La Crosse & Kenosha Asset Protection Attorneys
Asset protection planning can mean three different things to most people. To some, it means estate planning. To others, it means structuring your business and affairs in order to protect your assets in the event the business fails or you are sued for malpractice. To yet others, it means taking action to protect assets when creditors are knocking at the door.
As experienced estate planning, business and bankruptcy attorneys, we can help you in all of these scenarios.
Go to our Estate Planning page to learn how we can assist you in asset protection as part of your estate plan.
As experienced Business Law, Estate Planning and Real Estate attorneys, we can advise you on structuring your business, entering into restrictive covenants for your real estate, entering into marital property agreements with your spouse, along with other techniques to limit you and your spouse’s liability.
As preeminent Bankruptcy law attorneys, we have the knowledge and experience to properly advise you on asset protection when you are in such deep financial trouble that a bankruptcy may be the only way out. Asset protection planning in this context is a very complicated area of the law and if done improperly, can not only cause you to lose the property you were trying to protect, but can also lead to a criminal conviction. Proper asset protection planning is not hiding assets, nor will it allow you to avoid paying taxes. Legitimate asset protection planning does not involve taking action to hinder, delay or defraud your creditors. In spite of the foregoing, it is possible to take limited action to protect your assets even if you are on the verge of filing bankruptcy. We can advise you of the risks and benefits of asset protection techniques such as converting non-exempt assets to exempt assets.
Contact an Asset Protection Attorney Today
The experienced estate planning, business and bankruptcy attorneys at the Law Offices of James W. McNeilly Jr., LLC can assist you in creating and following an asset protection plan. Call us for a free consultation on asset protection planning at 608.782.4262 in the La Crosse area, and 262.843.3400 in the Kenosha area, or send us an e-mail.
Our firm serves clients throughout Western and Southeastern Wisconsin.
