Planning That Fits Your Family, Not a Template
Most people put off writing a will because it feels like paperwork about death. In practice, it's paperwork about the people you leave behind — who looks after your kids, who handles the house, who makes a medical call if you can't. Getting it on paper is usually far less work than clients expect, and the relief afterward is real.
At Kanu & Associates, P.C.estate planning is one of our core practice areas alongside immigration, criminal defense, and business law. We help clients across Arizona and New Mexico prepare practical estate planning documents designed around their family, their property, their health care wishes, and the legacy they want to leave. There's no single correct plan. A young couple with a first home and a toddler needs something different from a retired business owner with rental property in two states.
Dr. Solomon Kanu brings more than two decades of legal experience to this work. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arizona in 2001, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2001, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 2002, and is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico. He earned his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1999, following graduate work in banking and business finance — a background that comes in handy when a plan involves business interests, accounts, and real property rather than just a list of belongings.
What We Prepare
We take time to understand your goals, explain your options in plain language, and then draft documents that actually say what you want them to say. Depending on your situation, that may include:
- Last wills and testaments — naming who inherits what, and who you trust to carry it out
- Trusts — for clients who want more control over timing, privacy, or how assets pass to beneficiaries
- Powers of attorney — so someone you choose can handle financial and legal matters if you cannot
- Health care directives — putting your medical wishes in writing before anyone has to guess
- Guardianship designations for minor children
- Planning around real property — residential and commercial
- Coordination with business documents for owners whose company is part of the estate
If your plan touches a business, we can address the entity side of it too, business formation, contracts, and compliance are work we already do. If a family member's immigration status affects how you want to structure things, that's a conversation we're well equipped to have — immigration law has been central to this firm for years.
How the Process Works
Nothing about this needs to be mysterious. Here's the usual shape of it:
- Call us at (602) 324-5320 and tell us roughly what you're dealing with — family, property, any worries you already have.
- Sit down with us to go through your assets, your people, and your priorities. Bring deeds, account summaries, and prior documents if you have them.
- We recommend an approach and explain the trade-offs between a will, a trust, or a combination.
- We draft your documents and walk you through every provision before you sign anything.
- We handle signing and witnessing formalities properly, and tell you plainly what to keep, what to share, and when to come back for an update.
Plans should be revisited after a marriage, divorce, birth, death, property purchase, or move between states. We'd rather you call us with a question than let a document go stale.
Talk It Through With Us
Clients rate the firm 4.3 out of 5 across 152 reviewsand what comes up again and again is attention to detail and genuine follow-through.
What sets Dr. Kanu apart is his meticulous attention to detail and commitment to his clients' success.
Dr. Kanu has also been recognized as one of the Top 20 Solo Practitioners in Arizona by the State Bar of Arizona (2012), named an Excellent Lawyer by Avvo (2011), received Client's Choice in 2020, and serves as a Board Member of the State Bar of Arizona's Immigration Law Section.
We're at 15150 W Pk Pl Ste 215-2064, Goodyear, AZ 85395open Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm. Call (602) 324-5320 or email solomon@kanulaw.com to set up a time to talk. You'll leave the conversation knowing what you need and what it takes to get it done.