Business Details
Your Trusted Estate Planning and Probate Attorneys in Brandon, MS
At Palmer & Slay, we combine decades of legal expertise with personalized service to help clients in Mississippi navigate estate planning, probate, and elder law. Our attorneys prioritize understanding each client's unique needs, crafting customized solutions that protect assets, ensure family security, and comply with evolving legal standards. With deep roots in the Jackson/Brandon community, we focus on building long-term relationships grounded in trust and transparency.Our practice emphasizes creative problem-solving, whether establishing trusts to avoid probate, guiding executors through complex administration processes, or developing Medicaid-compliant strategies for long-term care. We measure success by our clients' peace of mind, knowing their legacies and loved ones are protected through meticulously designed legal frameworks.
Services
Estate Planning
Probate Administration
Elder Law
Special Needs Trusts
Business Succession Planning
Medicaid Eligibility Strategies
Trust Administration
Guardianship Establishment
Asset Protection Planning
Will Contests
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of Mississippi-specific estate law expertise
- Our customized trust solutions minimize probate exposure
- Specialized Medicaid planning preserves eligibility for long-term care benefits
- We handle complex probate administration with fiduciary diligence
- Family-focused approach to special needs trust creation
Services
Estate Planning
Our Mississippi estate planning services create legally binding frameworks to protect assets and family interests. We specialize in wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and advanced directives that ensure your wishes are honored. Our attorneys stay current with state-specific regulations to provide tailored solutions that minimize tax liabilities and avoid probate complications.
Probate Administration
We guide executors through Mississippi's probate process with fiduciary expertise. Our services include asset inventory, debt settlement, tax filings, and distribution compliance. We represent estates in Chancery Court while minimizing family conflicts and ensuring adherence to will provisions or state intestacy laws.
Elder Law Planning
Our elder law practice focuses on Medicaid eligibility strategies and incapacity planning. We create asset protection plans that maintain nursing home care eligibility while preserving family wealth. Services include power of attorney documents, guardianship establishment, and healthcare directives tailored to Mississippi residents' needs.
Special Needs Trusts
We design irrevocable trusts that protect government benefits for special needs individuals. Our customized plans allow supplemental funding for education, recreation, and medical expenses beyond basic needs. Attorneys ensure trust structures comply with both federal and Mississippi state regulations while maintaining long-term asset protection.
Business Succession
Our firm develops comprehensive succession strategies for Mississippi businesses. We create buy-sell agreements, family limited partnerships, and leadership training programs that ensure smooth ownership transitions. Services include valuation analysis, tax planning, and implementation of life insurance policies to fund ownership transfers while maintaining business continuity.
People
Chris Palmer
Attorney
Chris Palmer specializes in estate planning, probate, and elder law with over 20 years of Mississippi legal experience. He focuses on creating accessible, cost-effective solutions for asset protection and long-term care planning while maintaining personal client relationships.
Questions
What estate planning documents are essential for Mississippi residents?
Every Mississippi resident should have a will, durable power of attorney, and healthcare directive. Trust-based plans offer additional probate avoidance benefits.
How can Medicaid planning protect my assets?
Our attorneys create Medicaid-compliant trusts that protect assets while maintaining eligibility for nursing home care benefits through strategic five-year look-back planning.
What happens if someone dies without a will in Mississippi?
The state's intestacy laws determine asset distribution. Our firm guides executors through the probate process when no estate plan exists.
How do special needs trusts work?
These irrevocable trusts preserve government benefits like SSI while providing supplemental funds for non-essential care and living expenses.
Can I avoid probate in Mississippi?
Yes, through proper trust funding and payable-on-death designations. Our attorneys help structure estates to minimize probate exposure.
What's included in business succession planning?
We develop transition strategies covering ownership transfer, leadership training, financial structuring, and tax-efficient exit plans for Mississippi businesses.
