William G. Nolan, Attorney at Law
Elder Law - Estate Planning - Charitable Giving
"Helping you Honor the Past and Prepare for the Future"
Birmingham, Alabama, Estate Planning Attorney
"It amazes me that most people spend more time planning next summer's vacation than they do planning the rest of their lives." -Patricia Fripp (author and speaker)
Planning for the future…it may not be the most exciting thing you ever do, but it just might be the most important thing you ever do, especially for your family. With a solid plan in place, you can ensure that the majority of your assets with go to your family - not to the government or to the probate courts.
As an Alabama estate planning attorney, I can help you plan for the future and ensure that your final wishes are carried out as you intend. I believe that estate planning is more than just a way to distribute assets and possessions; it is a way to tell a story about who you are and what was important to you.
Contact me, attorney William G. Nolan, today to begin putting plans in place aimed at taking care of your family, securing your legacy, and making sure the things important to you are kept close to your family's heart.
I can provide knowledgeable advice and representation in many estate planning matters, including:
- Wills
- Special needs trusts and Miller trusts
- Revocable living trusts
- Pet trusts
- Living wills, Advanced Medical directives
- Durable Powers of Attorney
- Probate and estate administration, including representation in probate court
- Charitable donations and Charitable Remainder Trusts
- Inheritance tax planning
Call me today and let us sit down and talk about where you and your family are, and what you would like to accomplish through distribution of your estate. I believe the first step in any successful estate plan involves understanding your situation and your goals.
Planning now does not cost much, but the cost of putting it off can be much higher, both in terms of money and in terms of headaches and hassles. Make sure your family and friends know your wishes and that your estate is properly distributed by making the smart move and planning now.
Estate planning should be about more than simply who gets your lawnmower when you die. Our culture though has made estate planning all about tax savings. Saving on taxes is certainly important, but why stop at tax planning? Estate planning is all about telling a story, your story. Your Will should be as individual as you are and yet, most are not. Who are you? What mattered most to you? What difficulties have you faced in life? What obstacles have you overcome and how? If you could live life over again, what would you change? If you could offer guidance to your descendants, what would you say? If you could support a worthy cause financially, have you thought about what that cause might be?
Estate planning has become all about our valuables, but it should be about our values. Long after we are dead and gone, how will we be remembered? How do we want to be remembered? If the answer to both questions is not the same answer, now is the time to start working on your plan. Will our grandchildren recall us fondly for having given them bikes or braces or a college education or will they remember us for the way we shared our souls with each of them? Many of us today cannot name all of our own grandparents, much less tell you about our great-grandparents. We are generous with stuff but stingy with our selves. Estate planning can help you tell your story.
Contact me, estate planning attorney William G. Nolan, today to begin making plans for your estate and your family's future.
William G. Nolan, Attorney at Law
1 Chase Corporate Center, Suite 400
Hoover, AL 35244
1-866-463-0252
No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
Attorney William G. Nolan provides assistance with Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Charitable Giving / Stewardship. Proudly serving central Alabama and the Birmingham metro area including Jefferson, Shelby, Walker, St Clair, and Blount Counties, and the cities of Anniston, Birmingham, Gadsden, Jasper, Pelham, Pell City, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Mountain Brook, Vestavia, Homewood, Fort McClellan army base, Fort Benning military base, Phenix City, and Opelika.