Granstaff, Gaedke and Edgmon, P.C.’s main emphasis is on
estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration and business
law. In addition, the firm engages in real estate, banking and litigation
to support the areas above.

Estate Planning
  • Wills and Revocable Management Trusts
  • Specialty Trusts
  • Bypass Trusts
  • QTIP Trusts
  • Generation­Skipping Trust (i.e., Dynasty Trusts)
  • Life Insurance Trusts
  • Special Needs Trusts
  • Grantor Trusts
  • Subchapter S Trusts (QSST and ESBT)
  • Charitable Lead and Remainder Trusts
  • Charitable Foundations and Charitable Trusts
  • Uncontested Guardianships
  • Premarital and Postmarital Agreements
  • Freeze Techniques for large estates
  • Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
  • Sale to a Defective Grantor Trust
  • Qualified Personal Residence Trust

Business Planning
  • Creation of Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Corporations
  • Mergers and Acquisitions with an emphasis of buying and selling of businesses
  • Recapitalizations
  • Preparation of Deferred Compensation Plans and Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Gifting of Business interests

Tax Research and Compliance
  • Research of Income, Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping tax issues
  • Applications for Private Letter Rulings to Treasury Department
  • Preparation of Forms 706 (Estate Tax Returns) and Form 709 (Gift Tax Returns) and consultation services with client’s CPA concerning forms

Real Estate
  • Preparation of Deeds, Lease Agreements, Partitions and Exchanges
  • Section 1031 Like­Kind Exchanges
  • Oil and Gas Leases

Estate and Trust Administration
  • Estate and Trust Settlement
  • Funding Testamentary Trusts
  • Merger and Termination of Trusts
  • Severance of GST Trusts
  • Modification and Reformation of Trusts​

Litigation
  • Litigation services to supports the areas described above