Law Firm Overview

Welcome to the Barton Law Firm, a firm dedicated to managing your legal needs with integrity, common sense and compassion. An attorney for over 32 years, Sheila Barton is committed to providing you with personal attention and legal guidance that will enable you to achieve your estate planning goals.

• Wish to control your assets and the disposition of your property;
• Own real estate;
• Own personal property;
• Have life insurance;
• Invest (or have invested) in a retirement or 401(k) account;
• Desire to keep your affairs private;
• Wish to eliminate disagreement among family members and beneficiaries upon your death;
• Want to avoid the expense and delay of probate for your heirs;
• Have minor children for whom you wish to appoint a guardian and provide financial security for their futures in the event of your death;
• Intend that your care is not a burden to family members;
• Wish to provide specific life saving and life ending instructions;
• Ensure that you do not unintentionally disinherit part of your family;
• Want to avoid "death taxes" and unnecessary capital gains taxes;
• Prefer a specific person or entity to oversee the disposition of your property upon your death;
• Desire to provide for an unmarried or domestic partner...

Call Us Today! YOU need an Estate Plan regardless of the size of your estate.

Areas of Practice

• Contracts
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Wills
• Family Law
• Health & Health Care Law
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Domestic Partnerships
• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Guardianships and Conservatorships

Published Works

• Criminal Justice Information Policy Series, Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1999, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 2000
• Criminal Justice Information Policy Series, Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1997, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1999
• Criminal Justice Information Policy Series, Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1995, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1997
• Criminal Justice Information Policy Series, Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1993 with Supplementary Information on Presale Firearm Checks, 1994, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1995
• Criminal Justice Information Policy Series, Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1992, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1995
• Co-Author, Technical Bulletin: Imaging Enhances Justice Data Management, SEARCH/U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1994
• Proceedings of the National Conference on Improving the Quality of Criminal History Records, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990
• Access to Criminal History Records by TASC Programs: A Report on Current Practice and Statutory Authority, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1990
• Co-Author, Criminal Justice Information Policy Series, Juvenile Records and Recordkeeping Systems, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1988

West Practice Categories

Contracts, Business Organizations, Employment Law -- Employee, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Health & Health Care Law, Probate & Estate Administration