McDonald Carano Wilson's Trust Estate and Wealth Preservation Practice (TEW) Group has significant experience representing trustees, beneficiaries, and creditors in trust and estate litigation matters. From the firm's offices in Reno and Las Vegas, the TEW Group represents national and regional trust companies and assists in the management and administration of a number of large trusts and private family trust companies on a continuous basis

The TEW Group is comprised of six lawyers and three paralegals. Five of the lawyers have L.L.M. or Master Degrees in taxation and estate planning, and two of the lawyers are licensed certified public accountants. Two are fellows in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the most prestigious affiliation for trust and estate practitioners. No other Nevada law firm has more than one such fellow, and only seven are admitted statewide. Members of the Trust Estate and Wealth Preservation Group are recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers (USA) and Super Lawyers, and are "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell.

The TEW Group enjoys an excellent reputation in the probate courts in Washoe and Clark Counties, and authors the Decedent's Estates chapter of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual for Lexis-Nexis. Lawyers in the TEW Group are involved in legislative initiatives to improve Nevada's trust and estate practice, and to create areas where Nevada undertakes a leadership position such as private trust companies, asset protection trusts and taxation.

The TEW Group has access to the latest and most extensive tax, business planning, and estate planning libraries and resources available, and employs accepted technology in its practice area. Lawyers in the group average over forty (40) hours of continuing education a year to maintain their expertise in its dynamic practice area, and regularly attend the leading conferences in the practice area across the country.

Representing clients ranging from millionaires to members of the Forbes 400, the TEW Group provides many services to its clients, including:

• Corporate and real estate transactions
• Business succession planning
• Charitable tax and trust planning
• Foundation and tax-exempt organization representation
• Entity formation with other members of the firm