We also represent clients in litigation concerning a wide range of environmental matters. We also have represented parties in Superfund lawsuits filed in Indiana and other states. This representation has included governmental entities and private businesses. Careful attention is given to income, estate and gift tax laws as well as developments in life insurance and related fields. The firm's lawyers are experienced with related documents and proceedings, including living wills, guardianships, trust management and retirement planning.
Tax planning is often a major consideration in formulating an estate plan.
Our estate planning lawyers are knowledgeable in the most current methods of minimizing estate and inheritance taxes, including the tax advantages of charitable gifts. Estate administration covers both probate and nonprobate situations, postmortem estate planning, the actual administration of estates and trusts, and the preparation of federal estate tax returns and Indiana inheritance tax returns. We represent a number of financial institutions as general and local counsel. Our litigation lawyers represent financial institutions and other clients in a wide variety of cases involving bankruptcy and creditors' rights issues. The firm's litigation lawyers represent clients in a broad range of litigation, including cases in state and federal trial courts and courts of appeal and before administrative tribunals.