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Michael J. O’Brien, Estate Planning Attorney
Michael J. O’Brien is a practicing attorney and a founding partner of Cleveland-based The O’Brien Law Firm LLC. Mr. O’Brien’s firm emphasizes estate and trust planning and administration, probate, corporate planning, family business, family limited partnership and charitable trust and private family foundation planning Read More!
Beneficiary Designations and the SECURE Act Basics
Beneficiary designations can be deceptively simple. But their simplicity is sort of like an iceberg.... [Read more...]
Beneficiary Designations and the SECURE Act: Eligible Designated Beneficiaries
Beneficiary designations can be deceptively simple. But their simplicity is sort of like an iceberg.... [Read more...]
Joint Tenancy Problems in Estate Planning
Sometimes people use Joint Tenancy as an easy, simple way to do Estate Planning. However,... [Read more...]
Biden Administration Could Reduce Estate Tax Exclusion
Runoff Elections in Georgia resulted in a Senate controlled by Democrats. Could this impact your... [Read more...]
Estate Planning: It’s Not Just About the Estate Taxes
The recent tax law temporarily doubled the estate tax exemption. That doesn’t mean there’s no... [Read more...]
What’s an “Atom Bomb” or “Contingent Remainder” Beneficiary?
When you’re deciding to whom to leave assets, most people choose their children or other... [Read more...]
Fair Isn’t Always Equal and Vice Versa
When you’re deciding how your assets should be divided at death, sometimes dividing them equally... [Read more...]
The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 4: Where
People often have questions about Estate Planning. This is the fourth in a series of... [Read more...]
The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 3: When
People often have questions about Estate Planning. This is the third in a series of... [Read more...]
The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 2
People often have questions about Estate Planning. This is the second in a series of... [Read more...]
The Questions of Estate Planning, Part I: Who
People often have questions on Estate Planning. This is the first in a series of... [Read more...]
