Finding an attorney who is a “real person” can be difficult. Many attorneys surround themselves almost exclusively with other attorneys and are accustomed to speaking in ivory tower legalese. You should be able to connect with your attorney on a personal level, and he or she should speak to you in plain language that you can understand. You will be working very closely with this person on issues that are very important to you. It is important that he or she be down-to-earth and someone that you connect with.
The most common complaint that clients have of their attorneys is that the attorney is unreachable, does not communicate with them regularly, or does not promptly return your calls. Your attorney should reach out to you about your case regularly and respond within 24 hours to calls and e-mails. An open line of communication between you and your attorney is essential to building trust.
Your attorney’s goal should not be to win at all costs. Rather, it should be to achieve a favorable outcome for you as efficiently as possible. It is important that your attorney set realistic expectations at the outset as to the costs you should expect, the concerns that the attorney has about the outcome of your case, and the length of time that you should expect your case to take.
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In this article and videoblog, our Will County trust lawyers explain how trusts can be used in your estate plan to:
Revocable and irrevocable trusts are also critical for accomplishing focused goals which you can read about in the full article by our Will County will and trust attorneys.
Will County will lawyer Kevin O'Flaherty explains how trusts can be used to avoid probate when you pass. If you die owning any real estate outside of a trust or more than $100,000.00 in assets outside of at trust, your estate may be subject to ta costly and time consuming probate case. This can be a major stressor on both the executor and the family and can consume a significant amount of the assets you intend to leave to your loved ones. Our Will County trust attorneys explain how we use trusts to ensure that probate won't be necessary when you pass.
In this article, our Will County trust attorneys explain some of the techniques we use to avoid or minimize estate tax. We discuss how the use of trusts for each member of a married couple can essentially double the couple's estate tax exemption. We also teach about irrevocable life insurance trusts and grantor retained annuity trusts.