Bemel Group

Family office, trust, and estate administration.

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Bemel Group

Services Include:

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Trust Administration

Act as a trustee for living trusts, testamentary trusts, and other types of trusts, responsible for managing trust assets according to the terms of the trust and the grantor's wishes.

02

Estate Administration

Serve as an executor or administrator of an estates, responsible for gathering the decedent's assets, paying  debts, and distributing the remaining assets to the beneficiaries.

03

Financial & Real Estate Management

Provide financial management services to individuals and families, which may include bill paying and investment management.

04

Charitable Trusts

Coordinate the creation of and manage a charitable trust to support a grantor's favorite causes.

05

Power of Attorney

Serve as an agent under a power of attorney, making decisions on the client's behalf in a variety of areas, such as finances, healthcare, and real estate.

06

Business Succession Planning

Help develop and implement a business succession plan to ensure continuity of operations and a smooth transition to the next generation of owners.

07

Healthcare Representation

Be a healthcare representative under an advance healthcare directive, charged with making decisions about the client's medical care if the client is unable to do so himself.

08

Guardianship

Act as a guardian for minors or incapacitated adults, responsible for making decisions about the ward's personal care, education, and finances

09

Conservatorship

Serve as a conservator for an incapacitated adults, managing the ward's financial affairs and personal care.

Bemel Group Fee Schedule

Principal
$350/hr
Kevin S. Bemel, Fiduciary License #1341
$450/hr
Complex services:
Review of accountings
Tax returns
Asset investigations
Real Estate transactions (ie: sales, purchases loans, routine evictions) Asset and Investment management and decision making
Tax matters
$750/hr
Minimum 4 hours
Expert witness services and court testimony
Highly complex issues requiring special skills or risks
Litigation or settlement discussions and other contested matters
Staff
$150/hr
$200/hr
Tax and accounting management and coordination
Brokerage account reconciliation
Complex accounting preparation coordination
$350/hr
Investment performance review and research
$75/hr
Account Management and Administration
$100/hr
Account research
special projects including simple accounting preparation
$75/hr
Client receivables and payables
$50/hr
Ordinary administrative services (copying, mailing)

General Notes

Most accountings and tax returns are prepared by contractors outside of Bemel Group and are paid directly from client funds. Bemel Group is not a law office. Legal services are paid to attorneys directly from client funds, with court approval, if required.

Alternate fee schedules, including percentage fees, may be negotiated on high balance trusts (in excess of $1,000,000 asset value). Such fees will be paid monthly from client funds. (For example: 1.5% for under $1 million, 1.25% for $1 million to under $5 million, 1% for $5 million and over)

SSI or Medi-Cal recipients with Special Needs Trust balance under $25,000.00 are provided all services at a 25% discount.

All fees of Bemel Group are negotiable, and this fee schedule is subject to change with reasonable and required notice.