Family Law

• Guardianship
  Are you concerned about the health of your parent or grandparent? Are they no longer able to live on their own? You have options available. From his office in Williamsburg, attorney Paul S. Ward can help you obtain adult guardianship of your loved one. By acting today, you can ensure that your parent is taken care of properly.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Your business never stops growing. You are always looking for ways to run a more efficient business, well after your formation. Paul S. Ward can help you reconfigure your old business into a more effective corporate entity. He can also help your business with tax planning and shareholder agreements. If you want to pass your business on to your family, he can help you with business succession planning.
• Business Formation
  Is your business currently operating under the best tax structure? Different business formation entities offer different tax breaks and consequences. A certified public accountant can help you review your business and recommend how you can legally minimize your business’s federal and state tax liability. If you would like to pass on your business as part of an estate plan, Paul S. Ward can help you do so with minimal tax consequences.
• Business Disputes
  Whether you have concerns regarding business law, or questions regarding probate and estate planning, you want to know that an attorney is going to handle your concerns directly. Paul S. Ward is a sole practitioner. He takes the time to help his clients understand every aspect of their case, from tax liabilities to medical concerns.
• Limited Liability Companies
  From initial business formation to business succession planning, Paul S. Ward can assist you with your business’s legal needs. He can explain the legal and tax consequences of different business entities such as corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, and sole proprietorships. He has extensive experience preparing and filing articles of incorporation, LLC articles of organization, corporate by-laws, LLC operating agreements and corporate minutes.

Health Law

• Medicaid Planning
  Paul S. Ward helps people protect their rights as they grow older and has extensive experience in the growing specialized area of elder law. From Medicaid planning and issues of guardianship to tax law and special needs trusts, he can help.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Losing a loved one is difficult, no matter when or how it happens. The first thing on your mind is taking care of your family, but you will also have to take care of the assets and property left behind by your loved one. From his office in Williamsburg, attorney Paul S. Ward has been helping families through the process of probate and estate administration for over two decades. He can also help with wills, trusts, and estate planning.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Every estate and trust has to have an attorney representative. Paul S. Ward can handle your trust administration and oversee asset distribution. If your loved one set up an estate plan, you may be able to avoid probate court. When distributing the assets of an estate to its beneficiaries, it is important to make sure it is done right. If it is done improperly, the executor will be held liable. An experienced lawyer can help make sure you go through the process correctly.
• Power of Attorney
  If you are concerned about the future security of your loved one, you want to make sure a trusted person is managing their financial assets and making appropriate health care decisions for them. You will have to go to court in order to obtain guardianship rights. Once the probate court has determined that your loved one is incapacitated, it will designate a guardian for them. You can prevent you family from having to petition for guardianship over you should you become incapacitated in the future by developing a well-crafted power of attorney or trust.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  Federal and Virginia tax laws are complex. But many opportunities exist for you to minimize your tax liabilities while planning your financial future. An experienced attorney and CPA can help you with a tax-planning strategy tailored to your needs. From his office in Williamsburg, Paul S. Ward has been helping people with their tax planning for over two decades.