Bell Jerry Atty

read moreJerry Bell came to the legal profession after a career of developing successful technology businesses. A native of central Missouri, he began his career in Kansas City in 1983. He enjoyed an extended stay in Atlanta for ten years and returned to Kansas City in the late 1990s. After helping build two successful software companies in Austin, he entered the practice of law on a full-time basis with a focus on estate & business planning, elder law and planning for special needs clients. At The Bell Law Firm he is able to combine his legal background with his zeal to help others preserve their hard-earned family assets and create viable long-term care plans.

read moreIf you are seeking help with a probate or trust administration matter, then that means you've likely lost a loved one or someone close. This is a difficult time as you grieve and move forward with the many "to-do" items that have been added to your plate. As an estate planning firm that regularly helps people handle issues around probate and trust administration, we understand the big job that lies before you. Through our efforts, we hope to make things a little easier and a lot smoother. We regularly assist trustees, executors, guardians, and other fiduciaries in navigating their duties and responsibilities.

read moreAs a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners, The Bell Law Firm understands the unique needs of special needs families, and works closely with these families and individuals to help them preserve their entitlement to public benefits. An inheritance, an award or a settlement can threaten the public benefits of an individual with special needs. We focus on helping these clients keep their public benefits, and provide them an opportunity to enjoy the inheritance or settlement they have received.

read moreWhat exactly is business planning? Business planning revolves around helping small business owners with their various legal needs. Oftentimes, small business owners need help with their initial business entity formation. We'll help review your best entity options, determine the best entity structure for your business, and then create the business entity with the proper authorities (state, IRS, or other groups). Once the business entity has been created, there will be additional formation documents you'll want to create for your corporate records.

read moreWe view estate planning and asset protection planning as closely aligned processes. Estate planning is the process of integrating life and death planning to help clients meet their goals, and we build asset protection strategies into our estate planning process. Whether we are protecting a family's assets as they approach retirement, or helping a business owner preserve years of asset growth for the next generation or assisting an elder client to preserve their limited assets during their final years, we are always helping the client protect their assets while living, and we are also planning how to pass their estate to their heirs.