Practice Area Overview

Arizona Probate, Estate, Tax and Business Lawyers

"Our lawyers can help create a simple yet comprehensive estate plan, resolve a contested will, or develop tax saving strategies for your business."

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At BREDEMANN & McFARLANE, we focus our practice on probate & trust administration, estate planning, tax and business formation. We understand the special issues that arise in a blended family environment and in closely held businesses. Our attorneys assist our clients with wills, trusts, elder law issues, guardianships, conservatorships, probate matters, business formation, family owned businesses, asset protection, succession planning and tax returns.

• Probate & Trust Administration

Our probate and trust attorneys have the necessary training, experience, knowledge, and credentials to assist trustees, personal representatives, and executors in the administration of trusts and estates. Our probate lawyers simplify the complex tax and legal processes involved in probate and estate administration. We personally respond to the questions and needs of a trustee, personal representative (executor), or fiduciary. The significant legal responsibilities placed upon trustees and personal representatives require that they retain highly qualified legal and tax assistance to help them sort through the complex web of probate and trust administration. Our probate attorneys are well-seasoned. We settle the deceased's final affairs and debts, assist in the transfer of ownership of assets, and distribute the estate and trust assets to the beneficiaries and heirs efficiently and simply.

• Trust Litigation

One of the important benefits of having a well prepared estate plan is the ability to minimize the chances of a legal dispute over a will, trust or other directive during the probate process. Should an inheritance dispute or accusation of undue influence in the drafting of a will or trust arise, the experienced probate and trust litigation attorneys at Bredemann & McFarlane can assist you in seeking rapid and fair resolution

• Estate Planning

Too many people fail to plan their estates and provide for the medical and financial care needed in their later years. Often, simple forms are not effective to preserve your estate or provide for your family. Our lawyers help you understand and navigate the complexities of estate tax law and gift tax law to draft those documents needed to protect and preserve your life's hard earned assets and business value. Our lawyers are specially attuned to today's blended families and we emphasize multi-generational planning. Such blended families require customized documentation to meet end-of-life wishes. Our clients receive comprehensive estate plans drafted to meet their specific needs, including: last wills and testaments, trusts, living wills (advance medical directives), heath care and financial powers of attorney, HIPAA privacy releases and other relevant documents associated with providing for financial and healthcare assistance.

• Tax Law

The complexity of tax laws and procedure requires learned tax counsel. Our tax lawyers include an experienced Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a former government prosecutor. Our attorneys provide legal guidance on income taxation of individuals, businesses, trusts and estates on the federal, state and local levels. On a federal level, we will interact with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and collection officers. On a state and local level, our tax law lawyers assist our taxpayer clients with Department of Revenue (ADOR) inquiries and in resolving or appealing property tax assessments, transaction privilege (sales) tax and use tax inquiries and employment tax issues.

• Business and Corporate Law

The diverse background, training and decades of experience of our business and corporate attorneys provide our corporate clients a unique resource. Our attorneys are licensed Certified Public Accountants (CPA), trained businessmen and former international corporate managers. We assist clients in business formation, including LLCs, C and S Corporations and general and limited partnerships. We offer sound legal advice in entity selection and the drafting, reviewing and negotiating of business agreements, including: buy-sell agreements, operating agreements, bylaws, shareholder agreements, employment contracts, distributor agreements and non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.

In addition to our core practice areas, our law firm provides legal counsel to clients in:

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BREDEMANN & McFARLANE PLC

From its law office in Scottsdale, Arizona, the law firm of Bredemann & McFarlane serves clients in Paradise Valley, North East Phoenix, Cave Creek, Carefree, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, Fountain Hills, and Maricopa County, AZ.