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The Situation

An elderly client with a multi-million-dollar estate is enjoying his twilight years.

The trust faced complex issues that the trustor could not resolve on his own. The trustor’s counsel recommended hiring our experts to ensure professional management of the substantial trust.

How We Advised

Our experts oversaw the client's financial management, taxes, and asset management as his private fiduciary-trustee.  Upon appointment as trustee, we collaborated with the trustor, counsel, and beneficiaries to quickly resolve wealth distribution issues, outstanding litigation, and tax matters pursuant to the client's revocable trust.

Obstacles & Our Solutions

  • Trustor lacked a team of experienced professionals to collaborate and maximize his financial opportunities.
    • We assembled a team of professionals, including a money management firm, a tax lawyer, and an accountant, to build a cohesive strategy.
    • The team developed and implemented a strategy to maximize the trustor’s returns on invested capital, with consideration for minimizing tax consequences in the short and long term.
    • Our team represents the ongoing best interests of the trustor and his trust.
  • Prior-year tax returns needed to be amended in order to preserve certain tax strategies.
    • We worked with an accountant, a tax lawyer, and the trustor to quickly amend the return.
  • The trustor’s real estate assets needed to be properly maintained and leased to quality tenants.
    • We changed the locks, secured new tenants, and insured the properties.
    • Our in-house construction supervision staff resolved significant deferred maintenance at one property, thereby increasing its value and optimizing its utilization.

Key Contact

David Stapleton, CPA, CLPF 
Senior Managing Director 
Strategic Advisory Practice 
+1 213 235 0601 
[email protected] 

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