James Alfred Butts IV

PRO

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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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
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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 Ray & Jean | August 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

wills and trust

Upon moving to the northern neck from South Carolina eleven years ago we needed to change our wills to meet Virginia laws. A friend suggested that we talk with Mr. Butts. After meeting with him we decided that he was the attorney we wanted to use. Our family is blended so it was a bit complicated. Al...fie set up a joint trust account and made revisions to our wills. Then, just recently there were some changes that we wanted to make and Alfie handled that also. We also have a son that is disabled and Alfie explained that we needed to treat his share different from the other children. Alfie has been very helpful in getting us into a comfortable position and has stressed to us that we can call him anytime we have a question or problem.

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 Harry | November 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Very thorough

Our estate planning attorney of many years, Dexter Rumsey passed away several years ago and we remember when he hired Alfie. We wanted to update all of our wills, trusts and end of life documents and chose Alfie. He proved to be very patient and helpful in the entire process, but particularly in th...e area of identifying trustees, where to store legal documents, etc. The process is complicated, but he updated all appropriate documents to our requests and has left my wife and me very comfortable in knowing that our estate management will flow smoothly with all paperwork in order and accessible to our trustees. The cost of his work was very reasonable and I would recommend his work to anyone contemplating estate planning.

Posted by Barbara and Ron | November 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate Planning

We have worked with Mr. Butts for our estate planning over the last 9 years. We recently just performed a review and update to our documents. With the original writing of our wills and establishment of trust to the review and update of our documents, Mr. Butts was extremely professional, knowledgea...ble and guided us through the process effortlessly. We both know that in the future he will again be there for us to aid and assist as needed with professionalism, knowledge and most importantly a caring nature.

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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

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