Saurbier Law Firm

Estate Planning Attorney in St. Clair Shores, Michigan

Saurbier Law Firm is a St. Clair Shores practice that handles estate planning as part of a broader civil-law and litigation practice. Attorney Scott A. Saurbier assists clients with estate-planning matters alongside the firm’s work involving family law, business matters, healthcare, professional licensing, personal injury, and litigation.

For individuals and families considering an estate plan, the firm provides assistance with wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. These documents can help clients establish how property should be handled after death and put legal authority in place for another person to act when necessary.

Wills and Estate Planning

A will allows a person to provide legally recognized instructions concerning the disposition of property after death. Preparing one can also reduce uncertainty about the person's intentions rather than leaving the distribution of an estate entirely to Michigan law.

Saurbier Law Firm assists clients with wills as part of its estate-planning practice. The planning process can involve considering the property a client owns, the people or other beneficiaries who should receive it, and how those wishes should be documented.

Estate planning can be useful for people with different family and financial circumstances. The appropriate documents depend on what the client wants the plan to accomplish rather than on a single approach that applies to every estate.

Trust Planning

Saurbier Law Firm also assists clients with trusts. A trust can provide a legal structure for holding and managing property and establishing how that property should ultimately be distributed.

Whether a trust is appropriate depends on the client's circumstances and objectives. For someone considering a trust, the planning process may involve determining what the trust is intended to accomplish and how it should fit with the client's other estate-planning documents.

Powers of Attorney

Estate planning can address decisions that may need to be made during a person's lifetime as well as the transfer of property after death. A power of attorney allows a client to give another person legal authority to act on the client's behalf.

Putting that authority in place in advance can be particularly important if illness, injury, or another circumstance later makes it difficult for the client to manage matters independently. Saurbier Law Firm prepares powers of attorney as part of its estate-planning services.

Estate Planning Within a Broader St. Clair Shores Practice

Saurbier Law Firm serves clients from its office in St. Clair Shores. Scott A. Saurbier is the attorney currently identified with the practice.

Estate planning is one component of a broader practice with a substantial emphasis on litigation. For clients who need a will, trust, power of attorney, or other estate-planning assistance, the firm provides those services within a practice that also handles a range of civil legal matters.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning

• Wills

• Trusts

• Powers of Attorney