ESTATE PLANNING
Advice regarding, and preparation and
execution of, wills, trusts, advance directives, and
other estate planning instruments and structures, for
basic and complex estates; formation and implementation
of partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies,
and related operating agreements, in connection with
estate, tax or business planning; representation in
related real estate transactions.
TRUST AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
Probate and
administration of all estate and trust instruments, tailored
to the clients’ needs; advice and representation
concerning contested administration issues, including
but not limited to elective share or homestead disputes,
creditors’ claims, fiduciary compensation, and prudent
investment issues; representation of fiduciaries in connection
with accountings and petitions for discharge.
TRUST, ESTATE,
AND FIDUCIARY LITIGATION
Full service
representation before, during and after litigation concerning
all trust, estate and fiduciary matters, including but
not limited to will and trust contests, breach of duty
claims, asset disputes, contested guardianships, construction
issues, and contested accounting proceedings.
We handle all phases of active litigation, from inception
through trial and appeal. Our attorneys can testify as
expert witnesses on a wide variety of trust, estate and
guardianship matters.
GUARDIANSHIPS
Representation
of any interested party in all phases of guardianship
proceedings, both standard and contested; representation
of court-appointed guardians.
MEDIATIONS
If requested
to do so, we mediate trust, estate, fiduciary and related
litigation matters and disputes and we will seek to facilitate
resolution of trust, estate and guardianship conflicts
in our roles as mediators.
CHARITIES
We, at Miller
& O’Neill, help our clients facilitate the creation
of private foundations and public charities and approval
from the IRS and the State of Florida. |
