our estate planning process
Planning for the future doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Our process is designed to ensure your family and assets are protected, giving you and your family real peace of mind.
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Schedule Consultation
Call or email to schedule an initial consultation.
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Receive A Personal Consultation
We’ll discuss your goals and objectives, and I’ll detail a plan of action most appropriate for you.
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Get A Tailor-Made Estate Plan That Actually Works
I’ll draft a tailor-made Estate Plan to protect your family and assets. I’ll also make sure you understand how it all works.
OUR MISSION
- Listen to our clients, learn, and understand their story
- Assist our clients in revealing their concerns and needs
- Educate our clients about alternative solutions
- Take the time with our clients to make certain they understand the intricacies of their Plan
- Design with our clients, the appropriate Plan
- Protect what is most important to our clients by making sure their Plan is fully implemented
- Ensure our clients are fully prepared for all of life’s transitions
- Provide our clients with Peace of Mind
- Remain responsive to clients during any transition
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There’s a lot that goes into setting up a comprehensive estate plan, but with our FREE worksheet,
you’ll be one step closer to getting yourself and your family on the path to a secure and happy future.
OWINGS MILLS ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY
While nobody wants to think about death or disability, establishing an estate plan is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones. Proper estate planning not only puts you in charge of your finances, it can also spare your loved ones of the expense, delay and frustration associated with managing your affairs when you pass away or become disabled.
Understanding Tax Apportionment Clauses
Many individuals mistakenly believe that they need a large estate before concerning themselves with taxes at their death. While the Federal government does not impose taxes until an estate exceeds the Applicable Exclusion Amount, it’s important to the role that state estate and inheritance tax play, as well as a beneficiary’s own financial picture. Without careful consideration regarding the source of payment, disastrous consequences result.
READ MORE...How Do I Title Thee…Part 1
We often consider Estate Planning documents such as a Will, Trust, Property Power of Attorney, and health care documents to be the building blocks of an Estate Plan. While a necessary and important part of Estate Planning, thinking of the documents as the starting point for an Estate Plan skips several important steps. This article is the first in a two-part series. The first part examines the various ways to hold title to assets and the second part examines the effect that title may have on an Estate Plan.
READ MORE...What Makes a Will or Trust Invalid
Clients often worry about the execution of their plan after death. Sometimes, individuals fail to see their complicity in the destruction of their plan. Numerous ways exist to invalidate an Estate Plan. A qualified Estate Planning attorney takes safeguards to protect the plan.
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What Our Clients Say
Their entire estate planning process was designed to make you feel comfortable and confident that your wishes would be carried out and that they would assist you with the entire process even into the future. We would highly recommend them to anyone.
LOCATION
Gershberg & Associates, LLC
Fax: (410) 654-3880
OFFICE HOURS
Monday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thursday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Friday | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |