Elder Law Trusts and Estates: Leading Lawyers on Strategies for Working with Clients and Their Families in Estate Planning

Elder Law Trusts and Estates is an authoritative, insiders perspective on best practices for working with clients and their families during the estate planning process. Featuring partners and chairs from law firms around the nation, these experts guide the reader step by step through the estate planning process when working with elderly clients and offer advice on overcoming common challenges in asset protection by ensuring appropriate documentation, managing timing, and avoiding tax problems. They discuss the importance of understanding the clients goals by obtaining key information, developing a good attorney-client relationship, and managing interactions with family members who may be involved in the estate planning process. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating an ever-evolving area of law.