Michael T. Thompson, Esq.

Prepare Wills, trust agreements, powers of attorney, living wills, health care directives, and sophisticated estate planning documents to ensure our clients’ planning wishes are met. Advise and assist clients interested in charitable legacies through the use of charitable trusts, private foundations, conservation easements and other charitable dispositions. Advise individual and corporate fiduciaries in the administration of estates and trusts and assist them throughout the life of the administration of such estates and trusts. Advise and assist clients regarding long-term care, disability, asset protection, Medicaid, and other governmental and private benefit issues. We assist clients in addressing the unique requirements of individuals with special needs or who require extended care. Represent and counsel clients in all phases of guardianship proceedings. Represent and counsel clients in all phases of estate and trust litigation in the most cost-efficient manner possible. Assist and counsel clients as to business succession planning, choice of business entity, corporate agreements, stockholders' agreements, partnership agreements, limited liability agreements, employment agreements and other corporate documents. Advise domestic partners regarding legal protection of property, assets and minor children.

Since 2022, I have served as a board member and treasurer for Head Start Community Program of Morris County, which provides early child development and school readiness for prenatal through preschool-age children from low-income families.

Prepare Wills, trust agreements, powers of attorney, living wills, health care directives, and sophisticated estate planning documents to ensure our clients’ planning wishes are met. Advise and assist clients interested in charitable legacies through the use of charitable trusts, private foundations, conservation easements and other charitable dispositions. Advise individual and corporate fiduciaries in the administration of estates and trusts and assist them throughout the life of the administration of such estates and trusts. Advise and assist clients regarding long-term care, disability, asset protection, Medicaid, and other governmental and private benefit issues. We assist clients in addressing the unique requirements of individuals with special needs or who require extended care. Represent and counsel clients in all phases of guardianship proceedings. Represent and counsel clients in all phases of estate and trust litigation in the most cost-efficient manner possible. Assist and counsel clients as to business succession planning, choice of business entity, corporate agreements, stockholders' agreements, partnership agreements, limited liability agreements, employment agreements and other corporate documents. Advise domestic partners regarding legal protection of property, assets and minor children.

Cestone & Thompson, P.C. is a boutique Tax, Trusts and Estates practice serving individuals, families and businesses in Northern / Central New Jersey and metropolitan New York. Our firm is based in East Hanover, New Jersey and our New York office is located in Manhattan. Cestone & Thompson focuses its practice on taxation, trusts and estates, disability law, elder law, formation and governance of non-profit entities, charitable planning, and advice to closely-held businesses.

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