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A great estate plan doesn't help if you lose everything in a lawsuit

Estate Planning Isn't Enough - You Also Need Protection!

Protection: Protection refers to keeping something or someone safe. Through protection, we shelter and defend things.

Think about it - Is there anything worth protecting more than your family, everyone you love, and everything you have worked so hard to achieve?

Is there anything worth protecting more than your very legacy?

Be protected with the right Estate and Asset Protection plan! We work tirelessly to protect you with proven results. Whether we are preparing a comprehensive estate plan or developing a customized strategy to manage and mitigate potential litigation risks our services help to assure that your financial life unfolds as planned.

What is an Estate and Why do I need a Plan?

What is an estate?

When people hear the word “estate,” they usually imagine a large home with ivy growing on it, perhaps with a maze garden in the backyard—something that has been in a wealthy family for generations upon generations. However, with respect to estate planning, an estate is the general term used to describe everything you own. This includes bank accounts, stocks, real estate, household items and furniture, automobiles, copyrights, and cryptocurrency. This also includes liabilities such as a mortgage, lease, or loan.

What is an estate plan?

An estate plan is your personal set of instructions that dictate what will happen to you and your stuff (your estate) at your death or during times of disability. If you have a minor child, your estate plan allows you to nominate who will be the guardian for your child. Estate planning documents also allow you to dictate who manages your finances when you cannot and who will make medical or end-of-life decisions when you are unable to communicate them yourself. Some common documents that are part of an estate plan include a last will and testament, financial power of attorney, medical power of attorney, advance directive or living will, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization form.

Why do I need an estate plan, and what happens if I do not have an estate plan in place?

Technically, you already have an estate plan. If you do not create a personalized estate plan, state laws dictate who will manage your affairs during times of disability, who will receive your money and property, and the amount each heir will receive. Additionally, without a personalized estate plan, a court will step in and appoint someone to make financial or medical decisions on your behalf when you are unable, whether or not you would have chosen that person yourself. This process can be incredibly time-consuming, expensive, and public. Lastly, if you have a minor child and the other legal parent is no longer living or fit to care for your child, a court will be charged with finding an appropriate guardian for your minor child. This may or may not be the person you would have chosen. This could also cause arguments among family members when trying to decide who will care for your child.

Why do I need Creditor Protection?

"The more money you make, the more times people sue you. People are always going to…eventually go to sue you for something."

--Rick Harrison of "Pawn Stars"

Creditor protection is an important aspect of financial planning that can help protect your assets from potential lawsuits, claims, and other unforeseen events. With litigation costs and frivolous lawsuits at epidemic levels, a ruinous lawsuit can interfere with your lifestyle, and make it impossible to retire when you plan.

If you are sued, your assets could be at risk of being seized or sold to satisfy a judgment. It is prudent and vital to take steps to safeguard your assets from legal claims.

To gain better insight and understanding of the state of litigation in the US, consider these statistics:

The US holds the top spot for the largest number of lawsuits

There are 40 million lawsuits filed in the US every year

US companies spent around $23 billion in 2020 in commercial litigation

In a study conducted among 65,000 small businesses, researchers found that a staggering 36% to 53% of small businesses get sued every year!

In 2020, there were over 1.32 million lawyers in the US.

Creditor Protection can help you to plan for the unexpected: Life is unpredictable, and unexpected events can occur that may leave you vulnerable to creditor claims.

By taking steps in advance, you can help safeguard your assets and protect your financial future.

Bottom Line

Planning in advance helps to assure that you choose the people to manage your affairs at times of incapacity or after death and that you decide who will get what, and that the processes of "when and how" are fast, private, and with minimum headache and expense.

Asset Protection helps to assure you have an estate to Pass on, by reducing the chance that you lose the property that it took you a lifetime to earn in a ruinous, predatory lawsuit.

Why Craig Redler?

If you are looking for personalized service (never "one-size-fits-all"), the best techniques, and the best attorney to protect you, your wealth, and your family you've come to the right place. Attorney Craig Redler has over twenty years of estate planning experience. Prior to estate planning, he was a radio host, a Legislative Assistant for the Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives and a successful litigator. Craig is the ONLY ATTORNEY IN THE USA TO HAVE LIVED IN THE COOK ISLANDS TO WORK IN THE FIDUCIARY INDUSTRY THERE.

Why is that important? Because the Cook Islands has some of the strongest asset protection laws in the world. The Country's innovative, best-in-class laws provide for strict privacy and confidentiality, and protections for trust assets, making it difficult for creditors to locate and seize them.

The Cook Islands pioneered most of the concepts common in asset protection planning today, having passed the first such statute. The Cook Islands remains a stable and secure country with a strong political and economic environment. This stability provides assurance to those who establish entities there.

Craig specializes in helping individuals and businesses protect assets from potential legal claims and financial risks. He works with a range of clients, including moderate and high-net-worth individuals, business owners, manufacturers, those with multiple employees, athletes, entertainers, and professionals in high-risk industries such as doctors and lawyers, and CPAs. He also works closely with other financial services professionals, such as financial advisors, CPAs, and insurance professionals to make sure every client has a comprehensive estate, tax, and financial plan.

Asset protection planning is not necessary for everybody. Even for those where asset protection provides a benefit, Cook Islands and other offshore entities are not the only tools used by our firm, but for certain classes of assets they can be the best, and there is not one other attorney in the USA that has the experience of Craig.

Law Offices of Craig S. Redler
(314) 322-0848 (949) 200-1213

A great estate plan doesn't help if you lose everything in a lawsuit

A great estate plan doesn't help if you lose everything in a lawsuit

Estate Planning Isn't Enough - You Also Need Protection!

What is an Estate and Why do I need a Plan?

Why do I need Creditor Protection?

Bottom Line

Why Craig Redler?

Contact Craig and

get started today

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A great estate plan doesn't help if you lose everything in a lawsuit

A great estate plan doesn't help if you lose everything in a lawsuit

Estate Planning Isn't Enough - You Also Need Protection!

What is an Estate and Why do I need a Plan?

Why do I need Creditor Protection?

Bottom Line

Why Craig Redler?

Contact Craig and

get started today

Miscellaneous Fun Stuff

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