Mark A Fankhauser - Probate & Estate Attorneys: Dallas TX

Dallas Business Attorneys

Our estate planning practice involves the representation of individuals in connection with the design and implementation of comprehensive plans for both large and small estates. We prepare wills, living trusts, life insurance trusts, dynasty trusts, charitable lead and remainder trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and other instruments involved in the preservation and transmission of wealth. We also assist individuals, families and businesses with succession planning, including the preparation of buy-sell agreements and other documents to assist in the orderly transition of business assets between generations or to valued employees. We advise clients regarding the characterization of separate and community property, the negotiation and drafting of pre- and post-nuptial agreements and other marital property issues.

Fellow - American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

Mark A Fankhauser
Little Pedersen Fankhauser LLP
901 Main St #4110
Dallas TX 75202
Tel: 214 573-2301
Fax: 214 573-2323

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- Estate Planning
- Exempt Organizations
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Qualified Attorney/Mediator
- Will Contests and Fiduciary Litigation

Mr. Fankhauser practices in the areas of estate planning, probate and general tax matters. His practice has involved all aspects of estate planning, including planning for both large and small estates, life insurance trusts, charitable lead and remainder trusts, generation-skipping tax planning, family limited partnerships and the use of other family wealth maximization techniques. His probate and trust experience includes advice with respect to the administration of large estates and trusts, post-mortem tax planning, preparation of estate tax returns, controversies with the Internal Revenue Service, will contests and will construction suits, and the litigation and settlement of complex estate and trust matters. Mr. Fankhauser is a qualified attorney mediator and mediates exclusively in the area of will contests, and trust and estate controversies.

Mr. Fankhauser also has significant experience in the representation of tax-exempt charitable organizations and state university systems. This area of his practice includes rendering advice with respect to obtaining and retaining tax-exempt status, application of the private foundation rules, unrelated business income tax issues, charitable giving income tax rules and deferred giving techniques.