The attorneys in the Estate Planning and Administration Group of Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C. are highly experienced in the development of estate plans and the administration of estates. Our attorneys have the diverse expertise necessary to serve clients with estates of any size.

Our primary goal is to create estate plans that fulfill our clients' personal desires, family needs, business interests and philanthropic goals. Our extensive experience and skill enable us to develop estate plans that accomplish our clients' objectives with the lowest possible tax cost. We consult with certified public accountants, corporate fiduciaries, insurance consultants and investment advisors to ensure a comprehensive solution. Our plans address our clients' concerns regarding closely held businesses, complex real estate holdings and other business ventures.

Our administration services are fully automated with the most advanced software available. In addition, our estate and trust administrators have over 15 years experience to assist our attorneys with the administration of estates and trusts. This unique combination of legal skill, administrative experience and automation allows us to provide the most efficient estate and trust administration services in the region.

The legal services we provide include the following:

Basic Estate Planning

	Simple Wills
	Wills establishing trusts for minor children
	Durable Powers of Attorney
	Healthcare Powers of Attorney and Living Wills

Complex Estate Planning

	Wills and testamentary trusts
	Revocable and irrevocable trusts, including GRATs and GRUTs
	Charitable remainder trusts and annuities
	Special needs trusts for beneficiaries unable to care for themselves
	Federal estate tax and generation skipping transfer tax plans which utilize:
	Family gifting programs Corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other business entities Qualified plans, individual retirement accounts, and other tax deferred assets

Business Succession Planning

Enabling the transfer of a family business to the next generation at the lowest possible tax cost through the use of:

	Wills, testamentary trusts, and revocable and irrevocable trusts
	Corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other business entities
	Buy/sell shareholder agreements, installment sales, grantor trusts
	Complex gifting plans including voting and non-voting stock
	Charitable gifting
	Irrevocable life insurance trusts and split dollar life insurance arrangements