August 28, 2023

Q&A: Meeting Russel G. “Russ” Robinson

Russ Robinson, joined MPS Law as a partner on July 1, along with his Robinson Payne LLC colleagues Rich Payne and longstanding paralegals Wendy Widmayer and Melissa Wolf. Robinson’s law practice focuses primarily on estate planning, estate and trust administration, charitable distributions, and counsel for high-net-worth individuals and families. He’s been practicing for 40 years….

June 30, 2023

Robinson Payne Joins MPS Law

As of July 1, 2023, the firm of Robinson Payne LLC will be joining Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC. Both named partners, Russel G. Robinson and Richmond A. Payne, along with longstanding paralegals Wendy K. Widmayer and Melissa A. Wolf, are making the move, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise in estate planning, corporate…

May 17, 2023

MPS Law Adds Three New Associate Attorneys

Demonstrating the firm’s ongoing commitment to smart growth, Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC (MPS Law) has added three new associates to its steadily growing professional staff. New associate attorney JonTia Pegues joins the firm’s commercial real estate practice group, and will focus her practice on tenant leasing and negotiation as well as general representation of…

April 27, 2023

Q&A: Francis Beninati on Estate Planning

Many people don’t consider creating wills and trusts until it’s too late. MPS attorney Francis Beninati says it’s never too early to think about estate planning. We sat down with him recently to talk about estate planning, helping clients understand their needs, and providing their heirs for their future. Tell us a little about yourself,…

November 21, 2018

Boomers Seek Business Succession

Author: Mark R. Raymond

When the “great recession” was in full bloom, the oldest baby boomers were approaching age 65 and the many business owners among them lamented missing the opportunity to “sell high.” Beginning in 2011 and every day since, over 10,000 boomers have reached age 65. Now that we are in an unprecedented period of economic growth,…

October 16, 2018

Trusts and Estates

Trust and estate issues are of vital importance to virtually every individual and corporate client of MPS Law, and our trusts and estates practice group is uniquely equipped to serve any and all of them. For individuals and families, we recognize that successful wealth planning requires client awareness of issues and opportunities; to that end,…

November 10, 2015

Some Business Owners Still Hope To Retire

Author: Mark R. Raymond

When constants are discussed, why do death and taxes always come up? Why not prosperity and relaxation? Well, actually change is the true constant and change is always unsettling. Planning around and in anticipation of changes requires constant awareness and flexibility. Many business owners “knew” in 2006 that they would transition their business long before…