Over Four Decades, Assisting Our Clients
To Preserve and Protect Their Wealth

Schmidt & Horen LLP offers legal services in the following areas:

Estate Planning, Elder Law, Estate Administration, Medicaid Planning, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Fiduciary Accounting, Fiduciary Income Tax Returns, Charitable Gift Planning, Private Family Foundations, Business Organization and Continuity Planning, Real Estate, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Executive Compensation, Qualified Retirement Plans, Health & Welfare Plans and Executive Compensation Plans, including Stock Options, Employment Contracts, Restricted Stock and Bonus Agreements

Before we agree to be retained by a new client, we first meet without charge to establish a relationship and determine the exact nature of the person's needs. In this way, the potential client does not feel intimidated by the prospect of paying a fee for a service that may not be needed or desired.

At the initial interview, we get to know each other, evaluate the client's needs and recommend specific techniques for resolving those needs. Because of our experience in similar cases, we can usually determine before being retained the amount of time and expertise needed to complete the recommended tasks. Therefore, in most situations at the initial meeting we will quote a specific fee for our services including the preparation of the recommended legal documents. The client is then able to weigh the benefits of our advice and the costs to implement our recommendations.

It is not necessary to reinvent the wheel for each new client. We are paid for our experience in determining which legal and tax techniques best fit each client's unique needs. We then deliver legal documents that are continually being reviewed and molded to provide some of the most practical and up-to-date legal instruments available.

We realize the importance of speedy implementation of our legal advice. In addition, we understand the importance of communicating with our clients. We strive to return telephone calls in a timely manner and respond as quickly as possible to our clients' needs. Since we are a small firm, each of our lawyers is available to assist our clients in an emergency. We realize that only by providing competent services in a timely manner can we retain our clients' confidence and goodwill.