At Namaste Wills,
We guide Indian-American families in the U.S. through every step of Estate Planning with legal clarity, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to help them navigate cross-border legacies.
We understand the unique cultural values, multi-generational dynamics, and cross-border considerations of Indian-American families when planning wealth transfer. Our process involves careful consideration of your family’s traditions, financial goals, and legacy aspirations to create a plan that aligns with your values.
Whether it’s navigating U.S. and Indian tax implications, protecting assets for future generations, or ensuring smooth succession in family businesses, we work diligently to earn your trust and craft a strategy that truly reflects your wishes.
MEET THE TEAM
As an Indian-American,
you’ve worked tirelessly to build a life of prosperity,
away from the familiar shores of home.
Now it’s time to protect what you’ve built for the people and values that matter most.
Namaste Wills Legal helps Indian-American families preserve their wealth, honor their roots, and secure their loved ones’ futures with thoughtful, personalized estate planning.
Ramana Reddy is a licensed attorney in Texas, New York, New Jersey and India. He established this firm to help Indian Americans in Texas with Estate Planning and to make the process simple and stress-free. Having experienced their unique struggles firsthand, he is passionate about guiding families to protect their assets and secure their legacy.
Ramana provides personalized Estate Plans that blend legal precision with cultural understanding. He also creates easy to-understand YouTube videos to educate and guide the Indian American community.
Namaste Wills Provides Thoughtful, Secure, and Future-Ready Estate Planning
Wills
Create a legally sound will that clearly outlines your wishes, protects your family, and ensures your assets are distributed exactly as you intend.
Trusts
Set up a revocable living trust to avoid probate, and a children’s trust to safeguard your inheritance. Protect your loved ones from unforeseen risks and provide
long-term financial security.
Essential Estate
Planning Documents
Prepare all key documents from powers of attorney to HIPAA Authorisation, ensuring your family and assets are fully protected in every situation.
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Basheer Shaik
Speaking for the first time, I felt like Ramana Garu as a friend of mine from school days. Such a nice
person who can quickly understand the situation and guide to an easy and best solution for the complex
problem. I highly recommend.
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Aijaz Ahmed
We were taking up a dealership on a National Level. There was a lot of cloud around the process.
Ramana Reddy sat with us, took all the points involved and drafted a detailed agreement for us. We
appreciate the efforts put by him in ensuring perfection. Thank you Sir.
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Shalankara Pandit
I had the opputunity to interact with Ramana Reddy and in my perspective he is incredibly knowledgeable and professional. He took time to understand my situation and provided clear advise that gave me peace of mind. If you're looking for a lawyer who truly cares about their clients and delivers topnotch legal counsel, look no further.
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Anziud Animela
My doubt regarding an ancestral property has been resolved by Ramana reddy sir. lnfact all my queries have been listned carefully by sir and answered all the possibilities. Doing this service at no costs to society is highly appreciable.
I would recommend anyone who have civil issues to kindly meet this gentleman.
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Ramachandra Rao Tayya
Very very happy with the service and help provided by Mr Ramana Reddy, he has been able to come to a clear conclusion on who to approach for the next part in resolving our query. My family are from UK and our father passed away 9 years ago, we had to only approach the MRO office in Vizag which my wife and sister-in-law did and got an MRO officer's number to obtain the Legal Heir certificate from. A few lawyers in India and UK had asked a lot of money and quoted big fees and lengthy time scales. But I feel it will not be so. Many many thanks to Ramana Reddy!!
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Shobhana Srinivasan
Mr. Ramana Reddy was very helpful and provided valuable inputs
regarding our property issue
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Peace Of Mind
Planning Session
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Estate Plan
Design Meeting
(Virtual)
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Document Review
Session
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Signing Ceremony
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Our process is designed to have your estate planning documents signed within 4–6 weeks of your Peace of Mind Planning Session. The exact timing depends in part on your schedule and how quickly you're able to review your draft documents.
4-Step Estate Planning Process
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Revocable Living Trust
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Financial Power of Attorney
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Medical PPower of Attorney
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Advance Directive (Living WIll)
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HIPAA Authorization
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Disposition of Remains
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Gifts of Personal Property
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Nomination of Guardian
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Estate Planning Portfolio
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PDFs of Signed Documents
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Signing Ceremony
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Complimentary Estate Plan Annual Review
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Pour-Over Will
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Trust Funding Toolkit
At Namaste Wills,
we ensure your assets pass seamlessly to the next generation, fully compliant with U.S. laws and attuned to your family’s needs. No guesswork. No loopholes. Just peace of mind, knowing your hard-earned wealth is protected - here and in India.
Namaste Wills specializes in bulletproof estate planning that:
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Safeguards your legacy and loved ones and protecting your family through every “what if.”
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Protects your children’s inheritance from lawsuits, divorce, and other risks.
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Ensures seamless compliance across both U.S. and Indian systems
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Creates Children’s Trusts so your kids’ future is secure and fully managed with transparency.
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Keeps you fully informed at every step, giving you lasting peace of mind.
We combine U.S. legal rigor with deep insight into Indian family dynamics, to translate the law into an estate plan that feels like home.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
At Namaste Wills, our estate planning practice focuses on assisting individuals and families in making crucial decisions today to prevent unnecessary pain and conflict in the future. We comprehend the complexities of the estate planning process and provide guidance to ensure our clients' loved ones are well cared for and their final wishes are honoured.
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Attorney Ramana Reddy helps Indian-American families stop worrying about what would happen to their kids, spouse, or parents if something happened to them - through simple, virtual wills and estate planning tailored to their cultural and legal needs in India and Texas. He understands the cultural nuances and unique situations of Indian American families, and guides his clients to ensure that their loved ones are taken care of and their final wishes are carried out. Ramana received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, B.A, LL.B. (Hons) from the Gujarat National Law University. And a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Toledo College of Law, Ohio. He is admitted to practice law in Texas, New York, and New Jersey.
We have an easy, 4-step process designed to have your trust and other estate planning documents created and signed in 4–6 weeks:
•The first step is to attend your Peace of Mind Planning Session. You’ll fill out a secure online questionnaire (“Legacy Launcher”) before we meet so we can make the best use of our time together. At this Zoom session, you’ll learn all about your options and our flat fees. When you are ready to move forward, we’ll email you an engagement letter and invoice—it’s simple and secure to sign and pay online.
•Next is your Estate Plan Design Meeting. We’ll roll up our sleeves and design your trust and other estate planning documents, working off the information you provided in your Legacy Launcher.
•Next is your Estate Plan Review Meeting. We'll draft your documents and send a copy for your review after the design meeting. We’ll then make any changes or updates you’d like to make. When everything is good to go, we’ll coordinate your Signing Ceremony
•Your Signing Ceremony is where you’ll sign your documents with the proper legal formalities, in front of two witnesses and a notary. Following execution of the documents, we offer a complimentary annual review of your estate plan to ensure everything stays up to date.
Your Peace of Mind Planning Session is a personalized experience thoughtfully designed to address your unique estate planning needs. During the session, Ramana will take the time to listen carefully to your circumstances, goals, and concerns to understand your individual situation. He will lay out customized options for your family so you walk away with clarity on what you need vs. what you don't. He'll also walk you through the estate planning process, review our "no surprises" flat fee pricing, and answer any questions you may have clearly and without all that legalese. You should leave the session knowing exactly what you are getting and what the investment will be.
When you are ready to move forward, whether during your Peace of Mind Planning Session or at a later time, just let me know. We’ll send you an engagement letter via Adobe Sign and an invoice via our secure online payment provider, Stripe. Once these details are taken care of, you’ll schedule your Estate Plan Design Meeting.
Estate planning is the process of organizing your affairs during your lifetime to ensure that your loved ones and your property are protected after your passing. It allows you to make clear decisions about how your assets will be managed and distributed, while ensuring your wishes are carried out effectively. Estate Planning goes beyond just distributing assets; it can also help minimize taxes, provide for the care of minor children or other dependents, prepare for potential incapacity, and ensure that your healthcare and financial decisions are made according to your preferences.
Our process is designed to have your estate planning documents signed 4–6 weeks after your Peace of Mind Planning Session. It depends in part on your schedule and how long it takes for you to review your draft documents.
No. Wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents are not legally valid unless they are signed with very specific formalities. This means signing in person, in front of two witnesses and a notary (which we can provide). The witnesses are there to confirm you are lucid and not under duress, and the notary is there to confirm you are who you say you are. Any changes you make to your documents in the future will need to be executed with the same legal formalities.
We take on a limited clientele each month so we can provide the highest level of service to every family we serve. We work best with people who value our advice and are seeking a long-term working relationship. If you are looking for the cheapest attorney you can find, do not want to devote time to learning about and understanding your options, or do not feel comfortable completing the Legacy Launcher before our session, we are not the right law firm for you, and would be happy to refer you to a lawyer who may be a better fit.
You have two options with your estate planning: a Will-based plan, or a Living Trust-based plan.
Most of our clients choose a Living Trust. A Living Trust is a document where you appoint a chosen individual to manage your assets should you become incapacitated and distribute them to your family at your death. It is almost always preferable to a will because it is designed to avoid the time, expense, and publicity of probate, which a will cannot avoid. It comes as a surprise to many of our clients that wills do not avoid probate court—they guarantee it!
We go over the differences between a Will and a Living Trust in depth during the Peace of Mind Planning Session. The most common question I get at the end of this session is, “Why would anybody ever do a Will?!” Ultimately, however, the decision is yours.
Estate planning is an area of law that is state-specific. That means you should work with an attorney licensed in the state in which you reside. I’m licensed in Texas, New York, and New Jersey. But I currently focus exclusively on serving clients in Texas. If you live in Texas, we can prepare your estate planning documents. If you do not, message us, and we will be happy to refer you to an attorney licensed in your state.
Let's start with what we don't need: we don't need social security numbers, bank statements, or tax returns. What we do need is basic information about the assets you own (like your house, retirement account, life insurance, etc.), their approximate value, and how they are titled (jointly, individually, etc.). Otherwise, we simply need answers to questions about your personal estate planning preferences, such as:
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Who would you want raising your minor children if something happened to you and your spouse/partner?
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Who would you want to manage your children’s money until they are old enough to handle it themselves?
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Who would you want making medical and financial decisions for you in the event of your incapacity?
Don’t worry if you don’t have the answers to these questions right away! You’ll have plenty of time to think things over as we go through the process together.
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Yes! Every month, Ramana hosts a live webinar designed to help Indian-American families understand estate planning, including Wills, Trusts, and guardianship appointments. The webinar covers practical tips, common pitfalls, and how to protect your loved ones and assets according to your wishes. It’s a great way to get your questions answered and learn how to start the estate planning process, all from the comfort of your home.
Probate is the court-supervised process of administering your estate upon your death. If you die without a Will, your estate must go through probate before all your money can be distributed to your heirs. And if you die with a Will, your estate still has to go through probate! The only way to avoid probate is with a Revocable Living Trust.
What’s so bad about probate? Even a simple probate can take a year or more to complete and often consumes 5–7% of the estate assets in the meantime. It’s also a public process that makes your will and assets available to anyone who wants to look at it.Although a Will is subject to the probate process, a Living Trust is designed to bypass it completely.
Unfortunately, even a simple will is still subject to the expense and delays of probate. It’s not the document itself that makes things costly or time-consuming; it’s the probate process. For this reason, most of our clients choose to create a living trust instead of a will, which is designed for simplicity and to avoid the probate process completely. However, as part of an overall, comprehensive estate plan, a special “pour-over” will is used to appoint guardians for any minor children alive at your death.
No! This is the biggest myth out there. Estate planning is in no way related to how much money you have, whether you are married, or whether you are a parent.
Estate planning is putting legal documents in place that ensure your assets will go to the people you want, the way you want, when you are no longer here. It’s about making this as easy as possible for your loved ones during an otherwise difficult time, and that matters to all of us, no matter how much (or how little) money we have. It’s also about appointing people to manage your property and make health care decisions for you if you are incapacitated—something that matters to all of us, regardless of wealth or status.
A Statutory Durable Power of Attorney lets you appoint someone to manage your property and finances in the event of your incapacity. You will name someone you trust implicitly as your “agent.” They will step into your shoes and pay your bills, file your taxes, manage your business, etc. if you are unable to manage them yourself.
Every estate plan we offer includes a Statutory Durable Power of Attorney.
A Medical Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone you trust to manage your medical decisions should you be unable to do so. An Advance Directive/Living Will (not to be confused with a Living Trust or Last Will and Testament) allows you to make certain medical decisions regarding end-of-life care in advance.
Every estate plan we offer includes a Medical Power of Attorney and Advance Directive.
Sure! Ramana is happy to have a quick, complimentary call before you schedule your Peace of Mind Planning Session. While we do not discuss fees outside the Peace of Mind Planning Session, he's happy to answer any basic questions you may have. You can book a call clicking here.
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No problem! A Living Trust can be changed or revoked entirely as long as the creator is alive and has mental capacity to do so. Any guardians for minor children can also be changed through an amendment (called a “codicil”) to your pour-over will. All other estate planning documents (like powers of attorney, advance directives, etc.) are typically recreated as it is more cost-effective.
The point is that your documents can (and probably will be) updated as your life, your assets, and the laws all change.Yes! In some ways, you need estate planning more than married folks. Many non-married individuals want to leave what they have to a long-time partner, a close friend, or their favorite charity—not their closest living relative. Sadly, if you die without getting this in writing, everything you worked so hard for could end up in the hands of someone you're related to but have no relationship with.
Also, it’s important for everyone to have a Medical Power of Attorney and Financial Power of Attorney, along with other key documents included in every estate planning package we offer.
Great question! I have yet to meet a parent who actually wants their kids to inherit a big lump sum when they turn 18 (the age at which you are legally entitled to inherit). Yet that is exactly what will happen if you don’t get an estate plan in place saying otherwise. The good news is that with a Trust, you can choose a later age for your kids to inherit—say 25 or 30. You have plenty of options. We’ll discuss them at your Peace of Mind Planning Session.
You nominate legal guardians in a Will or a Pour-Over Will that goes along with your Revocable Living Trust. If you pass away without nominating guardians, a judge will make that decision for you. You also run the risk that family members will fight over who gets custody because you didn’t make your preference clear. We go the extra mile and help you nominate short-term guardians to care for your children in the interim while the long-term guardians are appointed. Also, did you know you can “confidentially exclude” people you would never want raising your children no matter what? We can help with that, too!
You can. But keep in mind that Legal Zoom and law firms are two different things. They provide two different services. That's why the cost is different. Legal Zoom offers form documents you fill out and execute yourself. They are not a law firm and cannot provide legal advice. An attorney, on the other hand, counsels you based on your specific circumstances, customizes your documents, ensures everything is signed with the proper legal formalities, and is available to answer your questions when they arise. If those things matter to you, working with an attorney is the better choice. If they don’t, then LegalZoom may meet your needs.
It depends! Estate planning is not one size fits all, so it’s hard for us to give you a quote without knowing more about you. Even if you believe your situation is relatively simple, there are likely nuances you are not considering. We discuss our fees and process at length in the Peace of Mind Planning Session, after we have counselled you on all your options. We do not discuss our fees outside the Peace of Mind Planning Session.
We understand that cost is an important factor in choosing an attorney and that estate planning is a significant investment for many. It is our goal to be as transparent and fair as possible. For that reason, we offer flat fees as opposed to billing by the hour, so you know exactly what your investment will be. We also offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not happy with our services, we will make it right or refund your money.
Finally, we will only recommend planning with us if the amount you would save by doing an estate plan is greater than our fee
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