Experienced Trust & Estate Attorney

Based in Mendham, NJ, The Law Office of Jonathan S. Chester, Esq. LLC specializes in providing quality yet affordable Estate Planning, Trust and Estate services to its clients.  

The process of organizing your affairs in order to protect and provide for your family involves considerations and decisions that are often dependent on your individual values, family history and personal experiences, in addition to your financial circumstances.  In planning your estate, guidance and counsel from an experienced, caring and knowledgeable attorney who understands your specific goals as well as the federal and state tax and probate laws, is critical in implementing your estate plan.

Mr. Chester has been counseling individuals, and their families in the planning and distribution of their assets and estates for over twenty-five years.  Helping clients focus on the "big-picture" while not ignoring the smaller but often critical details.  Asking the right questions and listening to client concerns...whether it be the tax efficient transfer of a lifetime of accumulated wealth, estate planing with a second marriage and children of both spouses, or a family member with disabilities or special needs, in order to assure each client achieves his or her personal goals and objectives.

From preparation of "simple" wills, powers of attorney and living wills; to more complex estate planning, including the use of revocable living trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, grantor trusts, charitable trusts, family limited partnerships, personal residence trusts or other advanced techniques, we can assist in minimizing or eliminating the impact of estate and gift taxation on the transfer of family assets and handle all aspects of estate and trust administration and distibution.

Jonathan has been advising clients in the field of Trusts & Estates law for over 25 years.  Prior to opening his own firm in 2017, he was formerly a Partner with the Summit, NJ law firm of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C., and its predecessor firm, Cooper, Rose & English, LLP where he specialized in advising clients in all aspects of their Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate and Taxation law matters.

Get in touch with us to set up a consultation, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to inquire whether our services are right for you.