About Paul
Paul Maxfield founded Maxfield Law with one goal: to help Utah families build estate plans that actually work when they're needed most. His approach combines legal rigor with plain-language explanations, so clients leave every conversation informed and confident — not more confused than when they walked in.
Paul has focused his practice exclusively on estate planning, probate, and trust law — wills, revocable living trusts, probate and trust administration, powers of attorney, asset protection, and disability planning.
Free 30-minute consultation. Every new client conversation with Paul starts the same way — no cost, no pressure, and no legal jargon. Just a conversation about your family, your assets, and what you're trying to accomplish.
Education & Credentials
- J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (2010)
- M.B.A., Western Governors University (2015)
- B.S., Business Management, University of Phoenix (2004)
- Admitted to the Utah State Bar, 2011 (Bar No. 13552)
- Member, Estate Planning Section, Utah State Bar
- Over a decade of experience practicing estate planning law
Paul's combined J.D. and MBA background means an estate plan from Maxfield Law accounts for both legal precision and financial strategy — how a trust is drafted matters, but so does how it interacts with taxes, business interests, and long-term financial goals.
Professional Background
Paul has worked in management and accounting, and has served as Chief Financial Officer and Compliance Officer for a logistics company and a registered investment advisor firm. That experience shapes how he approaches client counseling, especially for business owners and families with investment portfolios.
Paul has also taught continuing-education courses on estate planning, business organizations, and 1031 exchanges, as well as seminars on asset protection.
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Community Leadership
In 2015, Paul served as President of the Utah Valley Estate Planning Council, a professional organization of attorneys, financial advisors, and other estate planning professionals in Utah County — a recognition of his standing among peers in the field.
Paul's Approach to Estate Planning
Paul believes an estate plan should be a clear, working tool for your family, not a stack of documents that gets signed once and forgotten in a drawer. That means explaining every recommendation in terms a client can actually evaluate, designing plans around the family's real situation rather than a one-size-fits-all template, and staying available as life — and the law — changes over time.
Practice Areas
Paul helps individuals and families throughout Provo and Utah County, and across the state of Utah, with:
- Wills — naming guardians for minor children and directing how property is distributed.
- Trusts — revocable living trusts that help families avoid probate and plan for incapacity.
- Probate & Trust Administration — guiding personal representatives and trustees through estate settlement.
- Power of Attorney — naming someone trusted to manage your affairs if you're unable to.
- Disability Planning — advance health care directives and planning for family members with disabilities.
- Asset Protection — structuring assets to guard against creditors and unnecessary risk.
- Charitable Giving — building a lasting charitable legacy into an estate plan.
- Prenuptial & Marital Property Agreements — protecting children, businesses, and assets ahead of marriage.
- Estate Planning for Business Owners — succession and continuity planning for closely held businesses.
- Blended Family Estate Planning — coordinating inheritance for spouses and children from prior relationships.
- Special Needs Planning — protecting benefits eligibility for a beneficiary with a disability.
- Missionary Power of Attorney — financial and medical authority for a child serving a mission.