Maldonado Bashaw Law is a law firm led by Attorney Maria Maldonado-Bashaw, who has been practicing law in California since 1994. Maria is fluent in English, Spanish, and French, allowing her to counsel multiple generations in their native languages while understanding their cultural nuances. Coming from a large family and having assisted diverse families throughout her career, Maria possesses the knowledge and experience to aid you in estate planning, including the distribution of your estate and care arrangements in the event of incapacity. She also provides guidance on business succession planning to ensure a smooth transition for your loved ones. Maria offers expert counsel in areas such as trust administration, probate, and corporate formation. Her focused areas of practice include Wills, Trusts, Estates, Probate & Trust Administration, Corporate Compliance, Business Succession Planning, and Contracts.
Estate planning is the process of making decisions regarding the management and distribution of your care and your estate (your assets) during your lifetime and after your death. This process often includes business succession planning to ensure a smooth transition of your business interests. Additionally, it involves creating a plan for trust administration to ensure that your decisions are carried out by the individuals you appoint.
Estate planning that involves more complex or sophisticated documents may be necessary to fulfill your wishes. This could include business succession planning to ensure a smooth transition of your assets or trust administration for a special needs trust to care for a family member.
Probate is the supervised process for administering the estate of an individual who did not have a Will or who only had a Will at the time of death. This process can be particularly challenging without proper estate planning. Ensuring you have a solid plan, like business succession planning, can help mitigate complications. When it comes to trust administration after you have passed away, having someone with knowledgeable experience, like Maria, will make this process much more painless.
Do you have a business and need a legal hand? If you own and manage a business, it's crucial to consider business succession planning in case you become incapacitated or pass away. Reach out to Maria to discuss your estate planning options and ensure that your business is protected.
If you are in a partnership with a family member or co-own a business, what will happen to your enterprise if one of you dies? Is your business partner essential to your success? What are the implications if they become incapacitated or pass away?
At Maldonado Bashaw Law, we have extensive experience in trust administration and can provide tailored solutions to meet your business succession planning needs.
Maria has formed hundreds of corporate entities, including limited liability companies and partnerships, while also drafting the corresponding compliance documents essential for effective business succession planning. Additionally, she is well-versed in estate planning and trust administration.
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Maria drafts and reviews all matters of agreements related to business succession planning, estate planning, and trust administration, so do not sign and legally bind yourself without an attorney reviewing your documents.