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Presenter: Gordon P. VanderLeek, BA, JD, TEP
Gordon is the founding and managing lawyer of VanderLeek Law.

Presenter: Micheala D. Summers, BA, JD, 
Michaela is an Associate with VanderLeek Law.

Topics to be presented:

ESTATE PLANNING - 3 Essential Documents that Everyone Needs to plan their estate:

  • Planning for death - the Will:
    • Protecting Your Minor Children
    • Tax minimization considerations
    • Picking the right executor
    • Coordinating your beneficiary designations
  • Planning for disability:
    • Financial decisions - the Power of Attorney
    • Health Care decisions - the Personal Directive

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION - How to reduce costs and ensure your wishes are carried out in your estate:

  • What does your Executor need to know?
  • Tax reduction strategies
  • Trust planning strategies
  • What if I am asked to be an executor?
  • What is probate and will my executor have to go through that?