Secure Your Family's Future
Custom Estate Planning Services for You and Your Family
Secure Your Family's Future
Custom Estate Planning Services for You and Your Family
About Legacy Guardian Law Firm
Our Mission
At Legacy Guardian Law Firm, our mission is to focus on three categories of clients: (1) first respononders who risk their lives daily for the benefit of the community, (2) veterans who may need assistance to gather information, apply, appeal, and obtain benefits that they have earned, and (3) individuals and couples who want to plan ahead to ensure that in the event of their passing: (a) their belongings pass to the beneficiaries of their choosing (as opposed to the Probate Court's determinations by law), (b) their valuables are placed in a secure estate plan that minimizes the chances of complications post-mortem, and (c) their assets are protected from fraudulent creditors.
Not only do we strive to ensure that our clients' assets are protected and their wishes are carried out effectively, but our goal is to prevent your estate from going through probate administration unnecessarily which can be time-consuming and costly. Probate administration process can take between 12 to 36 months, sometimes longer.
Another goal of our firm is to provide advice if requested on the kind of estate plan that honors God. Should you be a Christian and would like to build an estate plan in a Biblical way, we can help you to do so.
We prioritize your needs and we want to do what is best for you and your family. This is one of the reasons we provide an initial consultation meeting without charge so that we can find out on both sides whether there is a good fit for us to work together but also to inform you regarding different estate plans that are available for your situation. Call us to schedule a time to meet. We'd love to meet you.
Our Services
We provide the following estate plan services:
(1) Revocable Living Trust-based estate plan (this approach prevents probate administration);
(2) Transfer on Death Deeds and Payment on Death Forms (this approach prevents probate administration);
(3) Will-based estate plan (this approach involves probate administration);
(4) Help veterans qualify for veterans benefits (we are accredited with the Veterans Administration);
(5) Pet Trusts so that you can provide for your beloved pet; and
(6) Health Care Directives like (a) Living Will (i.e., under what circumstances you want to be placed in hospice), (b) Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, and (c) HIPAA Release Authorization Forms.
We are dedicated to providing personalized attention and guidance to each of our clients. We take the time to understand your unique needs, priorities, and goals to implement them into your estate plan.
The Attorney Behind Legacy Guardian Law Firm
Professional Biography
Emma Nakakuki worked on Wall Street in New York City for over 20 years. She specialized in contract law, derivative instruments (financial instruments traded on Wall Street), trust formation for special purpose vehicles, and compliance with The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. She was asked to work at an investment bank in London for a year before she returned to New York City in 2014.
Thereafter, she was recruited by a large mutual fund complex called Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. in Kansas City to work in their Legal Department from 2014 to 2022. She left Waddell & Reed after it was acquired by a large Australian firm in 2021 (and stayed on until 2022 to help with some of the transition matters).
In 2022, Emma felt a calling to help fill a void in the community. It turns out that many people do not know that estate planning is for everyone, not just the super wealthy. She felt a calling to inform others about how everyone can protect their assets from unecessary expenses that probate courts charge for probate administration. After your passing, your entire estate will need to go through probate administration (by law) if there is not a proper estate plan put in place before your passing.
Many people think that signing a "Last Will and Testament" will prevent their assets from going through probate administration, but this is not true. After one's passing, having your assets go through probate administration can be costly because a probate court can end up charging up to 30% of your entire estate. This is the case because these costs include not only the probate court costs, but also for the court-assigned accountants, court-assigned personal representative, and court-assigned probate attorney costs which can be recurring annual costs if the process takes longer than a year. Your assets can be frozen during the time period of the probate administration which means that your family members will not have access to your assets immediately after you pass. Also, keep in mind that probate administration can take one to three years to complete (sometimes longer).
It is important to become informed about how you can prevent your estate from going through probate administration unnecessarily. There are times when it is better to have the probate court's involvement, but in most cases, it is better to establish an estate plan so that your estate can forego having to pay thousands of dollars in probate administration costs.
Our firm's goal is to disseminate information about how to establish the right estate plan for that person's situation and to inform as many people as possible about the various strategies that are available in the estate planning world. It is actually a fascinating field. Becoming educated about the different kinds of estate plans and putting a plan in place can bring you a peace of mind.
After one passes away, it is too late. It is too late to do anything after a person passes away, and if an estate plan has not been implemented, all of that person's assets will go through probate administration. This means that the probate court will end up determining who gets what portion of your estate (determined by law) (instead of you being able to choose who gets what from your estate).
The time to handle your estate plan is now. Don't wait. Please contact us so that we can show you how to efficiently put together a plan that works for your situation.
First Responders
We believe that first responders deserve special care because they risk their lives daily for the sake of the community. A team of firefighters came to my place about three years ago, and the lead fireman was so kind, helpful, and encouraging. Many firefighters, police officers, and paramedics do not know how easy it is to put in place an estate plan to protect their family from experiencing the family assets from unexpectedly becoming inaccessible (and only accessible through the executrix assigned by the court) should anything happen to them while they are at work.
First responders have always had a special place in my heart, and I want to do my best to put in place at least a basic estate plan for every single first responder in Kansas and Missouri. We offer a 30% discount to first responders because we want to encourage them to put in place an estate plan to secure the future of their family members.
Veterans
Veterans have risked their lives to defend our country and to protect the lives of American citizens. The U.S. Army's motto since the Revolutionary War has been "This, We'll Defend." The U.S. Navy's mission statement is to keep the seas open and free and to defend American interests around the world. The U.S. Air Force's mission statement is "fly, fight, and win ... airpower anytime, anywhere."
The U.S. Marine Corp's mission statement is to protect the nation and its interests and to fight and win battles wherever they may be. The U.S. Coast Guard's mission statement is to ensure the safety, security, and stewardship of the nation's maritime interests.
We are able to live our lives in America with freedom and a peace of mind because of the men and women who have served in the military. Legacy Guardian Law Firm respects and honors the military men and women who have served our country. Now that these men and women have finished serving, they are entitled to be treated with care by the rest of us in America.
Quite often, veterans are unsure about whether they qualify for veterans benefits, and even if they know they qualify, they may not know how to apply. Even after applying, if their initial request is denied, they may not know that they have the right to appeal. They may not know who to appeal to or how to appeal. Veterans also may not know the kinds of benefits that the Veterans Administration offers.
We want to bridge that gap so that veterans are properly represented and cared for with respect to benefits that they have earned. Please contact us to set up an initial consultation meeting so that you can share with us the details of your situation, and we can share with you what options you have. The initial meeting is free of charge to you. We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us
Sometimes it is better to ask
We offer the initial one-hour consultation meeting without charge because we believe that giving the key information about estate planning to potential clients is a part of our job. Until you are informed about how estate planning works, you may not know what your needs are. If you can't come in for a meeting, we can also help through phone calls, email inquiries, and virtual meetings. Contact us at emma@legacyguardianlawfirm.com We look forward to hearing from you!
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Estate planning is vital for people of all ages. We look forward to helping you to set up the right estate plan for you!
