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Mr. Bassett’s corporate practice emphasizes professionals (doctors, dentists, architects, accountants, engineers, lawyers, etc.) and owners of closely held businesses (shareholders, partners and members). His practice includes advising clients in the formation, acquisition, merger, sale or termination of such businesses, as well as the general planning, business transactions, contracts and agreements of such entities. In addition, he has particular expertise in preparing employment agreements and independent contractor agreements on behalf of professional entities. Mr. Bassett devotes considerable time to estate planning and taxation, including the drafting of wills and revocable trusts, as well as the utilization of more sophisticated estate planning techniques such as family limited liability companies and partnerships, dynasty trusts, domestic asset protection trusts, charitable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, defective grantor trusts, foundations, and charitable support organizations. His practice also includes trust and estate administration, probate, the preparation and filing of estate and gift tax returns, and general estate tax planning and consultation. Much of his estate planning practice is focused on serving the estate planning and business succession planning needs of his professional and closely held business clients.
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