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Nik Sallie is an award-winning Intellectual Property and estate planning attorney, and the founder of Tastemakers Legal, PLLC, a boutique law firm based in Austin, Texas. With over a decade at Meta (formerly Facebook), she was a founding member of the Intellectual Property Operations Team and helped design Meta’s global IP enforcement system. Nik has handled over 4,000 IP cases and brings deep experience in trademark prosecution, brand protection, and business strategy. In addition to helping visionary entrepreneurs, influencers, and small businesses own, protect, and profit from their intellectual property, Nik also offers concierge estate planning services to ensure her clients’ legacies are protected and passed on to loved ones without costly court involvement or conflict. Her estate planning practice emphasizes flat-fee pricing, client education, and ongoing support for families navigating life’s transitions.
Why You Don’t Want an Initial Consultation, But a Life & Legacy Planning® Session Instead Hi Reader, A typical initial consultation with an estate planning lawyer may look like this: you meet, you answer questions about your family and assets, and the lawyer tells you what documents you need - typically a will, trust, health care directive, and power of attorney - and what they will cost. This is a recipe for disaster because this means that the lawyer you are considering hiring is likely not...
Hi Reader, I had an interesting conversation with a potential client last week. After explaining my Life & Legacy Planning® process, she said, "This all sounds great, but my friend told me I can get a trust done for half the price somewhere else." I hear this fairly often, and I completely understand the concern. Nobody wants to overpay for anything—especially legal services. But here’s what I’ve learned after years of helping families: when it comes to estate planning, the cheapest option...