Asset Protection & Cook Islands Trust Law Firm
You’ve worked too hard to lose your wealth to a single lawsuit.
For over 30 years, Alper Law has provided strategic asset protection planning for professionals, business owners, and families. Our practice focuses on domestic asset protection law and Cook Islands trusts to keep your wealth protected from creditors.
Asset protection isn’t just one of our firm’s practice areas—it’s our core identity.
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About Our Firm
Based in central Florida, our firm was founded on the belief that people deserve to keep what they’ve earned.
We combine domestic tools and offshore trust to provide clear, practical strategies.
Our goal is to take the complexity of asset protection off your shoulders, giving you a direct, honest, and effective plan to keep what is yours.
Specialized Practice
We focus exclusively on asset protection, using domestic tools and Cook Islands trusts. We advise on strategies that generalist firms often overlook.
Nationwide Reach, Florida Roots
While we are a leading authority on Florida’s unique asset protections, we help clients across the United States with offshore trusts and LLCs.
No Associates
High-value legal planning shouldn’t be delegated. You will work directly with Jon Alper or Gideon Alper on every call and every document.
Tested Strategies
Our plans are built on decades of real-world results and an intimate understanding of how creditors think.
Strategic Planning and Protection
Our firm practices exclusively in three core areas: Florida asset protection, Cook Islands trusts, and offshore asset protection. We offer a practical, cost-effect approach to wealth preservation.
Florida Asset Protection
We help Florida residents maximize the state’s unique asset protection laws. Our planning incorporates the homestead exemption, tenancy by the entireties, and statutory exemptions for annuities, life insurance, and retirement accounts.
View Florida Strategies →Cook Islands Trust Formation
Our firm specializes in the formation of Cook Islands trusts. These trusts allow our clients to place assets in a country that does not recognize foreign court orders. Our partnerships with Cook Islands trust companies give our clients access to discounted rates and services.
View Cook Islands Trust Info →Offshore Asset Protection
We use Cook Islands LLCs and Nevis LLCs, along with the establishment of offshore bank accounts, to give clients more control over their assets when placed in an offshore trust.
Offshore Asset Protection Options →Nationally Recognized Asset Protection Experts
With decades of combined legal experience, our attorneys have dedicated their careers to mastering the domestic and international laws that protect assets from creditors.
Jon Alper
Founding Partner
A recognized pioneer in asset protection law, Jon Alper has spent over 30 years implementing legal structures for individuals and small businesses. His involvement in the seminal case of BankFirst v. UBS Paine Webber, Inc. helped establish the legal foundation for modern Florida asset protection planning.
- ✔ Master’s Degree from Harvard University
- ✔ Cited Expert: WSJ, NYT, & Bloomberg
- ✔ 30+ Years of Asset Protection Experience
- ✔ Specializes in Complex Florida Domestic Planning and Offshore Trusts
Gideon Alper
Partner
Gideon Alper serves as the firm’s lead strategist for offshore planning, helping clients navigate asset protection and tax compliance. His approach combines over fifteen years of private practice with valuable regulatory insight gained from his past tenure at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel.
- ✔ Former IRS Office of Chief Counsel Attorney
- ✔ Expert in Cook Islands Trusts & Offshore LLCs
- ✔ Law Degree with Honors from Emory University
- ✔ Bridges Domestic Planning with Offshore Strategy
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