James Alfred Butts IV

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James Alfred Butts IV

also known as "Alfie"

5.0
75 reviews
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Rating: 7.8

Licensed for 30 years

Trusts Lawyer at Irvington, VA
Practice Areas: Trusts, Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills, Probate

4421 Irvington Road, P.O. Box 720, Irvington, VA

About James

Biography

Our practice areas include all areas of estate planning and estate & trust administration.

James A. Butts, IV and TT&E offer a full range of personalized trust and estate planning services.

From the simplest estate to the most complex, we can help you through the probate process.

TT&E regularly counsels Trustees on the requirements and particularities of trust administration.

The proper plan will give you peace of mind that your wishes will be carried out.

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Estate Planning 25%

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Probate 25%

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Trusts 25%

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Wills and Living Wills 25%

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Fees and Rates

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Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2025 2023 2022
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+ 1
Platinum Client Champion

Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 30 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1995

Active

No misconduct found

Location

James A. Butts, IV, PC

4421 Irvington Road, P.O. Box 720, Irvington, VA, 22480

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James Alfred Butts IV's Reviews

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Posted by Jim and Carolyn | January 03, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Could not be more pleased our Attorney!!!

Mr. Butts came highly recommended to us from several people and my mother also used him and was so happy with him. When my mother passed we went to him to do the reading of the will and we were so happy with him we decided to use him for all our legal needs. He is really the best! He has a team that... is always there to answer any question and I have never had to wait for a response. He handled our wills and estate planning and made it so easy for use to understand exactly what we were doing. He walked us through the "mud" of legal language and we knew and understood all the steps necessary thanks to his patience and great knowledge of the law. I highly recommend him for any and all of your legal needs.

Posted by Mimi | February 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Worth the Drive From Richmond!

My husband and I used Alfie to prepare Wills and Trusts for Estate planning. We are a blended family and had not idea how to organize our Estate Planning. Alfie made a potentially complicated and stressful situation very easy and stress free. He suggested documents that made sense for our specific si...tuation and worked with us to tweak them to our liking. Alfie was professional, knowledgable, and explained the legal documents in manner that was clear to understand. Alfie's knowledge and prices were good enough to make our drive from Richmond for several meetings well worth our time. We would highly recommend him for Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning.

Posted by David | February 11, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Professional and Personable - First Rate

We were referred by a family member based on their estate planning experience with Mr. Butts. We thought we knew what we wanted and we were about half right. Mr. Butts provided a thorough review of our situation and provided the type of counsel we needed to fully address our life situation .... all d...one with candor and professionalism ... and explained in a straightforward manner that made us comfortable with our choices. We believe we received first rate estate planning ... we left with peace of mind and the implementing trust, wills, power of attorney and advance medical directives in place to handle our future.

Posted by glenn and Joanne | January 25, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Review of Atty. Butts

We engaged Atty. Butts to handle our estate planning. We found Atty. Butts "Alfie" to be thorough and engaging. He helped us understand the process and more importantly understand the reasons for structuring certain aspects of the plan in certain ways. We expect to have a life long relationship wi...th Alfie.

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Experience

Rating:  7.8 (Very Good)

Honors

2019

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2007

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Owner, James A. Butts, IV, PC

2000 - 2016

Attorney, Rumsey & Bugg

1996 - 2000

Attorney, Butts & Butts

Associations

Northern Neck Bar Association

Member

Virginia Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Education

1996

University of Florida

LL.M - Master of Laws

1995

Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Hampden-Sydney College

LL.B - Bachelor of Laws

Speaking Engagements

2022

Mathews Community Foundation

Estate Planning

2022

Life of an Estate

Estate Planning

2018

Senior Law Day

Estate Planning

2014

Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning

Estate Planning

2002

Virginia Continuing Legal Education

Advanced Estate Planning and Administration

2002

Virginia Continuing Legal Education

The Life of an Estate

Publications

2012

House and Home Estate Planning in a Down Economy

Languages

English

Activity

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