Wealth Transfer and Estate Planning

Many individuals and families wish to transfer their accumulated wealth to the next generation upon their death in an orderly, cost-effective, and tax-efficient manner. The Michigan estate planning and probate lawyers of O'Reilly Rancilio regularly assist clients in developing and implementing strategies with the following objectives:

  • Ensuring that their assets pass to their intended beneficiaries and heirs in an orderly, cost-effective way consistent with their individual wishes
  • Minimizing or eliminating taxes upon transfer
  • Avoiding probate and its costs and delays in transferring wealth developing personalized plans that take into account our clients' unique needs and wishes based upon their family and business circumstances
  • Preserving assets from depletion from the costs and expenses of long-term care or legal disability

The specific services that our attorneys provide in the estate planning and wealth transfer areas include counseling, preparing, establishing, and implementing tools, such as wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts, special needs trusts, powers of attorney, family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies, gifting plans (and associated gift tax returns), and business succession plans based upon our clients' individual situations.

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NOTABLE WOMEN IN LAW
Congratulation to Sharon DeWaele-Persichini on being selected as a Notable Women In Law by Crain’s Detroit Business. Sharon is a shareholder of the firm and serves as the City Attorney for Harper Woods and Richmond Township. Read More
Danielle M. Paglia Joins O’Reilly Rancilio
O’Reilly Rancilio is pleased to announce that Danielle M. Paglia has joined the firm as an associate. Danielle is focusing her career in municipal law. Ms. Paglia’s is experienced in civil litigation, contract disputes, real estate, and landlord-… Read More
Tracey A. Kane Joins O’Reilly Rancilio
O’Reilly Rancilio is pleased to announce that Tracey A. Kane has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. Kane has focused her career on family law. She has successfully represented clients in divorce, child custody, parenting time, paternity, spousal… Read More
O’Reilly Rancilio Attorney Awarded Prestigious Richard Notte Civic Leadership Award
O’Reilly Rancilio attorney Clark A. Andrews was honored by the Sterling Heights Area Community Foundation with the Richard Notte Civic Service Leadership Award at the Foundation’s annual Puttin’ on the Ritz event. Andrews was recognized for his… Read More
New Shareholder - Arvin F. Zora
O’Reilly Rancilio P.C. is pleased to announce that Arvin F. Zora has been named a Shareholder of the Firm. Arvin’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, transactional law, corporate law, closely held businesses, banking & finance, lit… Read More
Eugene R. Hamlin Joins O'Reilly Rancilio
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BOI Reporting Update: U.S. Department of Treasury Will Not Enforce the Corporate Transparency Act Against Domestic Companies
Small business owners can breathe a sigh of relief this week as the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it would be suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for U.S. based companies. The news followed after the Treasury D… Read More
UPDATE: BOI Reporting Requirements Under The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Are Once Again Back In Effect
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UPDATE: Injunction Reinstated on Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations
On December 26, 2024, three days after reinstituting the mandates of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its decision. The court previously granted the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunc… Read More
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Mandatory Reporting Obligations Return After Lifting of Injunction
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction previously issued in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al.,[i] which reinstated the obligations of small busin… Read More