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    108 estate planning lawyers serve Durham, NC. Compare the best based on 277+ 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

    5.026 reviews
    Ampersand Law
    PO Box 61182, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 15 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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    Brandon Alexander Robinson

    Brandon Alexander Robinson

    4.971 reviews
    Post Office Box 52645, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 12 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...
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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 38 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:  9.8
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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 16 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 22 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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    Doris Jordan Dixon

    Doris Jordan Dixon

    5.05 reviews
    Southpoint Estate Planning
    5842 Fayetteville Rd., Suite 113, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 22 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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    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 24 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family, Child Custody and more
    Award-Winning Board Certified Specialist in Family Law by the N.C. Board of Legal Specialization
    Rating:  10
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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 52 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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    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 32 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:  8.9
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    Edwin J. Walker

    Edwin J. Walker

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    Walker Lambe, PLLC
    240 Leigh Farm Road, Suite 100, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 57 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business
    Bio: Jack Walker has been practicing law for nearly 50 years. His primary areas of practice include estate planning, trust and estate administration, tax planning, business succession planning, insurance planning, and representation of nonprofit organi...
    Rating:  10
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    Tovah McDonald Mitchell

    Tovah McDonald Mitchell

    5.01 review
    Mitchell Law Group
    2530 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate and more
    Review: "Our family hired Tovah to help us navigate Edler law and planning. She was wonderful from the word go. She has a thorough knowledge of the laws and explains things to you very clearly. Tovah is very professional, extremely pleasant and comfortable."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Anthony D. Nicholson

    Anthony D. Nicholson

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    McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson & Nordgren, PLLC
    3211 Shannon Rd., Ste. 620, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate
    Bio: Tony graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1991 with a Bachelors of Urban Planning. He earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina in 1998 and has practiced in the Durham-Chapel Hill area since then.He focuses his practice...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Christina G. Hinkle

    Christina G. Hinkle

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    McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson, Wilson & Hinkle, PLLC
    3211 Shannon Road, Suite 620, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts and more
    Rating:  9.7
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    Jennifer Elaine Dalman

    Jennifer Elaine Dalman

    5.03 reviews
    Po Box 51549, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 15 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:  8.3
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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 23 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 20 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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    Judy Lee Whisnant

    Judy Lee Whisnant

    5.02 reviews
    Judy Whisnant, Attorney at Law, P.C.
    123 West Main Street, Suite 612, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family, Wills & Living Wills and more
    Review: "Judy was very informative, upfront, and honest. She did everything she could to educate me on the laws, prior to negotiations on my divorce case. My case was probably one of the most difficult of her career! I would highly recommend her to take on..."
    Rating:  6.9
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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 14 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:  8.6
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    David O. Lewis

    David O. Lewis

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    Bryant, Patterson, Covington, Lewis & Lindsley, P.A.
    103 W. Main Street, PO Box 341, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Engaged in the private practice of law since1981, with current primary emphasis on civil trial work, including personal injury, insurance defense, insurance question, medical and legal malpractice, commercial dispute, construction dispute, and est...
    Rating:  9.3
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    Gwendolyn C. Brooks

    Gwendolyn C. Brooks

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    Kennon Craver, PLLC
    4011 University Drive, Suite 300, Durham, NC
    Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Estate Planning
    Rating:  8.0
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