Dallas Estate and Probate Attorney

We have limited our practice to estate planning and taxation. We're dedicated to giving you the legal solutions and tools you'll need to plan and build for your future with confidence. Our services are as follows: * Estate Planning Solutions Estate planning tools allow you to retain control over decision making and help keep incapacity or death from undermining financial well-being. Wills, for example, let you decide how assets will be distributed, who will care for your children or who will manage your affairs. Trusts enable you to avoid the emotional and financial burden of probate or conservatorship. * Tax Solutions As taxes become increasingly onerous, finding ways to minimize taxes is crucial to building and retaining your financial resources. Fortunately, there are still ways to legally postpone, shift or reduce that tax bite. Trusts, partnership arrangements, buy-sell agreements or lifetime gift programs are just some of the tools that can be used to minimize income, estate or other taxes. Arthur Geffen is one the top-rated lawyers in the Dallas area. We have received the AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, LexisNexis and Lawyers.com for over 30 years. This rating is the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards. Education are as follows: * BS 1966 Emory University and University of Georgia * BS, Ph. 1969 University of Georgia * JD 1973 University of Houston, Bates College of Law Honors are as follows: * Order of Barons - The highest honorary legal scholastic society of the University of Houston - Editor, Houston Law Review 1972-73 * Professional Practice Since 1974, I have been in the private practice of law, limiting my practice to tax, estates and probate as well as business organizations.