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Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I did not start out as an estate planning attorney. Around 30 years ago, when I was practicing in the corporate section of Butler & Binion, a once major law firm in downtown Houston, I was recruited to join the firm's trust and estate section to assist business owners with their succession plans. The experience totally changed my understanding of the practice of law. I soon found that, as an estate planning attorney, I had a direct impact on how family members would relate to each other after a loved one becomes disabled or passes away. I loved the idea of being a family counselor, as well as an architect of an estate plan designed to protect assets and save money.. I left Butler & Binion in 1994 and joined with Tammy Manning in 1997 to form the law firm, Galligan & Manning. During the early years of Galligan & Manning, in addition to advising clients on estate planning matters, I worked with Tammy to help the firm's probate litigation clients find resolutions to the conflicts that often plague families after the death of a loved one.. One of the phrases I hear the most during an estate planning consultation is, "I just want everyone to get along after I'm gone." I have seen the triggers that can ignite a family conflict and result in heart wrenching and expensive litigation. This has helped me in my estate planning practice to show clients ways that conflict can be avoided or minimized after a loved one dies.. Whether it is working with a blended family, or with parents who want to protect their children from creditors or from losing their inheritance in a failed marriage, my greatest satisfaction comes when I hear a client say "I didn't know that was possible" or "I feel so empowered knowing that I can take steps now to keep peace in the future.". Many people think of estate planning as just focusing on an efficient transfer of assets from one generation to another, but to what end? I believe that my clients have as their purpose, not just the transfer of assets, but the desire to leave a legacy of love and family harmony.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

George G. Burke, III is a licensed attorney in the State of Michigan and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Syracuse University where he graduated cum laude in 1989. He graduated form Boston College Law School in 1992.. George's practice focuses on personal injury litigation, with an emphasis on automobile negligence, motorcycle accidents, Michigan no-fault insurance cases. He is a member of the Michigan Association for Justice.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Daniel C. Perry is the sole member of Perry Hicks, LLC. He has been employed by the firm since 1983. He graduated from Pomona College in 1973 and Boston University School of Law in 1978, cum laude, where he was Note and Case Editor of the Boston University Law Review. Before joining Perry, Hicks and Deshaies, Mr. Perry was an associate at the Boston law firm, Foley, Hoag & Eliot for five years. Mr. Perry concentrates in land use law, business law, estate planning and wealth management.

Martha (“Meg”) practices estate planning, charitable giving and estate and trust administration. Her representation includes the preparation of wills and trusts and the related specialties of planning for disabled/incapacitated family members, asset protection, life insurance, retirement and family real estate planning. She also specializes in litigation in these areas. Meg has developed an expertise in business succession planning, including the use of limited liability companies, buy–sell agreements and ESOPs to accomplish client objectives.. What sets Meg apart from her peers is her ability to clearly explain complicated matters and simplify decision points, no matter how complex the situation. She also has uncanny insight into family and organizational dynamics. For these reasons, she is often consulted by beneficiaries and fiduciaries to remedy faulty estate plans and trusts.. Meg is a recognized specialist in charitable giving and non–profit governance. She assists clients in implementing significant charitable giving plans, including the formation and operation of private family foundations, public charities and the creative use of donor advised funds. Because she served as the Managing Director of the John T. Gorman Foundation for 10 years before the Foundation hired full time staff, she has a deep operational understanding of the philanthropic and non–profit sectors.

Carol also has expertise in preparing revocable living trusts, wills, and other estate planning tools.  This includes plans for special needs children, disabled adults, clients with minor children, and second marriages.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Patrice is an experienced civil trial attorney and Registered Nurse.  Patrice considers her role as an attorney similar to her role as a nurse and, as a result, is a tireless advocate on behalf of her clients.  Patrice strives at all times to listen, understand and address her client’s legal needs in a uniquely qualified and empathetic manner.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Mark J. Metzger is a distinguished, highly-experienced trial lawyer with nearly 35 years experience in the Hudson Valley and New York. Mr. Metzger has set several personal injury jury verdict records in the Hudson Valley. He has successfully settled, as well as taken to trial, numerous complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases resulting in million dollar awards. Mr. Metzger has held, and participated in, professional lectures for other attorneys on personal injury and good trial practice.. In addition to law practice, Mr. Metzger is the recipient of many community service, board service and leadership awards, particularly in support of children and adults with developmental disabilities. His volunteerism has been memorialized by the Maplebrook School in Amenia, New York through the Mark J. Metzger Citizenship Award, given annually.. Please read more about Mr. Metzger and his firm, Metzger Injury Law.

Elizabeth Murphy is excited to be practicing law with her dad and founding partner, J. Thomas West. From a very young age, she watched her father help folks through the practice of law and always knew that was what she wanted to do.. She loves to listen to people and their stories. She says, “Every client has a story. Only by hearing their story and really listening can you truly discover ways you can help them.” She is very thankful that her studies and her experience have given her a fuller understanding of the law because her knowledge and understanding allow her to be creative and think outside the box to find additional ways of helping folks in need.. “It’s not just about having a certain type of case, but about taking a ‘whole person’ approach to find the best possible solution. So many other attorneys are too busy patting themselves on the backs and miss the opportunity to really help.”. Elizabeth knows that the journey elderly, injured and disabled folks face can be difficult and every day she looks forward to creatively helping and inspiring them to do their best despite their disabilities and to creatively drafting documents that protect them and their families in hopes of making life a little easier for them.. “It’s like the starfish story. An older man was walking along the shore after a storm had washed up many starfish and he was bending and picking up the starfish and throwing them back into the ocean. He was approached by a young man who said, ‘Sir, why are you throwing the starfish back into the ocean?’ To which the older man replied, “Because the sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don’t throw them back they will die.’ To that the young man says, ‘But, old man, don’t you know there are miles and miles of beach and you can’t possibly save them all. In fact, if you work all day, you will not even save one-tenth of them.’ The old man listened calmly and then stooped to pick up another star fish and threw it back into the ocean. He said, ‘It made a difference to that one.’. I love that story and I think it paints the perfect picture of what it is that we here at Kelly & West and that I as a lawyer try to do every day.”. Elizabeth is thankful for her husband and high school sweetheart of nearly 20 years, Jonathan Murphy, also of Dunn. They attend Divine Street United Methodist Church in Dunn and together they have two children, Will and Addison.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.