San Diego Retirement Trust Attorney

How To Protect and Preserve Your Accounts When You’re Gone: Legacy Retirement Trust™ from San Diego Retirement Trust Attorney We now have massive amounts of wealth in retirement plans, 401ks, Roth IRAs, Traditional IRA, SEP, Defined Benefit Plans, 457b, and so forth. The question is, what will happen to those accounts …

Guide to 2018 Estate Tax Law Changes

From the desk of San Diego Trust and Estate Attorney, Kristina R. Hess of KR Hess Law, PC

Greetings and a very Happy New Year!

I hope everyone is having an amazing new year. 2018 is set to be a stellar year – even if we have a little market correction going on …

We are in full swing here at KR Hess Law and will continue to offer regular seminars on the Truth About Estate Planning.


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How to Access a Decedent’s Safe Deposit Box in California

From the desk of San Diego Probate Lawyer, Kristina R. Hess: Research and contribution by Victoria Koenitzer How To Access a Decedent’s Safe Deposit Box in California If your loved one has recently passed away, the last thing you want to deal with is the hassle of figuring out how …

Protecting Internet Assets and Other Intangible Assets

From the Desk of Kristina R. Hess, San Diego Trust Attorney, San Diego Estate Planning Firm, KR Hess Law, PC Assets Without Physical Form There’s been a lot written about estate planning in recent years. That’s partially because federal laws on the taxation of estates have changed a lot in …

How to Protect Your Assets From Lawsuits

Asset Protection: What is it?  Is it right for me? From the desk of San Diego Asset Protection Planning Attorney, Kristina R. Hess, KR Hess LAW www.krhess.com What is Asset Protection and Why Should I Care? Asset protection refers to protecting one’s hard earned wealth from creditors, litigants, and the …

The Truth About Small Business Planning: LLC vs. Corp – Free Webinar

From the Desk of San Diego Small Business Attorney, Kristina R. Hess… The Truth About Small Business Planning…. This event is for mompreneurs, solopreneurs, and small business owners.  It is being hosted by Young Living guru, Anni Dayan, but the content will apply to other small businesses too. It is my …

Avoid Capital Gains Tax by Building Legacies

From the Desk of San Diego Estate Planning Attorney, Kristina R. Hess Do you have Real Estate, Stock or other Assets that have appreciated significantly? Do you want to sell the asset (maybe you no longer wish to be a landlord), but you’re concerned about the 35+% capital gains tax? …

7 Easy Steps to Protect Our Kids (Seminar)

We held two seminars on “7 Easy Steps to Protect Your Kids if Something Were to Happen” last week and they were a big success! Thank you to all the families that joined us for this fun and educational event! We discussed the 7 Easy Steps to protect and provide …

3 Reasons to Have a Living Trust

From the Desk of Trust and Estate Lawyer in San Diego (North Coast) There are a multitude of reasons to have a living trust. I cannot begin to cover them all, but I will touch on the main three reasons to have a living trust very briefly here. Reason #1: …

Number 1 Estate Lawyer, San Diego North Coast

KR Hess Law Thanks You for Voting! From the Desk of Trust and Estate Lawyer in San Diego (North Coast) I am truly honored and humbled to have been voted the number 1 estate lawyer for San Diego North Coast. It is a wonderful vote of confidence from our local residents …