Estate planning is the process by which you set up legal arrangements that meet your pre-determined specifications if something happens to you. An estate plan contains a number of components. These components often include a detailed will, a “ power of attorney”, a living will, healthcare proxy and sometimes the establishment of a trust.

Estate planning is a simple, yet often overlooked way to avoid probate, save estate taxes and clarify how you want your assests distributed after you die. An estate plan drawn up by an attorney at Winder & Counsel, PC, will provide for your family’s financial needs, outline your specific wishes, and minimize the federal estate and state inheritance taxes you are required to pay.

The attorneys of Winder & Counsel provide a wide range of estate planning and probate administration services including:
• Wills and Revocable Trusts
• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Powers of Attorney for Health Care
• Irrevocable Trusts to Own life insurance
• Planning with Limited Liability Partnerships, Family Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies

Donald J. Winder is listed in Best Lawyers in America. (www.bestlawyers.com) Less than 2% of all attorneys in Utah have been so honored. Donald J. Winder is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (www.abota.org) and is the only attorney in Utah to be Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. (www.nbtanet.org) Donald J. Winder has also been selected for inclusion in the 3000 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America. (www.lawdragon.com) Only 5 other attorneys in Utah have been so honored. Donald J. Winder has been interviewed on Fox National News (live on several occasions), CNN and CNN International, Global TV, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and numerous times on and by Salt Lake City’s local television stations and local, national and international newspapers. Donald J. Winder (Business Litigation) and Linette B. Hutton (Insurance Coverage) have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 list of Mountain States Super Lawyers. (www.superlawyers.com) Fewer than 850 of all attorneys in the Intermountain West were selected. Further, Donald J. Winder has been selected as one of The Top Seventy-Five Attorneys in the Mountain States. Donald J. Winder (Business Litigation), John W. Holt (Business Litigation), and Linette B. Hutton (Civil Trial) have been further selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of the Utah Legal Elite, as published in the January edition of the Utah Business Magazine. John W. Holt is listed in The Insurance Bar (2005-06), a selected directory of preeminent lawyers. (www.barlist.com) The firm has the highest peer review rating given by Martindale-Hubbell (“AV”) (www.martindale.com), has been approved by Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys (www.ambest.com), is a member of International Society of Primerus Law Firms (www.primerus.com) and International Network of Boutique Law Firms (www.INBLF.com), and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Less than 5% of all U.S. law firms qualify and are included in the Bar Register.

Visit our website at www.winderfirm.com for more information on our firm and our legal team. Our comprehensive site features trial summaries and legal articles dealing with estate planning, as well as profiles on our attorneys and areas of expertise. A list of presentations and lectures offered by our attorneys is also featured on the site.

Call us today and arrange a consultation with a member of our team. Call our Salt Lake City office at 801-322-2222 or toll-free at 866-322-2243 or email to info@winderfirm.com. For more information on estate planning please contact John W. Holt, Lance Sorenson, or Michelle McDonald.

Winder & Counsel, PC
175 West 200 South, Suite 4000
P.O. Box 2668
Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2668
Phone: (801) 322-2222
Fax: (801) 322-2282
Email: info@winderfirm.com
Website: www.windercounsel.com