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Wealth Planning & Family Office

Tailored solutions for generational success.

Our Wealth Planning and Family Office practices are designed to provide comprehensive, tailored solutions for preserving wealth across generations. We offer strategic guidance in estate planning, tax optimization, and business management, ensuring our clients’ estate and business plans align with their unique family values and aspirations.

We work closely with family businesses to address their specific needs, supporting growth, succession planning, and long-term sustainability, while collaborating with the family and its advisors. With a focus on confidentiality and lasting legacy, we integrate innovative tools and personalized approaches to help families navigate the complexities of wealth management, fostering stability and success.

Practice Area Contacts

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Jillyn Hess-Verdon

Partner

Newport Beach, CA

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Melanie L. McCoy

Partner

Louisville, KY

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Section 1202 and QSBS: A Survey of States That Don’t Conform to the Federal Treatment

August 8, 2025 | Presidential Administration Impacts

Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides a capital gains exclusion for certain qualified s...

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Exploring the Role of Partnerships in Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Planning

August 2, 2025 | Presidential Administration Impacts

Section 1202 provides an exclusion from capital gains when a stockholder sells qualified small busin...

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PTET Already Making Waves? Indiana Releases Updated Guidance in Wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act

July 30, 2025 | Presidential Administration Impacts

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has changed the game in the world of tax with respect to many...

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Advanced Section 1202 (QSBS) Planning for S Corporations

July 22, 2025 | Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)

*This article was updated on July 22, 2025.  Section 1202 provides for a substantial exclusion of g...

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Enacts a Permanent Increase in the Estate and Gift Tax Lifetime Exclusion Amount for 2025 and Later Years

July 3, 2025 | Family Office

On July 3, 2025, and by a vote of 218 to 214, the U.S. House of Representative passed the Senate’s...

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To Be Clear…LLCs Can Issue Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)

April 21, 2025 | Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)

*This article is part of a series addressing entity decision and planning issues related to qualifie...

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Here Comes the Sun(set of the TCJA): Taking Advantage of the 2025 Exclusion Amounts

April 7, 2025 | Blogs

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) brought significant changes to the federal estate an...

Finding Suitable Replacement Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) – A Section 1045 Primer

January 29, 2025 | Tax Law Defined™ Blog

Section 1202 provides a gain exclusion when a stockholder sells qualified small business stock (QSBS...

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Frost Brown Todd Expands in California; Welcomes Team from Newport Beach Law Firm, Hess-Verdon

January 13, 2025 | Press Releases

National law firm Frost Brown Todd (FBT) announced that the team of attorneys at Hess-Verdon, a lead...

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Guide to Converting Partnerships (LLCs/LPs) into C Corporation Issuers of QSBS – Part 1

December 10, 2024 | Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)

Many owners who operate their business through a limited liability company or limited partnership co...

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