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Duke Schneider

February 6, 2015 by Hoppel Design

Duke Schneider

Partner – Trusts and Estates

Duke works primarily with family-owned and closely held businesses on succession planning, family wealth transfer planning and the structure of the business enterprise. Duke also works closely with individuals on a wide variety of estate and wealth transfer planning and estate and trust administration matters.

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Duke works primarily with family-owned and closely held businesses on succession planning, family wealth transfer planning and the structure of the business enterprise. Duke also works closely with individuals on a wide variety of estate and wealth transfer planning and estate and trust administration matters.

Notable Representations

  • Implemented a plan to shift ownership of a family-owned business to children including stock purchase, buy/sell, employment and deferred compensation agreements for an individual business owner.
  • Planned and created generation-skipping dynasty trusts for a family, including grantor retained annuity trust strategies for an individual client.
  • Planned and implemented a family limited partnership funded with real estate and investment assets for an individual client.
  • Represented and counseled business owner and individual clients in Estate and Trust Administrations.
  • Created and funded a private foundation and charitable remainder trust for a charitably inclined client, resulting in income and estate tax savings.
  • Represented an individual business owner in sale of a significant family-owned business

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  • Community Volunteers in Medicine, Planned Giving Committee, Harrison Society

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