Little Rock Estate Planning

From simple wills to complex estate plans

Estate planning, whether taking the form of a simple will or a complex series of tax planning measures, is essential to everyone.  And it makes no difference whether the estate is large or small.  Each individual estate plan requires a balance of objectives that is unique to each client.  We at Plastiras Law Firm have extensive knowledge in the areas of income taxes, estate and gift taxes, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.  We are skilled and experienced in using trusts and business entities to protect assets, as well as in structuring the ownership of assets to reduce the impact of estate taxes.

Transitioning wealth from one generation to the next

We have developed a number of innovative estate planning techniques to assist our clients in transitioning wealth from one generation to the next.   Many of these techniques are complex and unique to the individual client, often involving complicated income, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax considerations.

A variety of trusts to suit your particular needs

We design and draft wills and trusts to accomplish both tax and asset transfer planning goals.  The types of trusts and techniques we frequently use include:

Changes in the income, estate, and gift taxes, as well as generation-skipping transfer taxes, have been occurring with some regularity during the past few years and we anticipate they will continue to change.  We work hard to keep abreast of these changes and provide guidance to our clients to ensure that their estate plans maximize their options under the tax laws while at the same time transitioning wealth to future generations.

Charitable gifting and exempt organizations

We assist clients in preparing various charitable gifting vehicles as a means of accomplishing not only their charitable intentions, but also income and estate tax planning goals.  We are knowledgeable in the preparation and administration of charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trusts.  We assist clients in making outright charitable gifts, establishing charitable gift annuities, and entering into bargain sales of assets to charitable organizations.

We have had the opportunity to assist a number of worthy organizations in getting established and obtaining tax exemption. Examples of such organizations include public charities, supporting organizations, business leagues, and private foundations.  We assist our exempt organization clients in formation and tax exemption application, and provide guidance with the general operation of the organization.

George Plastiras, an estate tax lawyer in Little Rock, has been a vocal advocate for quality exempt organizations.  He devotes a significant amount of time to Arkansas Hospice, Inc. and is a past president of the Arkansas Hospice Foundation (formerly known as Caring Friends of Arkansas Hospice, Inc.), an organization committed to raising funds for and directing the growth of Arkansas Hospice, Inc.

Disability and govenment health care benefits

With rising health care costs along with increasing life expectancy, we help our clients plan for medical disability with legal documents that include living wills and durable powers of attorney, along with eligiblity planning for government health care benefits.

Assistance to executors and administrators

We also help estate executors and administrators to carrying out their responsibilites.  We also provide our services to individuals as well as corporate fiduciaries who may become involved in controversies involving trust and estate beneficiaries.  Our services include:

Better planning for a better future™

Let the Plastiras Law Firm help you achieve it.  Call us at 501-859-0986 or contact us by email.