Life is full of risks and surprises that cannot be entirely avoided. However, it is prudent to give careful consideration to organizing and structuring your personal interests, investments and business affairs in order to mitigate risk and protect your rights, interests and assets. Our attorneys advise high net worth individuals, business owners and professionals on asset protection and wealth preservation strategies. We provide value by implementing creative tax-saving techniques and providing foresight about dealing with potential risks before they fully materialize.

OUR APPROACH TO ASSET PROTECTION PLANNING

Our asset protection attorneys meet with new clients to discuss their personal interests, the nature of their business holdings and their particular personal sensitivities. Based on that knowledge, our attorneys work with our clients to craft an asset protection plan that is appropriate for that individual client. We strive to become your trusted counselor, advocate and confidant.

INCOME TAX PLANNING

A critical component of individual wealth preservation is minimizing income and estate taxes. Our attorneys work with individuals and business owners to reduce their combined tax liability from their personal holdings and their business interests. We serve as an independent advisor who helps clients understand and evaluate financial and tax products.

ESTATE PLANNING AND BUSINESS SUCCESSION

Each asset protection attorney in our department understands that it often takes years of hard work to develop personal wealth and grow a family business. We work with clients to help them preserve their family's wealth and the family business for future generations. Our attorneys devise and implement estate plans that range from simple wills to more sophisticated plans involving bypass trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, and restructuring of closely-held businesses for continuity, estate tax savings in future generations, and asset protection planning.

INTERNATIONAL ESTATE AND ASSET PROTECTION PLANNING

For international clients and certain U.S. resident clients who have offshore interests, it may be appropriate to consider international investment vehicles in their overall estate or asset protection plan. Our attorneys are experienced in the formation of international trusts, companies and other entities.

RISK MANAGEMENT AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

We help businesses and business owners structure an appropriate business structure and plan their business operations in order to minimize risks and potential liability. An attorney from our asset protection practice can help you on matters including:

• Choice of entity to limit liability
• Planning, structuring or restructuring corporate ownership of affiliated companies to segregate liabilities
• Reviewing and analyzing insurance coverage issues
• Drafting and reviewing business contracts and standard terms & conditions to minimize liabilities
• Serving as corporate secretary to ensure corporate formalities are maintained
• Updating clients about legal developments affecting their business and industry

CONTACT US

To speak to a Houston asset protection attorney about techniques and strategies for asset protection, please contact us here, or call 713.650.9700.

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