Areas of Practice: Estate Planning: preparing documents to carry out a client’s wishes as to how the client and the client’s loved ones should be cared for and the client’s property protected and distributed in the event of incapacity or death; includes minimizing the taxes and expenses associated with incapacity or death. Estate Administration: assisting families after the death of a loved one with probating a will or identifying heirs, and settling an estate in the most efficient and economical way possible; includes assisting the family in complying with duties to the probate court and taxing authorities. Marital Property Agreements: helping clients before and during marriage to make their own determination as to whether they want their property to be considered both spouses’ community property or each spouse’s separate property. This is often a concern for couples in a second marriage who want to make sure that children from a previous marriage are protected in terms of their inheritance.