Business Planning.
Entity formation, governance documents, and the corporate work that intersects with the firm’s estate practice — particularly business succession.
Many of the families the firm works with also run businesses, and most of those businesses eventually need to think about succession. Business planning at Nielsen Law is the work of forming entities, drafting and reviewing the documents that govern them, and — when the time comes — planning and documenting the transition of ownership to the next generation, to a partner, or to a buyer.
The firm works in cooperation with clients’ accountants and financial advisors. Some engagements are project-based; many become long-running, particularly where business succession needs to coordinate with the owner’s estate plan.
Board Certified
Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Practice
Liz and the firm work exclusively in estate planning, special needs planning, and estate administration.
What this engagement covers.
Each engagement is shaped by the family. The list below shows the work that fits within this practice area; we draw on the items that match what your situation needs.
- ·Entity formation: corporations, LLCs, limited and family partnerships
- ·Operating agreements, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements
- ·Buy-sell agreements and succession structures
- ·Business succession planning, coordinated with the owner’s estate plan
- ·General corporate counsel for closely held businesses
- ·Non-profit formation and governance
Closely held business owners, family-owned companies, and professional practices — particularly those whose business succession needs to coordinate with their personal estate plan.
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, and the documents that protect your family if something happens to you.
Read more →Special Needs Planning
Special needs trusts and the long-view planning that protects a loved one with a disability without disrupting public benefits.
Read more →Estate Administration and Probate
Guidance through what happens after a loved one passes — whether that requires probate court or a private trust administration.
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Ready to talk through your situation?
The first conversation is free, and it’s with Liz. You’ll leave with a clear sense of what your plan should cover, how long the engagement will take, and what it will cost.