Estate Planning

Rockford Illinois Estate Planning Lawyers

Wills - Trusts - Powers of Attorney - Wealth Preservation - Taxation

The primary goal in helping people with planning their estates is to help them preserve as much of their wealth as possible, both during their lifetimes and after their deaths, to meet the family, business and charitable giving needs.

At the Rockford, Illinois, Howard, Hardyman & Worden, LLP, our estate planning lawyers counsel our clients on all applicable estate planning techniques, strategies, and taxation issues, helping them to select the approach that best suits their needs.

To learn how we can help with your estate planning needs, contact Jeff Hardyman at Howard, Hardyman & Worden, LLP to discuss your needs and goals.

How does Asset Preservation Apply to You?

Our estate planning clients range from individuals who wish to write a will and name guardians for their minor children, to business owners who wish to pass on business to family members and persons with substantial and complicated assets. For each client, we design and implement individualized plans using traditional and sophisticated techniques tailored to carry out the client's wishes in a wide variety of estate planning and wealth preservation matters:

• Wills and Trusts - We advise on estate plan structure, trusts and the choice of a guardian for minor children. We assist with creating medical directives, such as living wills and powers of attorney for health care, and also with financial powers of attorney that can make your wishes known should you become disabled and unable to speak for yourself.
• Charitable Giving - Gift planning, and the establishment of family limited partnerships or LLCs.
• Medicaid and Medicare - For clients concerned about rising nursing home costs or those with family members with special needs, our lawyers counsel and draft appropriate documents to preserve assets and dignity as well as eligibility for government assistance.
• Business Succession - Our firm also undertakes business succession planning, helping closely held business organizations successfully transfer ownership and control of a family business to for the next generation.
• Taxation - In conjunction with helping you to build an effective plan for preserving assets to meet your long-term financial security and business needs, we are uniquely qualified to help you protect those assets through tax planning. By addressing both issues together, we craft a stronger legal strategy that supports a stronger tax strategy later on.

Since 1974, Howard, Hardyman & Worden, LLP, has protected the best interest of clients throughout northern Illinois. We can help make sure that the estate planning choices you make today, meet your goals to effectively preserve your hard-earned assets for tomorrow.

Find Experienced Estate Planning Help Today

To speak with our Rockford estate planning lawyers, contact Jeff Hardyman at Howard, Hardyman & Worden. We have the knowledge and experience needed to make sure your intentions can be carried out after you have passed on, including effective administration of your estate.