Our Services
Tax Law
We offer our clients over fifty years of experience dealing with the Internal Revenue Service and Michigan Department of Treasury and can assist our clients in all aspects of tax law including:
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Filing Delinquent Tax Returns
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Resolving Your Tax Matter
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Tax Debt Problems
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Tax Lien & Levy Releases
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Tax Penalty Removal
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Innocent Spouse Claims
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IRS/State Audit Representation
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Federal/State Tax Litigation
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Business & Payroll Taxes
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Business Planning
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Bankruptcy
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IRS Seizures
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Garnishments
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Filing Annual Income Tax Returns
Trust Administration & Probate
The administration of a living trust, after death, can be a lengthy and costly process. Therefore, our office provides our clients with the post-death administration of a living trust or administration of a will through the probate process when necessary. Or, alternatively, when our clients wish to handle the administration of a loved-one’s estate themselves, we can offer assistance at whatever level the client desires.
Trusts, Wills, Estates, Tax & Business
Succession Planning
Meeting with potential new clients to assist in the planning of their estate is always a welcomed experience. Each family has different goals and an idea of what they want to happen to their assets upon their death. We listen to our clients and after we have an understanding of the clients’ assets, family situation, personal needs and wishes, we recommend and develop strategies to implement our clients’ goals. We then establish an effective and comprehensive estate plan including living trusts, wills, life insurance trusts, powers of attorney, both general durable and health care, personal and corporate income tax returns, and, where appropriate, gift tax returns and family limited partnerships, family limited liability companies or other entities. We also help our clients transfer their family business from one generation to the next, while minimizing estate and income taxation and intra-family conflict.
Business Law
We represent our clients in all phases of business law, including the formation, operation, acquisition, sale, merger and/or dissolution of businesses.
Real Estate Law
We represent clients in all phases of commercial and residential real estate transactions.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the highest quality legal representation and personalized service and care, in order to achieve total client satisfaction.
We are not a “cookie-cutter” operation with high volumes of clients passing through our doors. We offer long-term relationships with our clients and their families. We stay in close touch with our clients and offer personalized and confidential service. We believe in returning telephone calls on a timely basis and strive to perform our services quickly and efficiently.
As part of our service to our clients, we work closely with their accountants, financial planners and other professional advisors in order that the strategies and plans we develop are consistent with the plans and strategies pursued by other professionals with whom they are working.
Our clients have realized millions of dollars in estate tax savings as a result of our planning and administering of their estates. My staff and I have extensive experience planning and administering small, moderate and large sized estates.
Our Fees
Because every client’s situation is different, so are the charges for services rendered by our firm. We are absolutely devoted to providing the best possible legal services to our clients at a fair and reasonable fee. A typical living trust for a married couple, including wills, general durable and health care powers of attorney, certificates of trust existence and authority, assignments of tangible personal property, preparation of deeds and recording with the appropriate register of deeds, usually starts at $1,200.00, plus any out-of-pocket expenses. All other matters are billed at an hourly billing rate which is currently between $200.00 and $250.00 per hour for attorney time and ranges from $75.00 to $125.00 for services by legal assistants and paralegals.
You can contact us from 8:00 a.m. until at least 5:30 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. Many times staff is available over the weekend or you can leave a message on our voicemail. Most often we will get back to you within twelve to twenty-four hours of your call. You may also contact our office via email. Send your detailed message which includes your name, telephone number, fax number if available, and the best time to contact you to fmp@polaskylaw.com.
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