Top best Estate Lawyers in Saint George near me

When not practicing law, I enjoy all things outdoors and golfing. I'm a southern Utah native and spend my time in the beautiful national parks that I consider my backyard. During the winter you will find me skiing at Brian Head, hopefully not tumbling down the slopes... I'm an approachable guy and I love helping individuals with their legal needs. Please feel free to reach out with any estate planning needs you may have.

Since co-founding Clarkson & Associates, LLC, Barry E. Clarkson has guided the firm as managing attorney, advising on sophisticated business and real estate matters as well as estate planning for clients locally, nationally, and abroad. He completed a BA in Spanish (1991) and an MA in Languages and Literature (1994) at the University of Utah before earning his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1997, where he received top honors in Contracts. Admitted to practice in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, Mr. Clarkson’s peers have awarded him an AV Preeminent rating. Beyond his legal practice, he dedicates his time to local healthcare, higher education, and nonprofit boards.

Since 1991, Boyack Christiansen Legal Solutions has been helping Utahns with their family and business law, criminal defense, estate planning, probate, personal injury and bankruptcy matters. Our attorneys have history and are deeply rooted in the Washington and Iron County Communities. Our legal team has over 60 years of combined experience, and is committed to taking the time to thoroughly understand your needs and desires from your point of view so we can recommend a customized solution that meets your goals. Everything we do, we do with the end goal of relieving your burden by doing things quickly, correctly, and cost-efficiently.. Family LawBoyack Christiansen Legal Solutions handles all aspects of Utah family law from adoptions to custody and divorce cases. We can help you understand the nuances of your specific case, intelligently interpret Utah law and how it is likely to affect your situation and provide you with fierce and dedicated advocacy. We are cognizant of the financial costs associated with family law representation and guidance. Therefore, when advising and representing you, we will take the time to carefully explain the law and the legal process, as well as your options and likelihood of success. We focus more on solving your problem than wasting money on an endless court battle.. Criminal DefenseIf you, a loved one, or your business is threatened by a criminal charge or investigation, it is imperative that the lawyer representing the accused has the expertise to navigate the potential pitfalls of the justice system and defend your rights. The accused has an opportunity between the arrest and the filing of formal charges. That is why it is imperative that the accused involve us early on. It can make a Big Difference. If we are given the opportunity to defend you before formal charges are filed, we may have the opportunity to impact the prosecuting attorney’s office on their filing decision, and in some cases, avoid a long- term criminal record. We are jury trial tested and ready to defend your rights and provide you with the protection you deserve.. Business LawOur firm provides comprehensive legal services to businesses of all sizes. Count on a custom strategic approach and impeccable preparation that delivers results. We have the experience to provide you with traditional in-house counsel guidance on transaction matters and we can prosecute or defend against any lawsuit. We emphasize quality, affordability, and results. We focus on asset and liability protection.. Estate Planning and Probate MattersOur experienced estate planning, probate, elder law lawyers, and asset protection attorneys help protect families throughout Utah from unnecessary expenses and risks to their estates and assets. Proper estate planning can help protect your family and lower the risk of loss to creditors. Count on us to design a plan with clear and enforceable instructions and avoid probate conflict.. Boyack Christiansen Legal Solutions is a general practice law firm licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Utah. Call us today to discuss your case.

My Story. As I walked out of the courtroom, the bailiff was calling for backup. Two of the children of the decedent were starting to fight in the courthouse hall. I was the attorney administering their father’s trust. This was a case that brought home the message that not all trusts are created equal and they may not do what the trust maker had intended them to do.. This case, along with others, pushed me in my quest to find a way to use today’s Internet to help people obtain the best customized plan for them at a reasonable cost. A process that will be simple and understandable, yet with all the benefits of the attorney’s experience and expertise. A process that helps families recognize the wisdom and values that are the foundation of their lives. Then, infuse it into their estate plan and their plan is no longer a sterile legal document.. I am an attorney licensed to practice law in both Utah and California, with over 45 years of experience in the legal profession. I have seen every kind of litigation and the destruction of families because of poorly drafted and prepared estate plans.. The reason for estate planning is not just to save taxes, avoid probate or lose your assets to the government. Based on my experience, the reason for your estate plan is to share all of your assets, not just the financial assets, with a clear purpose and to provide leadership to the generations that follow.. Professionally, my goal and purpose is to help families craft estate plans that provide peace of mind, protection, financial savings, leadership, purpose and guidance to the next generation.. My practice is limited both in the number of new clients I accept each month and the types of cases I accept.

Mr. Gubler was born and raised in Southern Utah and joined the law office of JensenBayles, LLP., in the spring of 2011. Mr. Gubler practices in Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorneys, Health Care Directives (Living Wills), Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianships, Conservatorships, Adoptions, Real Estate Transactions, Landlord/Tenant, and Business law.

Mr. Drake is a Shareholder in the firm’s St. George office and is a member of the firm’s Tax and Estate Planning Sections. He maintains an “AV” rating with Martindale/Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics.

Mr. Bayles regularly counsels clients concerning estate taxes, income taxes, business planning, estate planning and real estate transactions. He takes the time to understand each client’s goals and concerns, and then structures planning opportunities or business and real estate transactions to accomplish the client’s goals. Mr. Bayles is detail oriented and works to minimize risks to his clients. He is actively involved in the community in a wide range of activities some of which include supporting a legal services program at the Senior Center in St. George, and serving as a Board Member of both the St. George Exchange Club and the Southern Utah Estate Planning Council.. Education. Professional Associations. Honors, Achievements and Community

Matthew F. Hafen assists clients throughout Utah, California, Nevada and Arizona on a variety of matters including complex trust, estate, and business matters including the development and implementation of estate plans, wealth-transfer strategies, business-succession plans, gift plans for families for effective gift and estate tax planning, and the formation, governance, and sale of business entities.  Mr. Hafen offers practical advice to families and business owners to help each of his clients ensure that their vision for the future is achieved. Mr. Hafen is an Associate in D | J | P’s St. George office and is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning, Tax, and Business and Finance sections.. Mr. Hafen’s practice includes advice regarding sophisticated tax, estate, asset protection, and business planning strategies, including the preparation of documents such as wills, living trusts, durable powers of attorney, healthcare directives, asset protection trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, gift programs, grantor retained annuity trusts, education trusts, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, generation-skipping transfers, charitable giving, charitable remainder trusts, private foundations, property agreements, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.. In addition, Mr. Hafen is experienced in assisting families through the legal process of guardianships, conservatorships, probate and trust administration, resolving complex estate administration and probate disputes, and transition planning for families with closely held businesses and real property holdings.. Mr. Hafen also maintains an active practice in the firm’s Business and Finance Section, where he counsels clients on the formation and governance of business entities such as limited liability companies, S-corporations, and non-profit entities.  His business practice includes experience in advising clients regarding the purchase and sale of businesses, as well as successfully resolving contract disputes and disputes between business partners.

M. Eric Olmstead's practice focuses in the areas of Employment Law, Construction Law, Business Law, and Real Estate Law. He handles cases involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment and other Title VII-based claims, ADA, non-compete agreements and trade secrets. He also counsels and trains employers on how to minimize their exposure to the risks of employment lawsuits. He works with owners, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in all phases of the construction process, including contract formation, bonding, liens, claims and litigation relating to these areas. Eric represents existing businesses in their legal needs, including contract drafting and enforcement, UCC, dissolutions and collections, and assists clients in forming and operating new businesses, including Local and small corporations. He represents buyers and sellers in commercial and residential real estate purchases and litigation arising from such transactions. He also represents developers in all phases of real estate development, including drafting development agreements, financing, representation before city and county planning officials and litigation related to these areas.. Eric has lectured on employment law, labor relations and construction law topics for private groups, trade organizations, the Utah Department of Workforce Services and the Utah State Bar. Prior to joining Barney McKenna & Olmstead, he practiced with respected law firms in St. George and the San Francisco Bay area.. Eric has been an active member of the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce since moving to St. George, Utah. He is the past legal counsel for the Chamber and has served on its Community Action Committee and Member Relations Committee. Eric is member of the Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise. Prior to moving to Utaha's "Dixie," Eric served on the Committee for Governmental Relations, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Committee for Race Judicata, whose purpose is to raise funds for the Alameda County Bars Associations Volunteer Legal Services program.

Jeff is a founding member of Barney McKenna & Olmstead. He was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He obtained an Associates degree from Rick’s College where he graduated with high honors and was selected as a speaker at the graduation ceremonies. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Nevada Las Vegas where he was honored as the American Bank of Commerce Outstanding Student in Economics and graduated with high honors. Jeff obtained his law degree from Brigham Young University where he was awarded a full three year scholarship, was named an Edwin M. Thomas scholar, and was a Comment and Casenote Editor for the B.Y.U. Law Review.. Jeff is married to Mimi McKenna and the father of two daughters and two sons. He is active in community programs including religious and scouting organizations. Jeff is the past President of the Southern Utah Estate Planning Counsel and instrumental in organizing the Southern Utah Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. He served as the first President of the Southern Utah Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. The J. Reuben Clark Law Society is a worldwide network sponsored by Brigham Young University that has as one of its primary purposes the promotion of fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law. Additionally, he has served as the President of the Mesquite, Nevada Exchange Club. The Exchange Club is a national service organization with the primary purpose of bettering communities and the prevention of child abuse. He is currently serving on the Washington County Library Board of Trustees and has participated in the planning and building of several new libraries in Washington County, Utah.. Jeff was an associate attorney with the St. George law firm of Snow, Nuffer, Engstrom, Drake, Wade and Smart from 1995 until 1999. His primary areas of practice are estate planning, estate administration, will contests, and asset protection. Jeff is one of the few attorneys in the region licensed to practice law in Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

In addition to his career, Wes’ interests include entrepreneurship, basketball,  bargain shopping, longboarding, and most of all spending time with his wife Lindsay and their five children.

Eli Milne’s practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation and appeals, especially in the construction, real estate, and business contexts. His experience includes representing providers and purchasers of construction services and materials in matters involving construction defects, contracts, and liens; representing buyers, sellers, owners, lessors, and tenants of real estate in land and lease disputes; representing owners, directors, officers, and employees in business and employment disputes; and representing individuals and entities in a broad array of other litigation matters.

Bryan’s practice concentrates primarily on civil and appellate litigation, employment law, and real estate development.. Litigation. Bryan represents businesses and individuals in a broad spectrum of litigation matters—from commercial contract disputes to land use claims.  His litigation practice primarily consists of defense work, with an emphasis on defending governmental entities in constitutional, civil rights (42 U.S.C. § 1983), employment, personal injury, and land use matters.  To that end, he has extensive experience with issues involving Utah’s Governmental Immunity Act, as well as state and federal constitutional matters.  Although he works out of the firm’s St. George office, Bryan regularly handles cases throughout the State of Utah.. Appellate.  Bryan has briefed and argued numerous cases before Utah’s appellate courts.  He is frequently retained to handle the appeal in cases handled at the trial level by other attorneys, both in and outside the firm.  He has served on the Utah Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure since 2003.  Additionally, he has both written and presented on the topic of persuasive legal writing and appellate advocacy.  Before entering private practice, Bryan was a judicial clerk at the Utah Court of Appeals.  He maintains an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating in the areas of Litigation and Appellate Practice.. Employment Law.  Bryan’s employment law practice is primarily devoted to representing public and private employers.  His representation includes drafting policies, procedures, and employee handbooks; risk management; defense of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and similar claims; wage and hour issues; and assistance on internal investigations.  He has twice been named as a “Rising Star” in the area of employment law by theMountain States Super Lawyers’ magazine.. Real Estate and Land Use.  Bryan has significant experience handling land use and zoning issues for both governmental and private interests.  He also represents developers in all stages of the development process with a particular emphasis on the creation and establishment of planned communities.  His projects have ranged from small residential condominiums to large master planned golf course communities.

Bruce was inducted into the College of Community Association Lawyers in October 2012. Bruce was the Founding Partner of Jenkins Ronnow Jensen and Bayles in 1997 and continued until 2010, when he became the Managing Partner for Vial Fotheringham SG, LLP. During the years 2006-2008, Bruce was also In-House Council for a developer of properties resort and high-end communities. Bruce has been an expert witness on developer duties in the common interest communities. He began his law career in St. George, Utah as an Associate for the Law Firm of Snow and Jensen, P.C. Prior to that he interned for the Alaska Supreme Court, Justice Burke, as a Judicial/Extern in the Summer of 1990.

Ben’s focus is to help his clients to become fully informed of the options that are available to them.  He uses many graphics and examples to demonstrate in a clear and easy to understand manner the many legal options available to his clients.  He is glad to answer the same question as many times as necessary because he feels it is vital that the client understand various aspects of estate planning sufficiently enough so that they can make an informed decision of what they want to do.  Ben has a unique way of making complex legal concepts understandable.  Prior to establishing The Connor Law Firm, Ben spent many years as an executive with such notable companies as Tiffany & Company, Xerox and Merrill Lynch. Ben focuses his efforts on Living Trusts which provide asset protection for a surviving spouse and future generations.  Ben is experience in drafting the very famous IRA Beneficiary Trust (a powerful new approved Trust which is designed to protect your retirement assets after you pass away).  Ben’s varied experiences have equipped him especially well to view, anticipate and counsel his client’s on their opportunities and challenges. Ben is licensed to practice law in Utah and Arizona. He is a member of WealthCounsel - a nationwide collaboration of trust and estate planning attorneys dedicated to client service and continuing education. He is a founding member of WealthCounsel Advisor’s Forum - an interdisciplinary group of advisors who work together to develop processes and procedures to serve estate and business planning clients. Ben received his Bachelor’s Degree from Brigham Young University and was inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, a National Scholastic Honor Society. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from California Western School of Law.

At Pack Graff, we want individuals, families, businesses, and community organizations to achieve more.  We have attorneys specializing in:. Elder law: estate planning, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, fiduciary law (agent, personal representative, trustee, etc.), retirement and legacy asset preservation;. Family law: divorce, adoption, second marriage issues, non-marriage relationships, child custody, and prenuptial agreements;. Business law: starting a business, planning  for risk, compliance with licensing and tax regulations, collection disputes, employee issues, and planning for business succession; and. Litigation: resolving disputes through lawsuits and/or alternative dispute resolution.. We can also help you give back to your community.  Our attorneys help clients make charitable gifts during life and plan for post-life charitable gifts.  We also help our clients organize and run charitable organizations.. Pack Graff is a St. George law firm dedicated to helping our clients succeed by addressing common, and not so common, issues they may be facing.. We have adopted policies and procedures that affirmatively reject the traditional law firm model, both in the way we handle client matters and how we bill for services.  These policies and procedures allow us to serve our clients the way we would like to be served at a realistically affordable cost.  Ultimately, at the law firm of Pack Graff, we want our clients to feel that they have been treated fairly and have received more than what they’ve paid for.. Call our St. George office today and let us help you get from where you are to where you want to be in life.  Schedule your own free 15 minute consultation with either attorney K. Jake Graff or attorney Bryan Pack to discuss your matter.  Be sure to ask about our guaranteed fees!!. Serving clients all through Washington County, Utah, including St. George, Washington City, Santa Clara and Hurricane, and Clark County, Nevada, including Mesquite, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson