Wills Attorney SoHo: Estate Plans Built for Downtown Life
SoHo lives are not standard, and neither are SoHo assets: loft co-ops, royalties and IP, a company you started, art you collected. A wills attorney who gets that builds a plan in plain English that actually covers what you own, without the boilerplate and without the jargon.
A will that matches what you actually own
A good will does the basics, names who inherits, who is in charge, and who cares for minor children, but it also has to reach the things that make a SoHo estate unique. We build your estate plan around real assets: a loft co-op with its board and proprietary lease, intellectual property and royalty streams, a stake in a business, and the personal collection most form wills quietly ignore.
Wills, trusts, and keeping it private
If you would rather keep your affairs out of the public probate record, or control how and when heirs receive what you leave, we layer in a trust alongside the will. For founders and creatives, a trust can also hold a business interest or IP so it passes without a court bottleneck and without disrupting the work itself.
The documents that protect you while you are alive
Estate planning is not only about death. A durable power of attorney and a healthcare proxy decide who steps in if you are incapacitated, on a deal, on a shoot, or just in the hospital. We make sure those are airtight, because they get used long before a will ever does. And by planning now, you make any future probate process far simpler for the people you leave in charge.
Frequently Asked Questions
I own a loft co-op in SoHo. Does that change my will?
It can. Co-ops are shares in a corporation with a board and a proprietary lease, not traditional real property, so how the interest passes, and whether a trust should hold it, deserves specific attention. We plan for the co-op's transfer rules, not just generic real estate.
How do royalties, IP, and a business get handled in an estate plan?
These assets often benefit from a trust or clear succession language so they keep generating value and pass without a court holding things up. We identify each income stream and ownership interest and make sure your plan actually directs it.
Can you keep my estate private?
A will alone becomes part of the public probate file. A properly funded revocable trust keeps the details private and avoids probate for the assets it holds, which many creatives and founders prefer.
Get a will that fits your work and your life
Speak with Alan Vaitzman, Esq. about wills, trusts, and protecting your work. Free consultation, no jargon.
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