Nationally recognized
Offshore Trust Attorneys
For over 30 years, Alper Law has have helped thousands of clients with asset protection planning. We avoid unnecessary costs and complexity. Our focus is defensive planning that holds up over time, not marketing slogans.
Our attorneys start with evaluating your goals and reviewing your exposure. We give practical advice and solutions and do not sell ongoing legal contracts or steer you to any bank or trustee for a commission or referral fee.
If an offshore trust is not the right tool, we say so. If it is, we can help you form an offshore trust from start to finish.
Key Features of Offshore Trusts
Maximum Asset Protection
Offshore trusts provide stronger protection than any domestic asset protection tool, creating significant barriers for creditors attempting to reach trust assets.
Privacy
Trust records are shielded from public view, and trustees maintain strict confidentiality under Cook Islands law.
Political and Legal Stability
We set up offshore trusts in the Cook Islands, which is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand.
Diversification and Control
Assets can be held in international financial institutions while you maintain significant practical control through trust provisions.
Enhanced Negotiating Power
The difficulty and expense of pursuing offshore assets often motivates creditors to negotiate more favorable settlements.
Trustee Regulation
Licensed trustee companies are professionally insured and regulated by the Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission.
Our Pricing
Our work is tailored to your particular situation—we don’t add complexity or sell unnecessary extras.
Attorneys Jon Alper and Gideon Alper focus on offshore trust formation and guide you through each step, from plan design and trust drafting to selecting a licensed, long-standing trustee.
Legal Fee: $15,000
Customized offshore trust agreement, all required affidavits and application documents, and funding guidance. Payment is divided: $5,000 to start, with the remainder paid upon passing the trustee’s due diligence.
Trustee Fee: $3,700
Trustee company’s formation fee, including the first year of service. Successive years are $3,300 per year, plus additional amounts for financial accounts.
Annual Legal Fee: $0
Most clients do not need ongoing legal services, so we don’t require annual fee contracts. Future legal services are provided on a flat-fee basis as needed.
We never accept bank or trustee commissions or referral fees.
Additional Features
Clients wishing to add a Nevis LLC can do so for an additional $5,000 legal fee and $900 trustee fee.
How to Create an Offshore Trust
Phone or Zoom Consultation
We review your exposure, goals, and alternatives and outline a jurisdiction and structure that match your risk profile.
Create the Trust
We draft a tailored trust agreement and coordinate with a licensed, insured trustee company.
Funding
We guide the transfer of assets and work with the trustee on bank or brokerage onboarding.
Meet Your Attorneys
Jon Alper
Jonathan Alper is a nationally recognized asset-protection lawyer with nearly five decades of experience. Licensed since 1976, he holds degrees from Northwestern University, Harvard University, and the University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., with honors).
His analysis has appeared in major outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Dateline NBC, and The Washington Post.
Gideon Alper
Gideon Alper focuses on asset protection and offshore trust planning, advising thousands of clients over more than 15 years. He has degrees from the University of California and Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors) and previously served in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel.
He has been quoted by numerous media outlets, including CNN, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, and Daily Business Review.