Top Estate Planning Lawyers Near Me in Salt Lake City Area

Will specializes in strategic planning tailored to the needs of small business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs. His goal is to empower each client to feel in control and have peace of mind when it comes to their estate and business interests. He understands the complexities of business ownership and safeguarding assets and investments from liability, preserving assets for the next generation. When it comes to settling trust and estate disputes for his clients, Will is results-driven and efficient.

Stephen J. Mayfield is an attorney at York Howell & Guymon, practicing in the areas of corporate law, asset protection, estate planning, federal tax law, charitable giving and trust and probate administration.  Stephen advises businesses and individuals on various tax issues within the context of corporate transactions, emerging entities, and estate plans. He assists entrepreneurs form limited liability companies and corporations, and he advises medical professionals with practice administration, compliance and restructuring. Stephen represents clients regarding mergers and acquisitions, leases, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and purchase agreements.  He also assists companies and individuals with succession planning and preparation of buy-sell agreements.  Stephen has also successfully represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service.  Stephen is licensed in Utah and in Nevada where he practiced for a prominent Las Vegas law firm for five years before returning to Utah in 2013.  He continues to represent Nevada clients and others who seek to utilize Nevada’s favorable asset protection laws and devices.  Stephen currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Food and Care Coalition located in Provo, Utah.. Stephen is a graduate of the University of Utah and the Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology).  He earned his LLM in Taxation from Denver University.  Stephen lives in American Fork, Utah with his wife and three children where his son Neil is currently a member of the nationally recognized American Fork High School Marching Band.  Stephen speaks Japanese having lived in Japan for three years, including one year studying on scholarship at the University of Shinshu in Nanago, Japan.  He is also an avid cyclist and skier.

Spencer Ball is a real estate and estate planning attorney serving Utah families and small businesses, having practiced for 32 years helping every day people in many areas, including litigation. In 1992 he opened a title company where he worked for 17 years with many kinds of closings and matters affecting real property. Spencer now practices predominantly in the area of real property and estate planning. His wide experience gives him a unique perspective in these two fields. His experience as a businessman and in helping and planning for businesses makes him very capable in this area as well. Spencer always looks for the easiest and best solution for you at the lowest cost. He will explain the choices available to you in a clear and understandable manner to help you choose the best way in which he can help you. If litigation is needed, he will explain both the advantages and pitfalls in assisting you to achieve your best solution to your legal situation.

Practicing adoption law is a dream come true for me.  As an infant I was adopted by incredible parents.  I am so grateful to my birth mother who made the decision to place me for adoption.  Because of my own experience I am really passionate about this area of law and I feel like I bring something to it that no other attorney can wor will.  I am so passiionate in fact that I offer something very unique for all of the my adoptive families.  I believe in the power of stories and the important role stories can play in building an identity for your newly adopted child.  As an adoptee, I cherish the stories my adopted parents told me about my adoption and how they felt when they first held me.  These are the stories that your child will want to hold onto and cherish.  So for all of my family clients, I offer a free video and photogrpahy session that allows each family to memorialize their adoption story and tell their child how much they love them.  This isn't just any old photo or video session.  Not only am I a great attorney but I am an award winning published photographer.  So the quality of the images and video will be awesome!  For me, adoption isn't just about getting the right paperwork filed, (still important!).  It is about so much more.  So give me a call and start your family's story with me!

Nicholas Gottwald is an Associate Attorney at Nelson, Taylor & Associates. He specializes in family law, divorce and custody disputes, contract issues, estate planning, criminal defense, and traffic violations.. Mr. Gottwald was born and raised in Salt Lake City and graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University. He worked at the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship Immigration Services, in Washington D.C., as an intern while earning his undergraduate degree, and was inspired to attend law school after observing the importance of law first hand. Mr. Gottwald returned to Utah in 2010 and began attending the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, and began working as a Law Clerk with Nelson, Taylor & Associates in 2011. He was admitted to practice law in the state of Utah, in October 2013.. Mr. Gottwald enjoys working with people and helping them through some of the most difficult times of their lives, which is reflected in his many positive online reviews and his Top Pro awards from for 2016, 2017, and 2018. He is adept at finding legal solutions by maximizing the protection afforded by Utah statutory and case law. He finds great satisfaction in vigorously representing his client’s interest, whether they be the custody and care of their children or the division of assets.

My practice focuses on estate planning, tax planning, tax controversy, probate, guardianships, and non-profit organizations. I also assist businesses with entity formation, restructuring, acquisitions, tax matters, and asset protection planning. I am careful with the balance between effectively protecting my clients while avoiding unnecessary legal fees and complexity.. In addition to being a licensed attorney, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Utah with experience preparing complex individual, trust, estate, partnership and corporate tax returns.

Mr. Astling advises a variety of corporate and pass-through entities and individuals on federal and state tax issues, including business formations, equity compensation, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity offerings, tax accounting, tax exempt organizations, and other tax planning matters. He also represents taxpayers in IRS and state audits and administrative appeals, as well as deficiency litigation in the U.S. Tax Court.

Morgen J. Weeks, Esq. is an associate at Fabian VanCott with a practice focusing on business, tax and estate planning matters. Morgen earned his law degree from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, where he was exposed to a variety of legal experiences representing start-ups in the law school's entrepreneurship clinic, spending time taking business courses at the Marriott School of Management in conjunction with law courses to learn the business considerations underlying the law, and interning with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in-house with Adobe's corporate and securities legal group.. Morgen is bullish on blockchain technology and its many possible applications. He is currently advising clients on blockchain issues, cryptocurrency tax issues, and nonprofit tax exemption issues.

Jonathan H. Hoagland is an associate in Durham Jones & Pinegar's Salt Lake City office. His practice focuses on entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals and families, where he advises them on estate planning and tax matters. Mr. Hoagland is admitted in Utah, Illinois and Florida.

John has represented Fortune 500 banks and large corporations in all areas of Real Estate Law, and now has opened Certus Law, specializing in Estate Planning and Business Succession and Real Estate.

James P. (Jim) Alder was born and raised in Providence, Utah. He began his legal career in natural resources before transitioning to estate planning. Jim is a member of WealthCounsel, a national organization of estate planning attorneys dedicated to providing high quality and customized estate and business planning to clients.. Jim is also a member of the Utah State Bar's Estate Planning and Elder Law Sections and the Salt Lake Estate Planning Council. His law practice emphasizes wills and trusts, business law, probate and trust administration and related areas. Jim has served on the Utah State Alzheimer's Task Force and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter, which focuses on the advancement of Alzheimer's-related research and the provision and enhancement of care and support for those affected. Jim has also served on the Board of Directors for Camp Kostopulos, a Salt Lake City organization providing activities for special needs children.  He current servers as Legal Counsel for the NFA Freedom Alliance.. Jim brings a youthful exuberance to the practice of law, and offers a caring  approach to serving clients. He enjoys biking, climbing, golf, snowshoeing, hiking, spending time with his wife Ireland, and most of all, playing with his stepson Gavin. If he could find more time, Jim would love to travel (especially in Europe), ski more, get into cross-country skiing, or do any of the things listed above (play more with Gavin, in particular).

I have been practicing law for 40 years.    I have concentrated my practice on a broad range of legal services effecting older adults for at least 35 of those 40 years.  I practice elder law, planning for long-term care, estate planning, estate administration, probate, guardianship and conservatorship creation and administration, and business planning.. In addition to my law degree, I have a Masters in Business Administration.   I have helped my clients with organization, business strategies that provide for the asset protection, operational strategies and strategies for the continuation of their businesses after their retirement or death.. I am a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys and I am a charter member of the Utah Bar Association Elder Law Section.   I use the most refined and advanced planning tools in the industry. I pride myself on my personal relationship with my clients during the planning process.  Many of my clients have been with me for between 20 and 30 years.

I focus on estate planning, trust administration, probate administration, business organization set up and succession planning, tax planning and asset protection planning. I enjoy working with families to ensure their estate planning goals are met and properly administered.

I enjoy helping people who need quality and affordable legal representation. I enjoy spending time with my family and enjoy  coaching, football, baseball, basketball, flyfishing, and the outdoors.. I love the quote:. "Good, better, best, never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best. "

I became an attorney to help others transform complex business, estate, or dispute issues into practical and straightforward solutions. I represent clients in estate planning which might include trusts, wills, powers of attorney, and other estate planning documents. I also counsel clients in probate and trust administration matters.

I am a founding member of Skoubye Nielson & Johansen LLC formerly known as Olsen Skoubye & Nielson, LLC. I began practicing law as an associate in the Salt Lake City law firm of Kirton, McConkie & Poelman. After two years there, I hung out my own shingle two blocks from my home starting Jeff Skoubye P.C., where I practiced as a solo practitioner for nine years. I helped found Skoubye Nielson & Johansen, LLC in January of 2002.Though I am no longer located in a small office, I still try to bring a personal touch to the services I provides. I practice law in the areas of estate and business planning, business succession planning (buy-sell agreements), probate, wills, and trusts, real estate, and asset protection.

Gregory N. Barrick is a shareholder of the firm, past director of the firm, and current chair of the firm’s Estate Planning Section. Mr. Barrick represents clients with respect to family wealth, estate, and asset preservation planning, probate and estate administration matters, charitable giving, and sophisticated business and estate tax planning matters.

Estate planning, business law, & will and trust dispute resolution

Eric B. Whiting is an attorney with the Salt Lake City law firm of York Howell & Guymon. Eric's practice is focused on estate planning, tax, business planning, and non-profit entities. Eric also assists clients of large and small estates with all aspects of estate administration and probate. Eric assists business clients with entity selection, structuring, formation, and planning.  He also represents clients before the IRS.. Eric is currently an active member of the Utah State Bar, Idaho State Bar and the Washington State Bar. He is also admitted before the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Eric earned his Bachelors Degree in Economics and Law & Constitutional Studies at Utah State University, his Juris Doctor at Gonzaga University School of Law and his LL.M. in Taxation at Georgetown University Law Center.. When not in the office, Eric loves spending time outside with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing and snowboarding.

During law school I discovered a passion for estate planning.  I specialize exclusively in estate planning and probate, developing expertise in legal tools that provide stability, protection, and reliability for individuals and their loved ones.  I especially enjoy developing unique solutions and tailored plans for a wide range of estate planning clients, including individuals with extensive or complex assets, members of the LGBTQ community, and young families who need a simple, affordable plan that matches their goals and priorities.. When not working and learning more about estate planning, I spend time practicing acrobatics, enjoying easy hikes, and traveling in South America.

Areas of practice include tax and estate planning, corporate law and business transactions.  Mr. Bennett serves as an advisor to numerous entrepreneurs and various sized business enterprises.  He serves on the board of trustees of various charitable and philanthropic organizations. Mr. Bennett was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 1990.  He is the founding partner of Bennett Tueller Johnson & Deere.. Mr. Bennett was the principal draftsman of the Utah Limited Liability Company Act and the co-draftsman of the Utah Limited Liability Partnership Act.  He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Areas of practice include estate planning, estate administration and probate, taxation, exempt organizations and business law. Mr. Margetts counsels and assists clients with the design and implementation of comprehensive estate plans, utilizing simple and sophisticated techniques to meet their unique objectives. He also assists clients in all phases of estate and trust administration, including the appointment of guardians and conservators for incapacitated individuals, probate of decedents' estates, preparation and review of fiduciary accountings, and will and trust contests.. Mr. Margetts also advises and assists individuals and businesses in various state and federal tax matters and represents them in the resolution of tax controversies before the IRS and the Utah State Tax Commission. His business practice involves entity selection, formation, and acquisition, as well as the negotiation and drafting of related business agreements, including limited liability company operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, and deferred compensation plans.. Mr. Margetts assists clients in the formation of public charities and private foundations, including applications to the IRS for recognition of tax-exempt status. He also advises existing exempt organizations in matters of compliance with applicable state and federal laws.

Areas of practice include corporate, real estate and employment law. Mr. Anderson assists emerging and mature companies with formation, structure, financings, private offerings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, mergers and other commercial transactions. He also assists clients with various real estate, employment and business issues, transactions and agreements, including commercial leasing, employment law compliance and general contract drafting and negotiation.