooth out the process when it comes to developing a customized personal or business succession plan that preserves and protects your assets, avoids government confiscation in special needs situations, avoids probate, minimizes estate and inheritance taxes, make sure that your heirs that inherit your estate are who you intended, and develop the strategies and use the tools that best meet your needs.

I assist families who have lost a loved one through the probate or trust administration process. I provide assistence not only in the legal aspects of estate administration, but also working with those who have lost a loved one to handle the emotion and stress of the situation and maintain family harmony so family members are not at each others throats over the loved one's stuff.