Oshins & Associates

What Oshins & Associates does

Oshins & Associates, LLC is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based boutique law firm founded in 1997 by Steven J. Oshins, specializing exclusively in estate planning, asset protection, trust law, and related income and estate tax planning. The firm serves a national clientele of high-net-worth individuals and families, with particular emphasis on Nevada-specific trust structures including 365-year Dynasty Trusts, Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPTs), Hybrid DAPTs, NING (Nevada Inbound Non-Grantor) Trusts, GRATs, ILITs, Completed Gift Non-Grantor Trusts, Installment Sales to IDGTs, and Nevada Restricted LLCs and LPs. The practice is tightly focused on a single customer persona and a single jurisdiction's legislative framework, differentiating through depth rather than breadth.

The firm's technical core is its proprietary domain expertise in Nevada trust and asset protection statutes, much of which Steven J. Oshins personally co-authored or helped draft — including Nevada's charging order laws (2001, 2003, 2011), the 365-year rule against perpetuities (2005), and Restricted LLC/LP legislation (2009). The firm also produces industry-leading State Rankings Charts (DAPT, Dynasty Trust, Trust Decanting, Non-Grantor Trust State Income Tax), which serve as reference publications across the U.S. estate planning industry. The firm is small, with three attorneys (Steven J. Oshins, Jeremy B. Spackman, and Tiffany Ballenger Floyd as Of Counsel) supported by four staff members (office manager, two paralegals, executive assistant).

Oshins & Associates generates revenue through professional services fees on a per-engagement basis, with multi-year engagements typical for complex estate and trust matters. The firm does not publicly disclose pricing and uses the Clio platform for invoice payment. There is no institutional investor, private equity, or venture capital backing; ownership and control remain concentrated with the founding and principal attorneys. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and reputation-driven, leveraging thought leadership publishing, industry rankings (Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, NAEPC Hall of Fame), and media features (Forbes, NYT, Law Dragon) to attract HNW clients nationally.

Name

Oshins & Associates

Legal name

Oshins & Associates, LLC

Website

https://oshins.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oshins & Associates is a Las Vegas boutique law firm founded in 1997 that specializes exclusively in estate planning, asset protection, and trust law for high-net-worth individuals and families, with deep proprietary expertise in Nevada trust legislation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Estate Planning Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Trust & Fiduciary Advisory for HNW/UHNW (Trust Structuring & Trustee Oversight) (FSAAABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Banking & UHNW Wealth Advisory (FSAEABAC)

Keywords

• Estate planning services
• Asset protection trusts
• Dynasty trust planning
• Probate administration
• Income tax planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Estate Planning: Attorney fees for comprehensive estate planning services including trust creation, dynasty trust structuring, and asset protection planning

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oshins & Associates is a Las Vegas-based law firm that delivers specialized estate planning, asset protection, and income tax planning legal services to high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm designs and implements complex trust structures — including Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, Dynasty Trusts, NING Trusts, GRATs, ILITs, and Hybrid DAPTs — and forms Nevada-specific business entities such as Restricted LLCs and LPs to enable multi-generational wealth transfer, creditor protection, and state income tax optimization. It also produces widely cited State Rankings Charts comparing asset protection and trust laws across U.S. jurisdictions.

Product overview

Oshins & Associates, LLC is a Las Vegas-based estate planning and probate law firm offering legal services rather than a technology product. The firm's core offerings are specialized legal services in estate tax planning, asset protection, dynasty trusts, and income tax planning, delivered through various trust structures and business entities under Nevada law. In addition to client legal services, the firm produces educational research publications including state rankings charts for Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, Dynasty Trusts, Trust Decanting, and Non-Grantor Trust State Income Tax treatment. The legal services portfolio includes trust types (Dynasty Trusts, GRATs, NING Trusts, ILITs, DAPTs), business structures (LLCs, FLPs, Restricted LLCs/LPs), and related legal services (probate administration, trust decanting). The firm is led by Steven J. Oshins, a prominent estate planning attorney with numerous industry recognitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Phillips Ballenger, PLLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTiffany Ballenger Floyd serves as Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Phillips Ballenger, PLLC while also serving Of Counsel at Oshins & Associates, creating a strategic relationship between the two estate planning firms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Withersworldwide: International private client and trusts law firm serving HNW and UHNW individuals with estate planning, asset protection, and trust structuring. Directly comparable in client segment, practice focus, and bespoke trust work, though far larger and globally distributed.
• Wilmington Trust: Major U.S. trust company and wealth advisory firm providing trust formation, administration, and estate planning services to HNW individuals and families. Comparable client segment and trust services, though structured as a bank-affiliated trust company rather than a law firm.
• Holland & Hart LLP: Mountain West regional law firm with a Trusts and Estates practice serving HNW clients across Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. Comparable in regional positioning and estate planning focus; less specialized in Nevada-specific DAPT/dynasty trust statutes.
• Bessemer Trust: Independent wealth and investment management firm exclusively serving HNW/UHNW families with combined investment management, trust services, and family office capabilities. Comparable client segment and trust-adjacent services, though broader in scope.
• Day Pitney LLP: Northeast U.S. law firm with a major Private Client and Trusts and Estates practice serving HNW families on estate planning, dynasty trusts, and asset protection. Directly comparable in practice focus and client profile, with broader geographic reach.
• Akerman LLP: Florida-based law firm with a nationally recognized Trusts and Estates practice serving HNW families on estate planning, asset protection, and Florida-specific trust structures. Comparable client segment and trust planning focus, leveraging a competing favorable jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• Northern Trust: Global wealth management firm with a large Private Client and Trust Services division serving UHNW families on trust formation, estate administration, and multi-generational wealth transfer. Adjacent competitor for the same client relationships at greater scale.
• McDermott Will & Emery: Large international law firm with a substantial Private Client practice handling estate planning, trust administration, and wealth transfer for HNW individuals. Overlaps with Oshins' core offerings as part of a broader full-service platform.
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman: Am Law firm with a dedicated Trusts and Estates practice group advising HNW individuals on estate planning, trust structures, and tax planning. Comparable in technical practice but embedded in a much broader full-service law firm.

Regional players

• Stoel Rives LLP: Pacific Northwest and Mountain West law firm with a Trusts, Estates and Wealth Transfer practice serving HNW individuals on estate planning and business succession. Comparable in boutique-style practice focus within a broader regional platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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