Capstone Legal, PLLC

Capstone Legal is a Utah Law Firm that provides skilled legal assistance in the following areas:

• Estate Planning: Counseling and preparation of Living Trusts, Wills, Irrevocable Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills (Advance Directives) and more.
• Irrevocable trusts, including life insurance trusts, grantor trusts, dynasty trusts and trusts funded with closely held business interests
• IRA distributions and beneficiary designation planning, often using the standalone inherited IRA trust
• Tax planning to minimize estate, generation-skipping and gift taxes
• Probate and Trust Administration: Probate assistance, trust administration and related litigation.
• Business Planning: Business succession planning, creating of limited liability companies (LLC's) and corporations, small business planning and asset protection.
• Elder Law: Incapacity planning and Medicaid and nursing home qualification issues.
• Prenuptial Agreements: Creating both pre and post nuptial agreements.
• Guardianship and Conservatorship: Completing legal guardianship and conservatorship actions for incapacitated individuals and minor children.
• Special Needs Planning: Assistance in creating plans and trusts for disabled individuals.
• Charitable Gifting Planning and Strategies

Articles Written

The Right Estate Plan for You

Created On: 04/21/2010

I met Mrs. Adams one day while I was on my lunch break.  I had decided to stop by a popular bakery for a cranberry-turkey sandwich -- one of my favorites.  While I waited in line, I noticed that...

Cheap Estate Planning Isn’t Cheap

Created On: 04/01/2010

The persistent lurching sensation began as I drove my car down the tight country road.  I looked down to see if I had fuel, but a half tank remained.  I quickly rationalized that the lurch must be an uneven...

Saving Money by Incorporating your Business

Created On: 03/31/2010

I often see and hear ads about incorporating to save money, but I wonder how many people understand what "incorporating" means. I personally incorporated my business many years ago...

Resume

• Experience
• Education
• Licenses
• Affiliations

Federal District Court, (Salt Lake City, UT)

Extern Clerk, 2007 - present

Assisted Federal Judge Bruce S. Jenkins to research and draft memoranda.

Alder and Robb, P.C., (Salt Lake City, UT)

Attorney, 2008 - 2011

Business Planning, Estate Planning, Probate

Attorney General, (Salt LAke City, UT)

Clerk, 2005 - 2006

Researched and drafted memoranda for the Office of Recovery Services. Matters included recovery of Estate and Probate, Medicaid, and Child and Family Support.

UVF Venture Fund, (Salt Lake City, UT)

Analyst, 2005 - 2007

Assisted small businesses in planning and capitalization.

Small Business Consulting, (Salt Lake City, UT)

Consultant, 2004 - present

Implemented acquisition and growth strategies in service industry small businesses, including the execution of seveal multi million dollar purchases.

ERA Advantage Realty, (Logan, UT)

Realtor, 2002 - present

Represented clients in residential, commercial, and business transactions.

University of Utah, (Salt Lake City, UT)

Juris Doctor, Law 2007

Leary Scholar Journal of Land, Resources, and Environmental Law Note and Comment Editor, Published Spring 2008. Traynor Moot Court Quarterfinalist

Utah State University, (Logan, UT)

BA, Economics and International Studies, Russian minor 2005

Magna Cum Laude Deans List Presidential Scholarship

Utah State Bar Member (UT)

Utah Bar Estate Planning Section

Utah Bar Business Section

Utah Bar Elder Law Section

Lawyers

Rustin Diehl

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Location : Salt Lake City, UT

Practice Areas: Business, Estate Planning, Probate