Through wills, trusts and other estate planning directives, you can ensure your property is distributed per your wishes, estate taxes are minimized or avoided altogether, and the costs of probate are minimized or avoided altogether. When making estate planning decisions, our highly skilled and experienced California will and trust lawyer can identify all potential tax consequences and help you make sound choices.
Harry Gordon Oliver II is a San Francisco estate planning attorney with more than 30 years of experience. Our San Francisco law firm provides knowledgeable legal services to individuals and families throughout the Bay Area.
What Is Your Estate Planning Need?
Our California will and trust attorney, Harry Gordon Oliver II, has been handling estate planning matters since 1979. He is a certified specialist in estate planning, and trust and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Our attorney can establish an estate plan this is specific to your needs and fully considers the tax implications of specific directives.
Our law firm focuses primarily on wills and trusts.
- Will: A will designates how you want your property and assets distributed upon your death. A will can provide peace mind to you and your family members. Our attorney can draft a new will for you, or he can revise an existing will. Wills should be modified when life circumstances have changed — marriage, birth of a new child or other significant development in your life.
- Trust: There are numerous types of trusts, each with specific tax advantages. When your assets are placed in a trust, the amount of taxable assets is reduced. Trusts also provide a method for avoiding probate. In addition to drafting trusts, our attorney handles trust administration. In some situations, trust administration can involve disputes between beneficiaries or between beneficiaries and the trustee.
The law firm of Harry Gordon Oliver II, Attorney at Law, offers free half-hour consultations with a lawyer to discuss your estate planning goals. To schedule yours, please call 415-896-5774. You may also contact us online.