The estate you built shouldn't end up in probate court.

You did the hard part already. What is left is making sure it passes the way you intend: privately, without a courtroom, and without putting your family through a process they never asked for.

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Protect what matters.

Preserve your privacy.

Empower your legacy.

Make the plan. Enjoy the peace.

Three things a real plan gives you

Most people think estate planning is about documents. It is not. It is about what those documents buy you. And it comes down to three things.

Security

Your home, your accounts, and your business pass to the people you chose, on your terms, not a court's timeline. No frozen accounts. No house that cannot be sold while the family waits.

Privacy

Probate is a public court file. Anyone can read what you owned and who received it. A properly funded trust keeps your family's business inside your family.

Authority

You decide who is in charge, who inherits, and on what terms, while you still can. Without that, the decision moves to a judge who never met you.

From our estate planning masterclass

Five mistakes we see over and over

Every one of these came from a real family who thought they had it handled.

Thinking a will and a trust are the same

They are not. A will is the instruction sheet the probate court reads. It does not keep you out of court.

Informal or handwritten planning

A clear note in a drawer is not a legally binding document. Good intentions are not the same as a plan that holds.

Skipping a structured process

Ours includes a full intake, review by two attorneys and a paralegal, a checklist so nothing is missed, and a formal signing.

Never funding the trust

A trust only protects what has actually been moved into it. An unfunded trust is an empty box with a nice cover.

Using someone who is not an estate planning attorney

An accountant is great with numbers. Family dynamics, special needs, and how title is held are a different job.

Five questions · About 60 seconds

Where does your plan actually stand?

Answer honestly and we will show you exactly what your answers mean, before you ever speak to anyone.

Who you will be working with

Salvador Alejandro Guardiola II, Esq.

Sal spent four years as a New Mexico state prosecutor and rose to Deputy District Attorney in Las Cruces, where he was named Prosecutor of the Year. He has seen first-hand what happens to families who end up in court. He co-founded this firm to keep them out of it.

Co-founded Rio Grande Estate Planning, LLC with law partner Thomas R. A. Limón
University of New Mexico School of Law
Former Deputy District Attorney, Las Cruces, named Prosecutor of the Year
University of New Mexico, full-ride scholarship, summa cum laude
Fluent in Spanish · Hablamos español

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