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PRACTICE AREAS
Sally and David Mulhern have practiced in Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
since
1988. Peter Scott (now of counsel) joined the practice in
1991. The firm
concentrates in three areas: estate planning, probate
and trust
administration, and business and contractual
matters.
In the
area of estate planning, our focus is on providing
excellent client service in the area of wills, trusts,
estate planning, charitable giving, tax exempt charitable
organizations, and guardianships. I
n doing this, our goal is to
develop in-depth client relationships that enable us to
implement the best possible estate planning strategy for the family.
Initially, this typically involves discussions about how best to transfer
the family's assets inter-generationally.
Following this, we draft appropriate documents (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, etc.). Estate planning, however, is a dynamic and ongoing process, and our clients keep in touch with us over a long-term planning horizon, making appropriate changes as family, legal, and financial circumstances evolve. We commit to keeping our clients informed on a regular basis about developments in the law.
We also focus extensively in the area of the administration of decedents' trusts and estates. When a family member dies, there are numerous legal steps that come into effect. We find that clients in this area face the dual challenge of tackling unfamiliar legal and financial matters at a time of grief and loss, and we work very hard to make the process as smooth and efficient as possible. This involves attending to all steps necessary to pass the decedent's assets, either via will or trust, to the beneficiaries. Sometimes this involves probate court proceedings, some of
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In the business law area, we have assisted many businesses, ranging from sole proprietorships to businesses with hundreds of employees, on business entity formation, shareholder matters, transactional matters, contractual matters, and business succession planning. This last area is a particular area of focus in our practice, as it overlaps with our trust and estate clients and services. Many clients use us as their general counsel, turning to us in the first instance for all corporate and business advice.
We have outstanding paralegals working with us at every stage of legal service. This allows us to manage efficiently a substantial number of client matters, and to respond more quickly to client nquiries. At the same time, it allows us to provide outstanding, yet cost-efficient, service to our clients, most of whom develop friendly, first-name relations with the paralegals.
The firm has developed a national reputation in the trust and estate area. Sally is a frequent peaker to global financial institutions, major universities, and charitable organizations around the country on a range of sophisticated estate planning matters (refer to www.estateplanningtodiefor.com). David has served as counsel to major national law firms on New Hampshire law matters. Service to the Seacoast, New Hampshire community, however, remains our prime focus.