Stead Business & Estate Planning

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Introduction: Stead & Associates specializes in estate planning guidance and document preparation, as well as various business-related matters including accounting and bookkeeping services. We closely work in partnership with each of our clients to ensure their specific needs are met. We offer reasonable rates to all, and offer discounted rates for all veterans! As your estate planning professionals, our licensed attorneys are experienced in drafting Will, Trusts, Advanced Healthcare Directives, Living Wills, and Powers of Attorney. Upon completion of your estate planning documents, our team will walk you through the finalization process step-by-step to make sure you understand the content of your estate plan and ensure it is validly executed and legally operative. On the business side, our licensed attorneys have years of experience drafting business formation documents for Corporations, Limited Liability and Professional Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Sole Proprietorships. We continue to assist our clients with regular maintenance of their corporate/company books by drafting the necessary corporate resolutions and legal memoranda as necessary throughout the year. Running a business can be a daunting task. That is why we also offer support services such as payroll management, accounting, bookkeeping, and tax preparation, allowing you to focus on what matters - running your business! Additionally, we have expertise in contract drafting and review, as well as consulting on general business strategies across a variety of specialties. Should things go awry, our litigation team can step in and resolve disputes so you can keep your business on track and moving forward. Thank you for considering Stead & Associates for all of your Estate Planning, Business, Accounting, Consulting and Litigation needs. We look forward to helping you soon!

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Hired 53 times

Serves Mesa, AZ

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7 employees

3 years in business

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Jason V.

Jul 30, 2023

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I chose Stead & Associates to represent me with 6 lawsuits, 2 of them with a major US bank. Joseph and his team have been amazing at keeping me in the loop and doing what they promised to do. My lawsuits are business litigation suits involving fraud among many other issues. I highly recommend the Stead group if you’re looking for a legal team to help you fight for what’s right and get you the justice you deserve. If you’re a business owner like myself choosing the Stead law team is the best decision you can make. If you would like to hear the details of my cases to determine if you are facing similar challenges, I’d be happy to share more information. You can find me online by searching my first and last name Jason Valasek.

Stead Business & Estate Planning's reply

Thanks for the great review, Jason! As always, we're happy to help and are looking forward to helping you in the future if the need ever arises again!

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Elizabeth R.

Jul 3, 2023

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Joseph was helped me with a review of my prenuptial agreement. From the initial call, Joseph was kind, professional and thorough. His review reflected a level of diligence that left me impressed. We had a tight turn around before our elopement and Joseph was consistently communicative and prompt to ensure the review and signature was in place. I would highly recommend for prenuptial reviews or any contract/estate reviews!

Stead Business & Estate Planning's reply

Thanks for the review Elizabeth! Congratulations to you and your husband!

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Brittaney K.

Jul 24, 2023

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Joseph handled everything needed for my father in law’s estate.

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Faye K.

Nov 8, 2022

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Wow just wow Danny was so great at giving us concise information and details about the steps to take to make our business here in Arizona easier to manage…

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Louie T.

Feb 25, 2024

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These guys are crooks and very sleazy. I reached out to them to help my elderly uncle, who is in a nursing home, to help him create a trust as he has terminal cancer. My initial conversation was with Doug Harding who, after the fact, I find out is not an attorney nor has any competency in estate planning or other legal matters. I specifically told Doug that I wanted an attorney to visit with my uncle and help him determine what he wanted to do with his estate in his trust. Then I wanted to have the attorney visit him to execute it as he explains everything that he is implementing and signing. The first red flag was instead of meeting with my uncle to sign an engagement letter, they simply sent it to me and wanted me to sign his name, which I didn’t. This is fraud. The second red flag was they sent me a standard questionnaire on how the assets were to be distributed. I refused to fill this out and told them that I didn’t want anything to do with responding to these questions as it not my role to determine these things. Then Doug calls my uncle about 4 times on the phone totaling 20 minutes of conversation (I have phone records proving this), the longest one was 13 minutes. From this short time with no face to face interaction, determined that he wanted everything to go to me. This was not what he wanted and was completely fabricated, but was much easier than actually doing any work. Then they sent me the forms from a template and my uncles name filled in and told me to have a notary execute them. And said their obligation was complete. My uncle has very bad eyesight and could not possible read all these documents which is why I wanted an attorney to be there with him in person to review before executing them. All in all, I paid $3,000 for a person who had no legal expertise to spend 20min on the phone to get information to create a trust, then refused to refund my $ when I highlighted their lack of legitimate work and things that were not done that were promised. THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER WAS NEVER SIGNED!!! MY UNCLE HAD ZERO INTERACTION WITH AN ATTORNEY AND NO IN PERSON MEETING WITH ANYBODY. Joseph Stead is a fraud

Stead Business & Estate Planning's reply

Hello Lou, I apologize for any negative experience you may have had. We strive to provide exceptional service to all of our customers, and your opinion matters to us. We would greatly appreciate an opportunity to resolve this conflict, and are open to further communication.

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
We offer reasonable rates for all services and guarantee that we will always exceed your expectations. Most estate planning documents start at a low flat-rate so you will never receive a surprise bill. We also offer discounted rates for seniors, low-income individuals, and all veterans! We strive to assist everyone in our community from every walk of life and all income levels.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We first start with a brief phone call to discuss the scope of your project. Next, we will schedule a time to have a detailed conversation about those needs, what course of action we intend to take, and what work-product you should expect to receive. Moving forward we will begin working towards achieving those goals and periodically provide our clients with updates as necessary, or upon request.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Our team has years of experience in estate planning, corporate law, business management, contracts and finance. Our Managing Partner has worked at boutique and mid-sized law firms on a variety of legal matters. He is a licensed attorney and holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance. With a background ranging from military service to banking, and then transitioning into the legal and finance realms, he became exceedingly skilled in problem-solving, and critical thinking. The associates and staff at Stead & Associates range from attorneys licensed in several jurisdictions, licensed HR professionals, and experienced employees with years of practice in the banking, tax, finance, and compliance realms. We are confident that the team at Stead & Associates has the education and experience you need for all your Business & Estate Planning needs.

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