Asset-protection attorneys
Asset Protection Planners
Asset Protection Planners builds creditor-protection structures for individuals, families and businesses. It is a Washington, D.C. law firm operating as a trade name of Lawyers Limited PLLC, with full-time licensed attorneys and professional consultants on staff.
Work starts with an assessment of the assets to be protected, the risks they face and the client's financial objectives. From that the firm designs a plan built out of legal entities: asset protection trusts established in offshore jurisdictions, domestic and offshore LLCs, corporations, limited partnerships and private banking accounts, often layered across more than one jurisdiction. The firm is explicit about scope, stating that it safeguards assets a client currently owns and does not locate or recover assets that are not in the client's possession.
The firm says its management has worked in asset protection since 1991, that Lawyers Limited was formed in 1906, and that a high share of its staff have been with it for 10 to 20 years. It keeps two headquarters, in Washington, D.C. and Santa Clarita, California, lists further addresses in Pompano Beach, Florida and Palmdale, California, and has employees in eleven states plus associates internationally.
Risk evaluations and plan consultations are free, and the firm asks that prospective clients have more than $500,000 of assets to protect. Offshore structures carry US tax and reporting obligations, so take independent tax advice before acting on a plan.
Best for
Investors and professionals with more than $500,000 of assets who want LLC, trust and offshore structures set up for creditor protection. Not a fit for recovering assets already out of your hands.
What they do
- Offshore asset protection trusts
- Domestic asset protection trusts
- Domestic and offshore LLC formation
- Corporation and limited partnership formation
- Offshore and private banking account setup
- Real estate asset protection structures
- Layered multi-jurisdiction plan design
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Offices | Washington, DC, Santa Clarita, CA, Pompano Beach, FL, Palmdale, CA |
| How they charge | Risk evaluations and asset protection plan consultations are free; the firm asks that prospective clients have over $500,000 of assets to protect. |
What stands out
- Operates as a trade name (DBA) of Lawyers Limited PLLC, a Washington, D.C. law firm.
- Says its management has worked in the asset protection field since 1991.
- Keeps two headquarters, in Washington, D.C. and Santa Clarita, California, with staff in eleven states.
- States that it safeguards assets a client already owns and does not recover assets held elsewhere.