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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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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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 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.

Posted by Laurie and Leonard | November 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate planning

Mr. Butts had assisted my parents in their estate planning, wills and trusts. When first my Mom, then my Dad, passed away everything went very smoothly, so I knew who I wanted to assist my husband and me with estate planning. Alfie is very professional and knowledgeable and we are very pleased with ...the results of our plan. We highly recommend him.

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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