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Experienced Atlanta Estate Planning Attorney

At The Gilles Law Firm, we help people establish estate plans that meet their individual needs and goals. With 27 years of experience helping clients with estate planning matters, you can count on us for knowledgeable, straightforward advice. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.

Taking Proactive Steps Now to Protect and Grow Your Assets

At our firm, we work hard to make the estate planning process a positive one. Whether you are in the asset-building or later period of your life, everyone should have an estate plan. Assisting our clients take steps to transfer and protect their assets in the way the want, and even make their investment grow in the meantime, is our goal. Taking the time to understand each client's specific situation, needs and objectives is at the heart of our practice.

Estate planning involves setting up legally effective arrangements that address your specific wishes with regard to property distribution should you become incapacitated or die. Estate planning is like a "stool with three legs" -- it involves three key objectives:

• Distribution of assets, during life or after death


• Protection of assets from creditors


• Reduction of tax consequences

In addition, proper estate planning allows you to ease the burden of decision-making on loved ones after you die.

Comprehensive Planning to Meet Varied Goals

Good estate planning is more than just drafting a simple will.

On the financial side, a well-crafted estate plan spells out what will happen with your home, investments, business, life insurance, employee benefits (such as a 401K plan), and other property in the event you became disabled or after you die. At the Gilles Law Firm, we take into account your unique circumstances and help you meet your objectives through various estate planning instruments and strategies, including:

• Wills


• Powers of attorney


• Trusts, including domestic asset protection trusts


• Gifts


• Charitable giving, including charitable trusts and family foundations


• Life insurance


• Intra-family and business transfer techniques


• Planning for employee benefits and retirement


• Evaluating value of partnerships and corporations that will be most advantageous for business transfer, estate and inheritance tax purposes


• Financial concerns of the elderly and disabled

On the personal side, estate planning includes specifying your wishes regarding health care matters, should you ever become unable to give the directions yourself. You can spell out in advance how you want specific medical situations to be handled, from authorizing or withholding extraordinary life support measures to designating another party to make medical decisions for you.

Having an estate plan in place can protect your assets, your financial future, and your ability to make decisions that affect your health. We can help you understand all of your options and guide you to make the important decisions that affect you and your family. Contact our office to schedule a free initial consultation with Attorney Anthony Gilles.

The Gilles Law Firm
Anthony E. Gilles, Attorney at Law
120 West Wieuca Road NE
Suite 100A
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone: 404-477-2096 | Fax: 404-943-0602

The Gilles Law Firm is located in Atlanta, Georgia and serves clients in the North Atlanta area including Atlanta, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Roswell, and throughout Fulton County, DeKalb County, and Gwinnett County.