Estate Planning & Probate

North Texas Estate Planning Lawyers

As an attorney, putting together an effective estate plan is much like trying to piece together a puzzle. On one hand, you have the assets and property. On the other, the personal values, goals, and preferences of the person or married couple you are working with. Balancing these two by helping clients identify the most appropriate estate planning tools to use and then drafting those necessary documents with precision is what the job is all about. Michella Melton has provided services in drafting estate planning documents and representing clients in probate court in Collin County and North Texas.

Estate planning is nothing if not an expression of who you are, what you value, and what you hope to accomplish. Contact our lawyers for help in developing a plan that meets your individual needs.

At Loughmiller Higgins, we provide guidance and representation to people in the North Dallas area and throughout the DFW Metroplex who have estate planning, probate, or estate administration concerns. Specific estate planning services our attorneys can provide include:

• Simple wills
• Revocable and irrevocable trusts
• Living wills / health care directives
• Power of attorney / durable power of attorney documents
• Business succession plans
• Probate and estate administration
• Trust disputes and litigation
• Contested wills and litigation

Regardless of whether you have a large estate or something more modest, we will help you to evaluate your needs, identify the most critical goals, and develop the plan that will address them most effectively. Along the way, we will be sure to explain each of the legal tools and documents that might be appropriate for your situation and provide you with all of the information you need to make informed decisions for yourself. When necessary we will refer you to sources for tax advice, advice regarding cash management and more complex estate issues.

The attorneys at Loughmiller Higgins P.C. are not financial planners, or CPAs and limit advice to the proper drafting of documentation for estate planning purposes after discussing and obtaining a thorough understanding of the client's issues. We encourage clients to avail themselves of expert advice from their accountants, financial planners or investment brokers in addition to discussing their probate or estate planning needs with our office.

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For more information on our estate planning practice — call our McKinney, Texas, law offices directly or e-mail us with a brief description of your concerns. Our attorneys accept all major credit cards and offer flexible appointment scheduling for your convenience.