Dedon Article in Estate Planning Magazine

An article I wrote on creating trusts for people who desire to be cryonically preserved was just published in the August 2018 Estate Planning magazine. Click here to read it: Preserving Assets in Trusts for Clients Considering Cryonics.

Positive Gift and Estate Tax News for 2019

The 2019 inflation adjusted amount for the federal gift and estate tax exemption is now $11.4 million per person. Because of “portability,” a husband and wife can either gift or pass upon death $22.8 without paying any gift or estate tax, regardless of how assets are titled among spouses. The $11.4 amount increased from the… Read »

Dedon Admitted as ACTEC Fellow

Cameron McEvoy, PLLC, is pleased to announce that John Dedon has been honored with admission as a Fellow into the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The College is the country’s leading association of estate and trust attorneys. ACTEC Fellows are only selected by nomination, and then the vote, of existing ACTEC members. “It… Read »

Estate Planning for Business Owners

On October 10, I gave an estate planning presentation for business owners sponsored by Access Bank and Middleburg Investment Group, pertaining to the importance of family and business planning while the tax law allows for $22.4 of tax free gifts. See the Announcement below. The concern for business owners and individuals with significant assets is… Read »

John Dedon Named to The Best Lawyers in America© list for 2019

I am pleased to announce that I have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©  in the Trusts and Estates category. This is my seventh consecutive year making the Best Lawyers® list. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence…. Read »