Estate Planning, Probate and Tax Law
Donald Meltzer, Attorney at Law, Serves Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Surrounding Areas
For more than 20 years,I have provided clients in Greater Baton Rouge a variety of essential legal services.I help people lay careful, clear plans for the future with estate planning.I guide clients who've lost a loved one through an often complex and time-consuming probate process. AndI help individuals and businesses effectively deal with difficult tax problems.
Call 225-216-0015 to schedule an appointment with Don Meltzer, Attorney at Law. You can also contactme online.
Irepresent and counsel clients in a full range of legal areas, including the following:
Estate Planning and Probate: Drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, prenuptial agreements, elder law documents/issues, gift and estate tax return preparation. I also help clients with community property partitions, will contests, trust administration, probate administration and probate litigation.
Tax law for individuals and businesses: Handling state, local and federal income taxes, sales taxes, gift taxes and estate taxes.I also offer counsel and representation for making offer in compromise and agreements with the various tax agencies.I can also help businesses and individuals craft IRS or state payment plans, negotiated amounts, etc.
Business formation and organization: Helping entrepreneurs choose the proper legal entity for their start-up (LLC, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship) and then organizing their business and legal documentation properly.
When facing difficult tax problems or needing estate planning guidance in shaping the future for your family, you need a lawyer committed to both his clients and community. Don Meltzer is a board certified tax attorney and board certified estate planning and administration specialist. ThoughI work exclusively as a lawyer helping clients with difficult financial questions and problems, I'm also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
I have advised clients administering estates valued as high as$15,000,000.00 and advised clients regarding estate planning for estates valued up to $25,000.000.00. I have successfully represented clients in a variety of tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, including a case regarding estate and gift taxes that precipitated a change in IRS position on the treatment of life insurance policies in Louisiana.
We're Ready to Help
I provide the sophisticated services of a large law firm with the devotion to detail andmy clients that are the hallmarks of good small firms. Callme at 225-216-0015 to schedule an appointment. You can also contactme online.
Donald M. Meltzer, Attorney at Law,LLC