As a trust and estate planning/administration attorney, Melissa assists individuals, families and business owners with their estate planning, estate administration and business succession needs.  She designs estate and business succession plans that will meet each client's individual objectives while maintaining flexibility to accommodate the unexpected and reduce estate tax exposure. 

 

Melissa helps clients preserve the wealth they have worked hard to accumulate and assists with the efficient transfer of that wealth from generation to generation.  Additionally, she works with clients to design and implement business succession plans to resolve the challenges of coordinating business needs and individual estate planning goals and preserving family harmony. 

 

Melissa also assists clients and their families in navigating the probate court system and all aspects of administering a deceased loved one's estate.