R. DeDe Soto of  Irvine, Orange County California who specializes in Trusts, Wills and Estates so that she can assist  families, professionals, and closely held businesses owners with their Estate Planning, has recently signed a publishing deal with business book publishing company, CelebrityPress, along with Alexis Neely and other leading attorneys from across the nation to release the legal guide, “More Than Money: Creating a Legacy That Really Matters.”

Orlando, Fla. – October 6, 2010 – R. DeDe Soto, Founder of  The Soto Law Group, joined with noted attorney and media legal expert, Alexis Neely and other leading attorneys, to co-write the forthcoming book titled, “More Than Money: Creating a Legacy That Really Matters.” Nick Nanton, Esq. along with business partner, JW Dicks, Esq., recently signed the publishing deal with DeDe to contribute her expertise to the book, which will be released under their CelebrityPress™ label.

DeDe established The Soto Law Group so she could dedicate herself to the needs of growing families, professionals and closely held business owners.  DeDe has a broad background of legal experience.   From early on where she started practicing in family law and business litigation, and later when she developed an extensive land use expertise. Incorporating her legal and business knowledge with her passion for coaching and teaching she brings an invaluable combination to her estate planning clients.

The forthcoming book, “More Than Money: Creating a Legacy That Really Matters” will feature strategies for family and wealth planning beyond the typical advice of passing money along to one’s family and heirs.  While these attorneys certainly understand the value of such planning, they are authoring the book to shed light on the more important subjects that transcend the typical financial portion of an estate plan.

Learn more about DeDe Soto by visiting http://www.thesotolawgroup.com

To learn more about CelebrityPress™, please visit http://www.CelebrityPressPublishing.com

About R. DeDe Soto:

DeDe established Soto Law Group so she could dedicate herself to the needs of growing families, professionals and closely held business owners.  DeDe has a broad background of legal experience.   From early on where she started practicing in family law and business litigation, and later when she developed an extensive land use expertise.  This expertise includes community planning/land-use entitlement, extensive negotiations with municipalities, local government and business owners on behalf of large real estate developers.

DeDe started her estate planning practice only on a referral basis several years ago and made a transition to full time with the Soto Law Group. So she could provide invaluable services for families, executives and closely held businesses she has continued her education at Chapman College School of Law (with LLM courses) and financial planning courses at University of California, Irvine.  Incorporating her legal and business knowledge with her passion for coaching and teaching she brings an invaluable combination to all her estate planning clients.

She has always believed that traditional estate planning, which implies, and often focuses only on, financial wealth and taxation was too limited and short-sighted. DeDe believes it’s not only about passing on financial wealth, but also intellectual, spiritual and human wealth. With her own practice, she can provide a framework for a more holistic approach to family wealth planning. “We can actually pass on the clients’ stories, insights and wisdom to their children, grandchildren and other loved ones so that they don’t get lost when the clients pass away,” she explains. Additionally, with the Kids Protection Plan, her clients can rest assure, knowing that if something unexpected or unthinkable happens to mom and dad, the kids won’t have to spend time in Child Protective Services/foster care until their permanent guardians can arrive on the scene.  Additionally, she can protect the children’s inheritance from later creditors and predators.

On a personal note, she is happily married to her husband Robert and they have a Chihuahua, named Noodle. Both she and her husband are dedicated to assisting and protecting families.

Her undergraduate is from California State University of Fullerton, with a major in Psychology and her Juris Doctor from Western State University School of Law.

Visit her website at http://www.thesotolawgroup.com

About Celebrity Press™:

Celebrity Press™ is a business book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world. Celebrity Press™ specializes in helping its authors grow their businesses through book publishing. Celebrity Press™ has published books alongside Brian Tracy, Ron Legrand, Mari Smith, Kelly O’Neil, Alexis Martin Neely and many other of the biggest experts across diverse fields.

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