BUSINESS & CORPORATE LAW

Forming and managing your business can be overwhelming. Whether you are starting a business on your own or with other owners, it is important to determine which business entity will work for all the owners currently, as well as in the future. Small Business owners need to keep their eye on costs while making strategic decisions to improve and grow their business. If your business is facing a legal issue, let Cohoon Legal help and set up a consultation.

Cohoon Legal assists clients to review, draft, negotiate and advice for the following:
Business Formation
       LLC, INC, PLLC, PC, SERIES LLC, Sole Proprietorship, and Not For Profit.
Corporate and Business documents
       By-Laws, Organization & Partnership Agreements, Resolutions, Assignments, Financing, Procedures, Risk Assessment, and Succession Planning.
Selling, Buying or Dissolving a company
       Buy-Sell Agreement, Transfers of Ownership, Assignment of Interests, 

WILL WITH POUR-OVER TRUSt

A pour-over will is a testamentary device wherein the writer of a will creates a trust, and decrees in the will that the property in his or her estate at the time of his or her death shall be distributed to the trust. In estate planning, trusts provide a way to avoid the probate process when transferring assets after the grantor’s death. When the time comes to settle an estate, assets funded into the trust get distributed to beneficiaries as directed by the grantor.

INTER-VIVOS TRUST

An inter-vivos trust is a living trust that holds assets of a trustor. and is created during the life of the trustor. The main benefit of an inter-vivos trust is that it helps avoid probate, a process in which a court distributes assets for an individual after their death.

POWER OF ATTORNEY – DURABLE

Durable Power of Attorney is a legal document that allows you to name a chosen person, or agent, to make decisions about your finances, business affairs and other transactions in case you are unable to make those decisions for yourself. A Durable Power of Attorney can begin while you are still able to make decisions or you can choose to have it go into effect when you are unable to make those decisions.

POWER OF ATTORNEY – MEDICAl

Medical Power of Attorney is a legal document that gives a chosen person, or agent, the authority to make health care and medical decisions when you are no longer able to make them for yourself, and a doctor so certifies. However, Medical Power of Attorney gives your agent the right to make health care decisions for you, when you are temporarily or permanently incapacitated.

DECLARATION OF GUARDIANSHIP

A Declaration of Guardian is a legal document that specifies who you want to serve as your legal guardian if there is ever a guardianship proceeding for you. The selected person may be a guardian of your person or your estate if you are ever found to be legally incapacitated. Guardian of the Person should be someone that can and is willing to care for the person’s health and well-being. Guardian of the Estate should be someone that is competent and is willing to manage the financial estate of the person.

COMPLETE ESTATE PLAN

1. Last Will and Testament
2. Statutory Durable Power of Attorney
3. Medical Power of Attorney
4. Appointment for Disposition of Remains
5. HIPAA Authorization
6. Declaration of Guardian in the Event of Later Incapacity or Need of Guardian
7. Declaration of Guardianship for Children (if needed)

• Providing you with instructions on how to coordinate your life insurance and retirement plan beneficiary designations with your estate planning documents.
• Sending you the documents needed to maintain an asset list and personal login and security access.
• Answering questions that you may have regarding your estate documents.
• Preparing final drafts of the documents for signing.
• Supervising your execution of these final documents.
• A Special Estate Folder for the completed, signed documents.
• Cohoon Legal does not offer Probate Legal Services, but will provide referrals for those clients who need a Probate Attorney.

SIMPLE WILL PLAN

1. Last Will & Testament
2. Durable Power of Attorney
3. Medical Power of Attorney
4. HIPAA Authorization
5. Instructions for signing and completion of documents
6. Explanation of each document and answering questions you may have.

*includes drafting and explanation only, no signing meeting

INDIVIDUAL ESTATE DOCUMENT (Drafting Only)

1. Last Will and Testament
2. Durable Power of Attorney
3. Medical Power of Attorney and HIPAA Authorization
4. Appointment for Disposition of Remains
5. Declaration of Guardianship for Children
6. Declaration of Guardian in the Event of Later Incapacity or Need of Guardian
7. Revocable Deed on Death
8. Advanced Directive to Physicians and Family