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Jesse F. Bifulco, Esq. is an attorney who focuses on estate planning, elder law, and strategies designed to preserve family wealth while reducing unnecessary conflict. His LifeCounsel guides help families navigate the practical and emotional realities of long-term planning with greater clarity and confidence.
LifeCounsel exists to educate, inform, and inspire — so you can make better decisions for your family and your future.
I’m Jesse Bifulco, a practicing attorney who once imagined the lawyer’s role as battling it out in the courtroom. Over time, I came to realize that what most families need is not a litigator — it’s a counselor. Not someone who wins arguments after they begin, but someone who helps prevent them in the first place.
That realization led me to focus exclusively on estate planning.
After helping thousands of families protect what truly matters — not only their assets, but their stories, relationships, and peace of mind — I’ve come to see estate planning differently. It is not simply planning for what happens after life. It is planning for life itself.
Life Counsel for the Professional
Turn Complex Law into Repeatable Systems — Get actionable, step-by-step playbooks and templates that help you confidently handle every core estate planning task (from client intake through funding and follow-up) without reinventing the wheel.
Deliver High-Value Client Experiences — Build trust, reduce risk, and increase referrals with a structured, proven approach that makes estate planning clear, consistent, and client-friendly.
Grow Your Practice with Predictable Efficiency — Save time, reduce errors, and boost revenue by standardizing workflows that scale — so you can focus on higher-level strategy and more profitable client work.
Life Counsel Estate Planning Series
Story‑driven lessons that reveal vulnerabilities and opportunities in typical family situations.
Plain‑English explanations that help you speak clearly with your attorney and make confident choices.
Includes a Design Q & A Chapter that prepares you for a productive meeting—so you can move from intention to implementation with clarity.
Includes a Full Example Agreement that illustrates how plain language goals are translated into contract language, demystifying the process.
LifeCast – LifeCounsel Podcast
The LifeCounsel Podcast serves a general audience with plain-English conversations about estate planning, family decisions, and life transitions.
The Attorney Edition dives deeper into professional-level discussions on law practice, strategy, and the evolving business of estate planning.
Download Tools for the Planner
Sample Estate Planning Workflow
Sample EP Workflow, as described in the podcast “Why Law Firms Keep Switching Software—and Nothing Improves” https://youtu.be/yW1cLrAk0zI
ARC Reader Program
Early reviews are vital to independent publishing. They build credibility, inform readers, and help important ideas
reach the people who need them most. By joining the LifeCounsel® ARC Team, you play an essential part in
advancing the conversation around law, legacy, and family — with your privacy and consent always protected.
Digital Asset Inventory Form
Digital Vault Selection Checklist
Use this checklist to compare and select the best password manager or digital vault for your estate and digital legacy planning.
Digital Asset Management & Access Guide
Use this example form to help catalogue your digital assets.
What is UFIPA?
Key Takeaways from the Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act
Clauses that Stop the Quiet Rewrite
Lawyers –> study the technical drafting concepts we covered in the podcast, How to Stop Someone From Changing Your Will Before You Die.
Family Tree Powerpoint
This Powerpoint tool provides an outline and “sticky notes” for an interactive exercise to surface your heirs.
IRA Estate Planning In a Nutshell
Key aspects of planning for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as part of a comprehensive estate plan.
TimeShare Inheritance?
Timeshares—often purchased with dreams of carefree vacations—can become more burden than blessing.
Family Meeting Guide: Where Love Meets Logistics
Planning for the future doesn’t have to be grim—it can be one of the most loving and empowering things a family does together.
Probate Decision Tree
A guide to sort out assets in terms of probate exposure.
Fillable Family Tree
An exercise to help you remember and name family members and avoid accidental disinheritance!