Experienced, Las Vegas Probate Lawyer

Let Us Handle the Legal Issues in Probate During This Time of Grief

At Cassady Law Offices, P.C., we serve families and beneficiaries in all forms of estate and probate administration matters. Probate attorney Jasen Cassady has extensive experience probating wills and administering trusts. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with an advanced legal degree in Taxation.

Cassady Law Offices, serves clients throughout Las Vegas and Henderson in estate planning and probate. We effectively protect the interests of estates and executors in Nevada probate court. We also provide an important voice for clients in will contests and trust disputes.

Are You an Executor of an Estate Needing Help?

While grieving the death of a friend or family member, an executor of an estate has the added stress of handling the probate process. The interests of family members, creditors, and beneficiaries must be addressed. The paperwork is often complicated, and court procedures can be lengthy and time consuming. Attorney Jasen Cassady can help you probate the estate can protect you from potential liability.

Need Assistance With Estate or Trust Administration?

Trust and estate administration can require complex record keeping and reporting. As your probate or trust lawyer, Jasen Cassady can help you locate the correct will and other enforceable documents. Our firm also advises clients on when to nominate an estate administrator as opposed to acting as administrator yourself. Mr. Cassady helps clients determine appropriate charges to and payouts from estates and trusts.

At Cassady Law Offices, we also guide clients in efficient estate administration by helping them make choices based on the value of the estate. We take time to explain what options are available in estate administration for estates of various levels of complexity, such as:

• Affidavit of entitlement — If the estate in probate has a value of $20,000 or less and does not include any real property, you may be able to use this relatively simple procedure. You must be entitled to receive assets of the estate, either because you are named in the will or, if there is no will, through the rules of intestate succession. In other cases, you may still qualify if certain notice requirements are met.
• Set aside — Estates valued at $75,000 or less can have assets "set aside" without formal administration. This procedure includes filing a petition with the court and a single hearing, and the process can usually be completed within 30 days if no additional issues arise.
• General probate administration — For most estates valued over $75,000, general probate administration is required. The process includes appointing a personal representative, notifying creditors, liquidating estate assets, reviewing creditor claims, approving estate management, and distrusting assets to heirs.
• Summary administration — In some circumstances, estates of $200,000 or less may qualify for the summary administration process. This is formal probate but with some processes abbreviated — for example, the creditors' claim period is shortened from 90 to 60 days.

We are sensitive to the issues facing family members during probate administration and probate disputes. We go out of our way to put our clients at ease.

Schedule a Free Initial Consultation With a Lawyer

If you are a trustee or would like an attorney to administer your trust or estate, we can help. We represent the interests of estates in probate, executors, trustees, and beneficiaries.

Contact our law firm today to schedule a free initial consultation with Attorney Jasen Cassady. To learn more, reference our probate and estate planning resource guide.