The role of trustee and executor is a very serious undertaking. Once someone is named a trustee of a certain trust or the executor of a will, they owe the duties of honesty and loyalty to the beneficiaries of that trust and estate.
For clients that are finally deciding to implement an estate plan, their main goals are to avoid court and taxes while ultimately getting their estate to their loved ones. This firm guides clients through this complex legal area of estate planning
Barry is well-versed in the process of anticipating and arranging for the disposal of an estate during a person’s life. Such plans typically attempt to eliminate uncertainties over the administration of a probate and maximize the value of the estate by reducing taxes and other expenses. Sometimes these types of cases end up in court and in mediation. Barry earned his mediation certification from Pepperdine School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and mediates litigated cases in Nevada and Placer counties.
For clients that are finally deciding to implement an estate plan, their main goals are to avoid court and taxes while ultimately getting their estate to their loved ones. This firm guides clients through this complex legal area of estate planning.
Barry W. PruettBarry is a former President of the Rotary Club of Nevada County South and Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus of Grass Valley. He is an active member of the State Bars of both Indiana and California.
After practicing law in Indiana, Barry and his family moved back to Nevada County. Since graduating from Valparaiso University School of Law, the focus of Barry’s practice has been trust and probate litigation and appellate work. Barry earned his mediation certification from Pepperdine School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and mediates litigated cases in Nevada and Placer counties.
