Attorney

Sean M. Farrell

Estate and Business Succession, Real Estate Law, Business Law, Non-Profit & Tax Exempt Organizations

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About

Sean works with business owners and individuals to help them craft an estate plan that addresses their specific goals. Whether it be crafting a succession plan, ensuring a client's family is cared for after their passing, or helping a client pass their wealth onto multiple generations, Sean works with his clients to provide an estate plan that fits each client's unique needs, while offering pragmatic solutions and ensuring clients are confident in the legacy they are leaving behind. Sean works with a variety of estate planning clients, including young couples, retirees, farmers, and high net worth individuals.

Since many estate plans involve client businesses, real estate, or both, Sean utilizes his experience in real estate transactions, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions to help clients pass on complex or high worth assets. 

As part of his real estate practice, Sean works to develop solar and wind renewable energy projects throughout the State of Indiana. While primarily representing landowners in negotiating renewables leases, Sean’s experience working on the developer side of projects and negotiating with multiple developers across the state gives him the insight to help his clients navigate an evolving real estate landscape.

When he’s out of the office Sean enjoys playing basketball and golf, as well as following the Colts, Manchester United, and the Pacers. He also enjoys travelling, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.

Education

  • Indiana University McKinney School of Law – J.D., 2020, magna cum laude
  • Franciscan University – B.A. History, 2016, magna cum laude

Admissions

  • Indiana
  • Northern and Southern Federal Districts of Indiana

Community

  • Parishioner, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

Successes

Estate Planning

Represented a client with a taxable estate in the creation of a defective grantor trust. Facilitated a sale of the client’s real estate holdings to the trust to remove assets from the client’s estate while ensuring the client retained installment payments from the sale for living expenses and future business ventures.

Estate Planning

Represented business owner with a taxable estate in the creation of a dynasty trust structured to prioritize funding the educational and medical needs of descendants while promoting charitable giving from the wealth created with the trust.

Estate Planning

Represented business owner in creating a private foundation through their estate plan to be managed by descendants as a legacy for one of the client’s deceased children.

Real Estate

Represented the developer in obtaining land use approvals for the development of a 400 MW solar farm in Indiana.

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