Otherwise, your wealth will be a flash in the pan, like so many fortunes are. You can't build a house from the roof down. Obviously, you have to build a foundation first. You can't build a financial fortune from the roof down either. You have to build a foundation first.
All real wealth has a legal foundation to secure it and protect it when times get rough.
Think about the rich people you know, even the quiet millionaire next door. They all use the legal system. The legal system is the most powerful system we have in our nation today. The millionaire next door probably doesn't have an army of lawyers. In fact, he probably understands the law well enough to use the legal tools available to him and build his own foundation.