Law Offices of L. Paul Alvestad, PLLC

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Locations in Tacoma and Gig Harbor



Experience You Can Trust

With over 29 years of legal experience and an advanced tax degree, Paul Alvestad has the expertise you can trust.

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  • Business
  • Real Estate

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Estate Planning & Settlement

Be Smart. Put Your Desires In Writing

Estate planning is an arrangement for the distribution of one's assets upon death, and specifying certain aspects of one's financial and medical affairs prior to death. A good estate plan is more than the preparation of a Will. An effective estate plan also includes the creation of an estate, the distribution of the estate and, to the greatest degree possible, the protection of the estate from taxation.

A proper estate plan is an essential part of protecting one's assets, and can greatly facilitate post-death transactions for the friends and family of the deceased, and will often result in lower attorney fees incurred in the administration of the decedent's estate.

In his Tacoma and Gig Harbor practice, Paul Alvestad has experience in areas included, but not limited to:

  • Estate Planning & Estate Settlement
  • Wills & Trusts
  • Probate
  • Gift & Estate Tax
  • Living Trust
  • Dynasty Trust
  • Living Will
  • Power of Attorney
  • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)
  • Prenuptial Agreement/Post Nuptial Agreement
  • Family Succession Planning
  • Estate Freeze
  • Lifetime Gift Tax Exclusion
  • Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT)
  • Grantor Reserved Annuity Trust (GRAT)
  • Self Canceling Installment Promissory Note (SCIN)
  • Private Annuity
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  • Credit Shelter Trust
  •  Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trust (QTIP)
  • Family Trust
  • Family LLC
  • Qualified S Corporation Trust (QSST)
  • Electing Small Business Trust (EBIT)
  • Annual Gift Tax Exclusion

For more information or to schedule a consultation, give us a call today.

Locations

Tacoma Financial Center
1145 Broadway Plaza
Suite 1380
Tacoma, WA 98402

Gig Harbor Office
7525 Pioneer Way
Suite 101
Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Why Choose Us?

  • 30 Years Of Legal Experience
  • LLM In Taxation
  • Tried Cases In Tax And Federal District Court
  • Active In The Community
  • Broad-Based In-Depth Knowledge Of Estate, Tax, Business And Real Estate Law
  • Extensive Network Of Related Experts, Professionals and Resources
  • Full Time Paralegal For Routine Legal Matters To Hold Down Costs

Business Hours

DayHours
Monday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

We accept the following payment methods:

  • Cash
  • Personal Check
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