I own a business
Close the personal gaps. Then call us about the entity.
A will, durable POA, and directive cover your personal estate. But your LLC operating agreement, buy-sell, or corporate succession — the parts that decide what happens to your business if you die or are incapacitated — need a conversation, not a form.
Your recommended plan
Individual Will Essentials
One individual will, statutory durable power of attorney, medical power of attorney, directive to physicians, HIPAA authorization, and declaration of guardian for the adult's incapacity or disability.
- Texas courts don't automatically read your will into your LLC — your operating agreement controls.
- A solo-member LLC without a succession clause can be tied up for months while heirs wait.
- Get the personal plan done today (it's a form exercise), then pick up the entity work with Continuum.
Want to skip probate entirely?
Trust Plans start at $497.
A Revocable Living Trust keeps your estate out of probate, maintains privacy, and simplifies the transfer — three attorney-drafted tiers, delivered within one business day.
Compare Trust tiersTax-literate estate law from one attorney — not two people who blame each other.
Darryl V. Pratt is a dual-credentialed Texas attorney and licensed CPA. Most high-income Texans default to a generic estate attorney plus their existing CPA — and then discover mid-file that the two don't speak each other's language. A LONE STAR ★ COUNSEL advisory engagement eliminates that seam.
- §QSBS & §1202 — qualified small business stock exclusion planning with trust ownership structures (NGTs, stacking, gifting).
- §S-corp election decisions — when a trust can hold S-corp stock, electing small business trust (ESBT) vs. qualified subchapter S trust (QSST) modeling.
- §Professional practice succession — PLLC / PA buy-sell funded by life-insurance LLCs, goodwill allocation on death, state-board compliance.
- §Multi-state domicile — Texas homestead exemption vs. Florida / California residency, community-property optimization, pour-over vs. revocable trust.
- §Lifetime gifting & GRATs — annual exclusion stacking, intra-family loans, GRAT term modeling, tax basis preservation on inherited assets.
What's inside
5 documents, all Texas-statutory.
Simple Will (Individual)
Attorney-drafted, Texas-statutory will with a self-proving affidavit.
Statutory Durable Power of Attorney
The exact form Texas banks recognize.
Medical Power of Attorney
Name your healthcare decision-maker.
Directive to Physicians (Living Will)
Texas's living will, properly named.
HIPAA Authorization
Let trusted people access your medical records.
Your business needs tailored counsel.
Operating agreements, buy-sell provisions, §1202 QSBS planning, management succession, and trust-owned entity structuring are not DIY territory. Start your personal plan here, then let's talk entity at ContinuumCounsel.com.
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