My Business Lawyer

03/17/2025

Estate planning is a complex process.
From taxes to how you want your heirs to take the items, and even how you want long term medical issues dealt with by your family when you become incapacitated.

Why not tackle these questions now. And stop worrying about 'what would happen if'.

Give me a call and get a free quote and in home consultations.

03/13/2025

Do you need a Will?

In a Will you are planning on going to probate court, for anything that needs a title, or didn't have a beneficiary.

Why? Because a judge has to declare the will valid and appoint the personal representative.

Why pay for probate when a properly maintained trust should be around half the price of an uncontested simple probate!

03/02/2025

Estate plans at your convenience, in home consulting!

Give me a call and get a quote

02/26/2025

What do you do when someone you love becomes incapable of taking care of themselves?

You need a guardianship and/or conservatorship to be able to get them to doctors, take over finances, and be able to step in on their behalf.

There are limited versions, for when the person can participate but needs help with more complicated decisions, like talking with a doctor and deciding on surgery, or investing funds and selling assets

Call me to discuss the process and see whether your situation qualifies and needs a court to appoint you.

02/24/2025

Do you want to have an estate planning lawyer come and talk to your organization?

I have about an hour long presentation that I give a good overview on the various tools used in Estate Planning, and why you might need them.

01/29/2025

Is the patriarch or matriarch of your family an immigrant who may or may not have proper paperwork?

With the new bolder unfettered ICE hitting the streets with aggressive zeal, it makes this a scary time for a family that may have this problem.

What makes that process even scarier is if the immigrant caught up in this may own property, bank accounts, or have title to items BUT getting funds for their legal defense against deportation is prevented because of lack of forethought.

Don't get bogged down or even prevented from utilizing your assets because of detention policies.

An Estate Plan that has a Trust can stop this problem from happening.

Foreign persons can own property here, but trying to manage it while they are away or detained needs the proper documents, and that is what I can help with.

I may not be an immigration attorney but succession planning for a business, or Trusts to protect assets? Here for that.

Give me a call

12/26/2024

After Christmas grind always seems a bit more difficult. I blame the extra food!

Today, I am tackling the succession planning for a 50/50 partnership LLC.

The partners are great friends and former coworkers.

But they hadn't had the discussion of: 'If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, how do we buy out the other person? Can my wife or child step into my shoes?'

The 'bus' discussion may seem absurd, but relationships can sour, and a business divorce may need to happen.

If you want to buy each other out, what amount is the value? And how should it be paid?

No person is fully 'replaceable', and that becomes more then evident when a partnership relies on two people to be profitable.

If your operating agreement doesn't mention "buy out", "in the event of death or disability", then the entire business may be dissolved by the court.

Give me a call to discuss and memorialize your understanding, before the worst comes to play.

12/13/2024

Maybe you might want to gift an estate plan to the person that has everything, and needs nothing.

I come to your home, and design a plan perfect for your (or your loved ones) needs.

No getting all the documents together, or waiting rooms.

Your kitchen table is the best place to have these "what if" conversations.

I will qoute the plan, and 30% down payment gets it started and the rest due when the documents are ready for signature.

Give me a call and book an appointment!

12/11/2024

REBRANDING, my new website is LLC-PLLC.com, and My Business Lawyer is becoming Lucas Legal Consulting (PLLC paperwork filed and waiting approval).

Send a message to learn more

12/02/2024

December Gun Trust Special!

Get a single member gun Trust for $500!

11/27/2024

Thanksgiving is upon us tomorrow.

As you gather around the table, remember the biggest blessings are those people who gather with you.

I find this holiday bitter sweet, I am happy that my children are grown with significant others they love. Yet, I still miss them, as they constantly scurry between houses for the holiday. Meanwhile, mybmemories of the past contain faces I can no longer see.

I still have so much joy giving thanks and holding those people close, when I can.

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/26/2024

Sometimes Business is personal.. things like divorce happen and the impact to your business and home life is catastrophic.

Yes. I do Family Law, including Divorce. Why? Because business is personal, and that is my business!

Even the most expensive and best lawyer can't beat the fair equitable split, without some serious misbehavior.

However, the way that split happens, what you pay out, AND how you pay out is the way I try to set my clients up to earn more instead of losing income opportunities.

If you own your own business and are facing a divorce, call me to discuss the process.