Barbara E. Little devotes her practice to all aspects of estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate controversies, business succession planning, nonprofits and family foundations. Ms. Little believes the practice of law is about helping her clients plan for their future, protect their assets, and achieve tax savings toward the ultimate goal of creating a peace of mind and the client’s legacy. She is sensitive to the personal and important decisions her clients have to make and provides steadfast guidance to each family's unique circumstances. She offers comprehensive counsel to clients in matters concerning:
Estate Planning
Through Ms. Little's intense dedication she walks her clients through the difficult conversations and legal maze creating well-thought-out plans focused on family values, diminishing taxes and protecting loved ones. Whether you are a young professional, new parent, blended family, retiree, small business owner or high net worth individual, Ms. Little drafts and coordinates plans including:
Wills: She provides clients with a road map for their legacy through simple outright gifts to multi-generational tax savings and protecting trusts (e.g. supplemental needs trust, children's trust and GST trusts).
Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives and Health Power of Attorneys: She guides clients through the selection of agents (individuals) that will be in charge of the day to day and dignified end of life decisions.
Beneficiary designations: She coordinates the beneficiary designations with the estate plan to ensure they are integrated.
Tax planning and preparation: She analyzes the tax impact of a course of action and implements the best tax saving plan available, desirable, and including preparation and processing of the various tax returns (federal and state gift, estate and fiduciary income tax).
Business Succession Planning: She supports owners as they focus on the reality that the business must live on by planning for death, di