MendenFreiman LLP

MendenFreiman LLP is a boutique law firm advising ultra-high-net-worth families, individuals, and closely held businesses across Georgia and the Southeast. Our Private Wealth group, comprising 10 attorneys—over half of whom hold advanced credentials in tax law or accounting—delivers sophisticated, integrated solutions at the intersection of estate planning, business law, and tax strategy.

Our approach is grounded in understanding that high-net-worth clients face interconnected legal, financial, and operational challenges. We design solutions that preserve, grow, and transfer wealth across generations while minimizing risk and ensuring continuity in family enterprises and investment portfolios.

• • Wealth Transfer and Fiduciary Structuring: Customized estate plans, trusts, and fiduciary arrangements, including dynasty trusts and grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), to optimize tax outcomes and safeguard multigenerational wealth.
  • Business Succession and Exit Planning: Guidance for closely held businesses and family enterprises, including generational transfers, strategic sales, mergers, and business continuity planning.
  • Philanthropy and Charitable Planning: Structuring private foundations, donor-advised funds, and charitable trusts to align giving strategies with financial and family goals.
  • Coordination with Family Offices and Advisors: Seamless collaboration with CFOs, fund counsel, wealth managers, and other advisors to manage complex portfolios, investments, and multi-entity holdings.

MendenFreiman’s Private Wealth attorneys work in close partnership with the firm’s Tax Controversy & Resolution, Business &Real Estate, Secured Lending, and Commercial Transactions groups. This collaborative approach allows clients to address tax audits, complex commercial or real estate transactions, lending arrangements, and operational matters within a unified legal strategy. By integrating expertise across practices, we deliver a seamless experience that reduces friction, ensures consistency, and maximizes opportunities for clients.

Founded on pairing estate and business counsel for family enterprises, MendenFreiman LLP is trusted by clients with sophisticated portfolios, operating companies, family offices, and international holdings. More than 80% of matters arise from existing clients or trusted advisor referrals, reflecting our commitment to long-term relationships, discretion, and meticulous, detail-oriented service.

Our attorneys are recognized for a practical, results-driven approach that balances legal, financial, and personal considerations. We help clients protect and grow wealth, navigate business and family transitions, manage complex investments, and preserve legacies for future generations—delivering integrated, high-touch solutions tailored to each client’s unique circumstances.