When it comes to protecting your future, there cannot be enough education. An advance directive can be confused for a last will and testament, but they are distinctly different and Phelps LaClair can help you understand how. While a last will and testament deals with...
With the various dimensions that there are to estate planning and asset protection, Phelps LaClair wants to assist you in gaining more insight of what is best for you. As most estate planning education is focused around married couples, it is just as important for...
We Know What Works Most first generation estate planning law firms have very little experience implementing living trusts in real life. However, at Phelps LaClair, we don’t just design living trusts on the “front end,” we also implement them on the “back end.” We have decades...
James Phelps is managing partner at Phelps LaClair, an estate planning law firm in Mesa, Arizona. The law firm was established over 40 years ago by Stephen Phelps, James’ father. Born and raised in the East Valley, James has strong ties to the state of...
Who We Are In the early 1980’s, Stephen Phelps, an Arizona native, closed his piano studio and decided to help bring peace of mind to people through preparing living trusts. He worked to educate people on what a trust is, how it benefits them, protects them,...
NFA Gun Trusts are an estate planning tool used to allow the owners of NFA Firearms to share them legally with family members and to pass them down responsibly. NFA Firearms (also called Title II Firearms) are guns and other items regulated by the National Firearms...
Create a Living Will Your End of Life Care Decisions Should Not be a Guessing Game A Living Will is an essential piece of your estate plan because it spells out your end-of-life medical decisions. A Living Will allows your family and physicians to rest assured...
At Phelps LaClair Firm we want to be there with you every step of the way. We want to help you from the beginning of the process to the very end and even beyond that. Many estate planning attorneys charge their clients several hundred dollars...
If you are the parent or guardian of a person who requires special needs planning, then you have probably begun to research how to guarantee that your loved one receives the care she needs after you are gone. While you can certainly leave special needs beneficiaries...
At Phelps LaClair, when we prepare an estate plan for you it is a lifelong commitment – not just a one-and-done arrangement. We are invested in the Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler and surrounding Phoenix metro communities. That is why taking time to make sure you have...