Estate Planning & Probate
Boon, Shaver, Echols & Coleman, P.L.L.C. provide comprehensive, tax-sensitive representation in estate planning matters, including preparation of wills, trusts and related documents; probate administration and litigation; trust and estate administration and litigation; and representation in guardianship matters for clients throughout East Texas. Our attorneys have an outstanding reputation in the legal community and are often retained as co-counsel by other attorneys in trust and estate litigation matters because of their expertise in this area. The firm's president, Mark L. Boon, is a Certified Public Accountant and is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. We provide legal representation in the following areas:
Asset Protection Planning
Our firm's estate and taxation skills enable us to offer clients sound advice about advanced asset protection planning and wealth preservation strategies, including the use of trusts, marital property agreements, Family Limited Partnerships, business entities such as Limited Liability Companies (LLC), and business succession arrangements. Planning for the protection of assets in advance is extremely important and can help protect you and your family in cases of injury, incapacity, or death, and to minimize taxation of business entities and incomes. Our attorneys are notably adept at commercial transactions and litigation as they relate to asset protection and in general business. This allows our clients to obtain all their legal needs from one firm, saving time and costs. In order to protect your assets from litigation, it is wise to consult a knowledgeable attorney immediately regarding asset protection and business options.
Probate Administration and Litigation
Probate is the process where the court oversees the administration of a deceased person's estate. The court will ensure that the decedent's taxes and debts are paid, and that the remaining estate is distributed to the beneficiaries named in the decedent's will. If the decedent died without a will (intestate), the court will direct that the remaining estate be distributed to the decedent's heirs at law, in accordance with Texas law governing intestate succession.
Our certified specialist has significant probate administration experience involving estates of all sizes, ranging fromsimple estates to complex estates with involving multiple interests in real estate, business interests and significant assets. In the event a dispute arises, our experienced probate litigation attorneys offer vigorous representation of executors, administrators, and beneficiaries.
Trust and Estate Planning, Administration and Litigation
We offer services in all aspects of trust planning, including creation, administration and litigation. We are experienced in creating revocable and irrevocable trusts, including Special Needs Trusts for disabled persons and Trusts for Minors under the Texas Probate Code. In addition, we represent clients in guardianship matters involving incapacitated persons. Our trust administration services include complex estate matters and post-mortem tax planning, and we provide clients with representation in estate and trust litigation in trust and will contests, interpretation of documents, accounting disputes, trustee removals and trust termination.
Guardianships
A guardianship is created in Texas when a court finds that a person is unable to manage their own physical well-being or assets and appoints a guardian to care for them. This can happen in cases of personal injury where an adult is injured and becomes incapacitated mentally or physically. Parents can also appoint guardians for their minor children should they die or otherwise become unable to care for them. Our attorneys provide comprehensive estate plans, considering the possibility of subsequent incapacity and planning for the management of the client's personal and financial affairs, and can represent clients when the need for a guardianship may arise.
Commercial Transactions and Litigation
Full Legal Services for Businesses
In order to provide our clients with comprehensive legal services, we provide representation in business transactions and litigation. Our attorneys offer a full range of services, from corporate and small business entity formation to litigation. Our services include:
- Commercial Contracts
- Breach of Contract Disputes
- Commercial Transactions
- Business Disputes
- Insurance Litigation
We understand that business disputes and litigation can be expensive, time-intensive, and exceedingly complex, which may undermine normal operations. A successful business depends on advanced planning to avoid such complications and a swift resolution of legal obstacles when they occur. Our attorneys are successful commercial and business transaction lawyers and litigators and have received American Jurisprudence Awards for both Evidence and Advocacy and an AV Preeminent rating for their outstanding work.
Business Services and Estate Planning, Wrongful Death, or Incapacity
As part of our business transactions and estate planning services, we often advise clients on how to protect their assets through formation and development of corporate entities. In cases of wrongful death or personal injuries resulting in mental or physical incapacity, families and business associates are often left with the deceased or injured party's business and the corresponding issues involved in running or dissolving it. Being faced with the death of a loved one can be overwhelming without having to attend to business matters, but our attorneys can help ease the burden. We provide assistance with all of your personal injury, estate, and related business needs in one full service law firm.
Seek Experienced Legal Representation
For assistance from preeminent legal advisors, contact Boon, Shaver, Echols & Coleman, P.L.L.C.
