Estate Planning

Wills, Living Wills, Trusts, Probate

In this area of practice, Prahl & McBride work with clients to create an estate plan which will accurately reflect the client's interests/desires to convey their assets after death to their heirs/beneficiaries.

Services include asset protection/wealth preservation, tax minimization and disposition of assets at death. Preparation and amendments of Revocable Living Trusts and Wills, Family Limited Partnerships and other entities. Their attorneys create charitable trusts and gifts to meet estate planning and philanthropic goals. They implement estate tax reduction through gifts and irrevocable trusts. They become involved in trust litigation and will contests. Their attorneys assist with the preparation of Health Care Directives.

In addition, we provide probate litigation for wills and trusts. Probate is the court supervised legal process used to transfer assets from a person who has died to his/her beneficiaries or heirs. On average, probates take between 12 and 18 months before final distributions are made but complicated or contested probates can last for years.

Real Estate

Transactional Real Estate

We have experience in all types of real estate acquisitions and sales including raw land, entitled land, and income-producing properties such as apartments, condo­miniums, shopping centers and office buildings. Learn More »

Tax Services

Tax Services

Services include tax-deferred exchanges consistent with the client's overall investment strategy, tax minimization, IRS expertise, and preparation of personal and estate tax returns. Learn More »

Corporate

Corporate

We provide the transactional work assoc­iated with the formation, reorganization and dissolution of corporations, part­nerships, limited partnerships, joint ven­tures, and limited liability companies. Learn More »