Roswell, Georgia Law Firm
Atlanta Long-Term Planning Lawyer
At the firm of Patrick J. Gibbs, P.C., Attorney at Law, I have been in practice for more than 35 years, focusing the last 20 years of my professional career mainly on estate planning and probate law issues. I have personally handled more than 1,500 estate plans. I emphasize solutions, looking for ways to get the outcome you want in an efficient and cost-effective way.
My Approach
I take a holistic approach, looking carefully at how your estate planning strategies will affect other aspects of your life. I believe that a will or a trust is important, but I also believe that it is only one component of your overall estate planning package. I will look at probate and non-probate assets, including life insurance and retirement funds, helping you implement planning techniques that minimize the risk of loss because of estate taxes. Your plan can use techniques to protect your assets for your loved ones.
My Practice
I concentrate my practice on issues related to estate planning and probate. I will help you determine the most effective approach to meet your unique objectives and will prepare and execute all the documents necessary to put your plan in place, including wills, trusts, special needs trusts, powers of attorney and advance medical directives/living wills. I can also help protect your rights if your loved one died without a will.
I work with people who have been appointed as executors or administrators of an estate, helping them meet the requirements to successfully navigate the estate administration process, starting with the probate court. I will also help you plan for the possible need to pay for nursing home or other long-term care.
A Profile of Attorney Patrick J. Gibbs
Lawyer in Roswell, Georgia
At the firm of attorney Patrick J. Gibbs, P.C. I have been in practice since 1976, focusing the last 20 years of my career mainly on estate planning and probate matters. I take a comprehensive approach, examining how traditional estate planning tools such as wills and trusts can be integrated into an overall strategy that covers all of your assets, including non-probate property such as life insurance policies or retirement accounts.
Since dedicating my practice to estate planning, I have personally prepared more than 1,500 estates. I will help you understand all your options so that you can implement solutions that meet your specific needs.
I am a 1975 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School and served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corp in the U.S. Army for four years before entering private practice. I am a member of the Fiduciary Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and have served on the Board of Directors of the North Fulton Bar Association. For 12 years, I wrote a column on legal issues for The North Georgia Star, a monthly newspaper distributed in counties north of Atlanta.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Estate Planning
Wills
Intestacy (Death Without a Will)
Trusts
Special Needs Trusts
Probate and Estate Administration
Small Businesses and Corporations
Living Wills
Elder Law