Wilmington Estate and Probate Attorneys
The Hogan Law Firm takes a client-centered approach to serving the needs of families who want to protect their loved ones and achieve peace of mind. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, our approach is that of a personal family counselor. We work with clients to help them define their unique needs and goals and to design an estate plan to achieve them.
Many people, even some attorneys, view estate planning as the purchase of documents. We do not have a "one size fits all" set of documents that we provide every client regardless of the circumstances. Estate planning is a collaborative, relationship-based process, not a transaction for documents. You are choosing an advisor upon whom your loved ones will depend during challenging and difficult times; you are creating a relationship with your attorney that should last a lifetime. The documents we provide are unique to you and express your needs and goals and the means for achieving them.
Estate Planning with an Eye to the Future
As personal family counselors, we help families make intelligent, knowing choices regarding planning with wills and trusts, guardianships for minor children, planning for times of disability, minimizing tax consequences, methods for transferring property in life and at death, ways to avoid probate, ways to protect assets from creditors and divorcing spouses, and the effective designation of beneficiaries for retirement plans. Once your plan is in place, we follow up with you periodically to see if the plan needs to be modified due to family or business changes, or changes in the law.
We can assist your executor with estate administration. There are times when an estate plan can cause controversy among beneficiaries or tension between corporate trustees and the beneficiaries of a trust. Our attorneys are available to help resolve such conflicts and to help trust beneficiaries manage their relationship with a trustee.
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Contact Us
Please call (302) 656-7540 to speak with an experienced estate and probate lawyer. We offer a free, 30 minute consultation to discuss your estate and probate matters. You can also contact us online with an estate or probate question.
The Hogan Firm
1311 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware 19806
The Hogan Firm represents clients throughout Delaware, including Wilmington, Dover, Delaware Beaches, New Castle County, Kent County, Sussex County, and in Pennsylvania, including Chadd’s Ford, Kennett Square, Chester County, and Delaware County.
