Quinn sailed from Ecuador to French Polynesia, a 3,000-mile trip across the Pacific. Sailing 24 hours a day for 19 days chasing the Southern Cross and other constellations took its toll on him, but he returned refreshed and ready to go. Interestingly, Quinn attributes his longevity in the demanding practice of law to these "relaxing" [...]
DeAngelis Legal performed a five-year review of a current high net worth Scottsdale couple’s estate plan in connection with the 2025 estate tax changes. After the review, the couple identified several areas that they desired to change, including the distribution scheme and lifetime gifting. DeAngelis Legal prepared the updated estate plan documents and implemented the [...]
Corporate client in Phoenix desired to create a new construction company with a minority owner. DeAngelis Legal formed the entity and integrated the entity into their estate plan structure and advised the client with the selection of the type of entity, tax characterization and the terms of operating agreement. We also drafted the formation documents.
Young new client from Chandler engaged DeAngelis Legal to assist with the review and analysis of a premarital agreement with her fiancé. DeAngelis Legal performed a comprehensive review of the terms of the agreement, provided recommendations and negotiated the terms with other spouse's counsel. We applaud this young couple’s commitment to communicating, resolving and documenting [...]
Retiring owner of a Scottsdale business desired to sell her closely held LLC interest, triggering the buy-sell provisions of the operating agreement. DeAngelis Legal assisted the manager of the LLC to comply with the terms of the operating agreement and prepare the necessary documents implementing the transaction.
Widower in Phoenix died leaving three children as beneficiaries. Unfortunately, the widower made commitments benefiting one child over the others but failed to properly document the commitments. The trustee engaged DeAngelis Legal to assist him with the administration and resolve the conflicting interests of the siblings. In a refreshing result, the siblings were able to [...]
DeAngelis Legal provided legal services to a local physician regarding the sale of his medical practice in Arizona. We advised the client throughout the negotiations, which included the review of several letters of intent, drafting transaction documents and successfully closing the transaction. Even with several moving parts, the transaction was completed within six weeks. Congratulations [...]
Winter usually results in several deaths, but this January DeAngelis Legal was hit especially hard with several long-time and beloved clients dying over the holidays triggering the provisions of their formerly revocable trusts. Over time, we develop an affinity for our clients and learn so much from them that we also grieve their premature death. [...]
You have the power (maybe). Financial powers of attorney allow you (the principal) to appoint someone you trust (the agent) to perform certain acts related to your financial affairs on your behalf. These instruments have a variety of uses, but are often used in the estate planning industry in in conjunction with, or in lieu [...]
Because the values of a married couple’s estate and the amount of the estate tax exemption change over time, estate planners commonly use formulas in a will or trust to avoid inadvertently triggering an estate tax on the first spouse’s death. These formulas divide a deceased person's assets between a marital share which qualifies for [...]
