We cannot over-emphasize the importance of early estate planning. People of all ages need to have certain basic tools in place. Estate planning includes wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, and coordinating property ownership and beneficiary designations with the overall plan. Because we are both estate planning and elder law attorneys, we offer more comprehensive plans, sometimes called, inaccurately, living wills, for our clients than most estate planning lawyers.