GALE & NIELSEN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Earning Your Trust
Welcome to Gale & Nielsen
Gale & Nielsen is a Northern California law firm representing families and businesses in Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity Counties. Our office in Eureka, California, handles the full range of Trust and Estate matters, particularly in planning around the challenges that elderly or disabled people face. Our managing attorney, Arthur Nielsen, is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
We also counsel small business owners on contracts, family succession planning, and legal compliance issues.
Our attorneys have been practicing in Eureka for over twenty-five years. We aim to give you effective legal solutions at a fair price. We offer fixed fees for comprehensive estate plans. If you only need specific documents or have a smaller project, we can set a specific fixed fee for you or apply our hourly rate.
You can either call us or use the contact form to inquire by email whether our services are right for you.
Areas of Practice
We are a full-service estate planning firm. We prepare wills, trusts, and powers of attorney with attention to detail, but we keep the price fair by not over-complicating things. We can prepare complex plans, including irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, estate tax and gifting strategies, and family business succession planning.
We are a full-service estate planning firm. We prepare wills, trusts, and powers of attorney with attention to detail, but we keep the price fair by not over-complicating things. We can prepare complex plans that might include irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, estate tax and gifting strategies, and family business succession planning.
The decision to seek a conservatorship for an elderly parent or disabled child is often difficult. Our legal professionals guide clients through this complex and emotional process with precision and compassion.
Eureka has a strong culture of small independent businesses with unique legal needs. A small business lawyer must know the law while respecting the need to solve problems on a tight budget. Our firm gives you practical advice to make intelligent business decisions in the real world.
We have particular expertise in helping clients qualify for Medi-Cal long-term care coverage for family members who require around-the-clock care that can't be provided at home. We analyze every family's unique situation from scratch and develop individual plans that preserve family assets without cutting corners on federal or state law.
California Trustees have specific deadlines and tasks, including filing proper notices, keeping beneficiaries informed, locating and transferring assets, addressing tax issues, settling debts and liabilities, and distributing the assets to the intended beneficiaries.
A proper trust administration can be very complicated and can involve a series of demanding tasks. Our legal team is experienced in helping you navigate this job and fulfill your duties as Trustee.
We provide legal, business, operational, and financial strategies for real estate transactions, including: purchase and escrow agreements, business buy-outs, property line and easement disputes, and business formation.
Our litigation practice focuses on the disputes that might arise in a regular person's lifetime: wills and trusts, property lines and easements, contract disputes, and business relationships. We seek common-sense resolutions that minimize the grinding delays and expense of formal litigation.
ELDER LAW
Elder law is defined by the type of clients to be served rather than by particular legal techniques. In our practice, elder law is an individualized practice in which we work with our client to determine long-term goals and develop legal strategies to address specific concerns that arise for elderly or disabled people.
FAMILY LAW
We handle a variety of matters at the intersection of estate planning and family law, including collaborative divorces and navigating California's complex marital property laws.
In my religion, they say, "Act as if ye had faith, and faith will be given to you." If we are to have faith in justice, we need only to believe in ourselves and act with justice.
— PAUL NEWMAN, "THE VERDICT"
No-Stress Inquiry
Use our form to contact Gale & Nielsen about your legal issue. A few sentences about what you need to accomplish and what concerns you have are usually enough to get started. You may also email or call us to make an appointment to discuss your case. We are licensed to practice law in California and New York.
Gale & Nielsen is a law practice that provides legal advice to families and businesses in Humboldt County, Del Norte County, and Trinity County, California.
Need more information? Call us at (707) 269-0167
BUSINESS HOURS
Monday to Thursday: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Saturday to Sunday: Closed
