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The firm of Spector Weir Hyjek LLP is composed of attorneys
who have been or currently are trust and estate
litigators. We know what happens when a person does not
adequately plan for physical disability, mental decline
and/or family dysfunction because we've repeatedly
fought these battles for our clients. We thus use the
wisdom and experience we have developed to help counsel
our planning clients through what may be delicate and
difficult circumstances so that our clients' goals are
met as efficiently and peacefully as possible. However,
when our clients need their rights and/or intentions
protected, we are ready, willing and able to litigate
those issues.
Elder Law
and Estate Planning Team
Elder Law is the legal practice of
helping a client plan for a time when he or she needs
assistance managing his or her affairs. We carefully
listen to each client to develop a legal plan (supported
by documents) that protects their personal rights and
assets in anticipation of what will be an otherwise
challenging and confusing period. Examples of Elder Law
services include health and long-term care planning,
planning and drafting documents in anticipation of
physical and/or mental incapacity, insurance, including
long-term care insurance, housing issues, including
discrimination and home equity conversions (e.g. reverse
mortgages), age discrimination in employment, government
benefits for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Social
Security Disability (SSDI), and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI), retirement issues, including benefits from
private and public plans, and distributions from
non-qualified plans, such as Individual Retirement
Accounts (IRA's), estate administration, including trust
administrations, probate and alternatives to probate,
such as conservatorships, guardianships.
Estate Planning is the legal practice of helping a
client to plan for the gathering, management and
distribution of their assets upon their death. Both the
Elder Law and Estate Planning practices are complicated
by laws relating to tax, legal rights of surviving
spouses and children, as well as other heirs,
beneficiaries and creditors, the prior health of the
decedent, as well as the family dynamic of the decedent
(i.e. children, divorce and re-marriage). Our team of
attorneys and staff is experienced in guiding clients
through these issues in order to clearly identify each
client's goals, and to develop a plan that efficiently
meets those goals.
Trust and
Estate Litigation Team
The trust and probate complex litigation team
at Spector Weir Hyjek LLP represents people engaged in
battles over assets usually following someone's death.
We represent heirs, beneficiaries, interested parties,
administrators, trustees and executors in a variety of
such disputes including complex trust and will contests,
claims of undue influence, elder abuse, fraud, and
breach of fiduciary obligations. We also handle complex
actions involving the interpretation of trusts, wills
and other estate planning documents, claims seeking the
appointment and removal of administrators, custodians,
conservators, executors and trustees, and actions to
recover assets allegedly wrongly taken.
We
understand the difficulty, complications and high
emotions of these disputes, because the trust, probate
and complex litigation team at Spector Weir Hyjek LLP
effectively handles these circumstances every day, and
we are prepared to deal with them and win. We
consistently and successfully navigate through these
challenging cases to achieve our clients' goals. Our
team delivers positive results through aggressive,
effective representation.
Through our work as advocates, over time we have also
been recognized as effective arbitrators and mediators
of trust and estate disputes.
Our
Philosophy
A commitment to service: Spector Weir Hyjek LLP provides
clients with the highest quality of legal services,
performed by experienced practitioners who consistently
deliver winning results.
For more information, contact Lisa Reimer by email
lreimer@swhestatelaw.com
or
call 916-504-2400.
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