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    106 estate planning lawyers serve Durham, NC. Compare the best based on 264+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Durham County are listed below.

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    Heather Elizabeth Hazelwood

    Heather Elizabeth Hazelwood

    5.025 reviews
    Ampersand Law
    PO Box 61182, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Living Wills and more
    Bio: Estate planning made easier. Really. In 2016, I founded my Durham, North Carolina-based law firm, Ampersand Law, on the belief that estate planning doesn’t need to be a confusing, stressful, and opaque process. With more than 10 years of experienc...
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    Gray Ellis

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    Gray Ellis

    4.814 reviews
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    Ellis Family Law
    3511 Shannon Road, Suite 150, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Family, Child Custody
    Award-Winning Board Certified Specialist in Family Law by the N.C. Board of Legal Specialization
    Rating:  10
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    Brandon Alexander Robinson

    Brandon Alexander Robinson

    4.970 reviews
    Post Office Box 52645, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Corporate & Incorporation, Litigation and more
    Bio: Thank you for visiting my profile. I practice primarily in the areas of corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, estate planning, contracts and business litigation. My practice is geared toward relational business, in which I forge long-term relatio...
    Rating:  10
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    Jennifer Elaine Dalman

    Jennifer Elaine Dalman

    5.03 reviews
    Po Box 51549, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate and more
    Bio: I am an attorney at the estate planning and business law firm Walker Lambe Rhudy Costley Gill, PLLC, practicing in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, tax law, and nonprofit law. For nearly thirty years, Walke...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Larry H. Rocamora

    Larry H. Rocamora

    5.01 review
    Mcpherson, Rocamora, Nicholson & Nordgren, PLLC
    3211 Shannon Rd Ste 620, Southcourt, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts and more
    Review: "Excellent in considering all aspects of my family’s estate plan and other end of life planning needs."
    Rating:  7.8
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    Douglas Edgar Koenig

    Douglas Edgar Koenig

    5.04 reviews
    Law Offices of Douglas E. Koenig, PLLC
    P.O. Box 13186, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Elder Law, Medicaid & Medicare and more
    Bio: The right plans, the right documents, the right time. Attentive and patient planning for life's transistion. Why me? I'm a second-career attorney, meaning that I retired from a career in Engineering and IT to become a lawyer. It has been a great c...
    Rating:  9.3
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    Shirley Meiler Diefenbach

    Shirley Meiler Diefenbach

    5.05 reviews
    Walker Lambe, PLLC
    240 Leigh Farm Rd., Suite 100, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law and more
    Bio: Shirley M. Diefenbach began her law practice in New York where she was an associate of a nationally recognized Elder Law and Estate Planning law firm. Through her many years of practice, she has had the opportunity to help hundreds of families wit...
    Rating:  10
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    Richard F. Prentis

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    Richard F. Prentis

    3.03 reviews
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    Stubbs, Cole, Breedlove, Prentis & Biggs, PLLC
    4 Consultant Place, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 51 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Probate, Contracts & Agreements and more
    Over forty years of experience in estate planning and estate administration.
    Rating:  9.8
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    Doris Jordan Dixon

    Doris Jordan Dixon

    5.05 reviews
    Southpoint Estate Planning
    5842 Fayetteville Rd., Suite 113, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate and more
    Bio: Dori J. Dixon is the founder of Southpoint Estate Planning. Dori enjoys helping families navigate important legal issues including: wills, trusts, special needs planning, guardianships, long-term care planning, Medicaid, estate administration, pro...
    Rating:  10
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    Nichole Monique Hatcher

    Nichole Monique Hatcher

    4.610 reviews
    Hatcher Legal, PLLC
    411 Andrews Road, Suite 240, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Litigation, Business and more
    Bio: With more than 13 years of complex litigation experience, let me put my skills to use for you! Nichole M. Hatcher, Esq. is the founding member of Hatcher Legal, PLLC. Ms. Hatcher received her Juris Doctorate from Howard University in May 2002 and ...
    Rating:  7.3
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    William J. Wickward

    William J. Wickward

    4.910 reviews
    2304 S. Miami Blvd, Suite 123, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Social Security, Education and more
    Bio: Durham disability and estates attorney William Wickward, Jr. represents clients in Durham and Raleigh and throughout North Carolina for Social Security disability claims, Veteran's disability claims, Exceptional Children claims, estate planning (w...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Matthew Burkert

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    Matthew Burkert

    5.02 reviews
    Constantinou & Burkert, PLLC
    120 E. Parrish Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Matthew Burkert was raised in Durham, North Carolina, and still resides in the same area he grew up in. He is a graduate of East Carolina University, where he received a bachelor’s degree majoring in Criminal Justice in 2008. Matt then attended No...
    Rating:  6.5
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    Rupinder Singh Gill

    Rupinder Singh Gill

    5.09 reviews
    Walker Lambe Rhudy Costley & Gill
    240 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Elder Law, Wills & Living Wills and more
    Review: "My husband and I attended an information meeting sponsored by Attorney Gill’s group, and we were so impressed with the clarity with which he explained the benefit of a family trust. Since that time we have set down with Mr. Gill and created a trus..."
    Rating:  9.0
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    Gwendolyn C. Brooks

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    Kennon Craver, PLLC
    4011 University Drive, Suite 300, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning
    Rating:  8.0
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    Richard Joon Sin

    Richard Joon Sin

    5.09 reviews
    Law Office of Matthew Charles Suczynski PLLC
    115 Market St, Suite 360E, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Immigration, Criminal Defense and more
    Bio: Richard knows firsthand the stress, anxiety, and uncertainty that comes when dealing with the immigration process. As an immigrant himself, he has gone through the legal process and has experienced the same feelings of not knowing what the future ...
    Rating:  8.7
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    Holly Ann Birnbaum Martin

    Holly Ann Birnbaum Martin

    5.01 review
    McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson & Nordgren, PLLC
    3211 Shannon Rd, Suite 400, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning
    Bio: Raised in Chapel Hill, Holly graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998. She attended law school at Tulane, graduating as a merit scholar in 2003, and in that same year, Holly was admitted to the North Carolina State Ba...
    Rating:  7.6
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    Omari Menka Wilson

    Omari Menka Wilson

    3.45 reviews
    O. M. Wilson, PLLC
    811 Ninth St., Ste. 120-123, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Foreclosure, Real Estate and more
    Bio: During much of past eighteen years of my career as an attorney, I worked in the non-profit public interest law sector to provide legal services and technical support to North Carolina’s financially distressed and limited resource property owners s...
    Rating:  6.4
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    N Vail Gardner

    N Vail Gardner

    5.07 reviews
    Vail Gardner Law PLLC
    732 9th St Ste 621, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate
    Bio: Vail Gardner Law PLLC is a woman-owned Durham law firm dedicated to providing expert estate planning services to families and individuals. A personalized estate plan provides a mission and vision for your family’s future. Planning ahead is a gift ...
    Rating:  7.0
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    Sonya Schiff Linton

    Sonya Schiff Linton

    5.08 reviews
    331 W Main St Ste 406, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Probate
    Bio: My job as an estate planner is to discern your family's specific needs by listening and empowering you through the process. I look forward to getting to know you and your family while crafting an estate plan that accomplishes your needs and puts y...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Elizabeth Arnold Farris

    Elizabeth Arnold Farris

    5.01 review
    Ellis Family Law, P.L.L.C.
    Po Box 603, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Estate Planning, Family
    Review: "I couldn't have asked for better representation! Throughout the duration of custody and child support litigations, Liz has always been prompt, thorough, detail-oriented, and exceptionally well-informed. Liz is one of the most intelligent people I ..."
    Rating:  7.3
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