Choosing The Right Estate Planning Attorney
Posted on Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Choosing the right attorney is as important as choosing the right doctor. Not only do you want someone you are comfortable with; you also need someone that knows what they are doing. The main difference between doctors and attorneys is the fact that doctors receive additional training to "specialize" in different fields of medicine. For example, you wouldn't go to a Dermatogolist to have your heart checked out. In law, it's not that way. There are no specialties outside of tax and patent law. So any attorney that graduates from law school and passes the state bar can say they are an estate planning, divorce or criminal attorney, even though they have little or no experience in that field. So when you are looking for an estate planning attorney, look for one with experience. Make sure you ask these questions:
1. How long have you been practicing in the field of estate planning?
2. Roughly how many estate plans do you do a year?
3. How do you keep up with changes in estate planning law?
4. Do you handle any other law outside of estate planning?
You will make few decision in your life that are more important than how you handle your estate. Make sure you have the right firm on your side.