Top Rated Raleigh, NC Estate Planning Lawyers

Estate planning attorneys prepare wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and trusts to ensure clients’ wishes are honored. They advise on tax-efficient transfers, guardianship for minors, asset protection, and succession planning. They draft documents, coordinate with financial advisors, and guide families through probate avoidance and legacy goals.

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills and more

Bio: Jackie Bedard's estate and long-term care planning practice is focused on guiding clients through the complicated, often confusing, maze of balancing family protection, long-term care planning, wealth preservation, and cherished family values in t...

Rating: 10

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate

Bio: Brett Thompson is an Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney. He focuses his practice on Medicaid planning and elder law, in addition to estate planning. Brett earned his B.A. at the University of South Florida in Tampa where he majored in Mass Com...

Rating: 8.4

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Social Security, Elder Law and more

Bio: Whenever someone asks me where I am from, I respond that I grew up in southeastern North Carolina on dirt road. Folks from the nearby town, Whiteville, which isn’t much bigger, used to say they had to pipe the sunshine into where I lived. By growi...

Rating: 8.8

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Tax

Bio: Steven is an Air Force Veteran and experienced Estate Planning Lawyer. Steven is licensed in North Carolina and California. Over the last decade, Steven has primarily practiced in the areas of estate planning and tax planning. In 2013, Steven obta...

Rating: 8.0

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate

Bio: As an estate planning attorney, my favorite part of my job is getting to know my clients and their families, talking with them about the type of legacy they want to leave, and then working with my clients to plan for their life, secure their loved...

Rating: 7.7

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Garner)

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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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law

Bio: When I play the gratitude game with my kids, I always list my educational opportunities near the top. Early in life, I learned that often, good things come from difficult experiences. College was like that. I was able to attend The University of N...

Rating: 7.1

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family

Review: "We could not have been more pleased with Mrs. Morris' services! Mrs. Morris assisted my husband and I with our estate planning needs. We were going overseas and leaving our small child in the care of family for one week and wanted to make sure we ..."

Rating: 7.2

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business

Bio: Paul Yokabitus is an experienced Estate Planning Attorney with NC Planning's Estate Planning Practice Group. Paul can assist you, at any stage of your life, in creating a meaningful and effective Estate Plan that will help protect your family and ...

Rating: 7.7

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Durham)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Business

Review: "Ms. Ewing is knowledgeable in Real-Estate Law. She has done 7 closings in total for me either as POA for my client or for myself personally over the past few years."

Rating: 7.0

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Guardianship

Bio: Attorney at Law Estate Planning | Guardianship | Wills & Trusts | Power of Attorney | Healthcare Directives For over 20 years, I have assisted clients with estate planning and guardianship matters. Our firm believes in a comprehensive approach tha...

Rating: 6.8

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts and more

Review: "Kellie assisted us with our estate planning, and she was great! It was our first time, and she made the process very easy to understand. She walked us through each step of the process in detail and answered all of our questions (and we had a lot!)..."

Rating: 7.0

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Review: "Tom is very knowledgable, very helpful, he treats my famliy with high respect. He is always available when we need him, Tom handles all our legal documents and I highly recommand my family members and friends to go to TOM, I can depend on Tom at ..."

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Personal Injury and more

Bio: I have been representing individuals, families and businesses in Raleigh, Cary and the greater Wake County area since 1995. My firm is a hands on, results oriented law firm. I have met so many wonderful people in my practice over the years. Whethe...

Rating: 6.7

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate

Review: "I worked with Kara to close my first home purchase, and then 10 months later to refinance my mortgage. She is professional, personable, she explains everything to you without making you feel bad about it. She works very well with everyone behind t..."

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Rolesville)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Probate and more

Bio: Michael Paul grew up in a Navy family who lived all over the country, returning to their home base of San Diego every two years. There, he enjoyed surfing, playing on his high school golf team (Torrey Pines was their home course) and scuba diving....

Rating: 7.4

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate

Review: "I was very impressed with manner in which my will was handled. I was shown my options in a professional, un-hurried environment. I was able to understand and make my choices in confidence. I am very satisfied!"

Rating: 6.6

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Estate Planning Attorney near Raleigh (Cary)

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation

Review: "Last year I was asked by my ailing grandfather to assist him in handling his estate and making sure everything was in order. Initially, I figured this would include a basic will that could be done online but after being referred to Shea by my fina..."

Rating: 7.0

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Raleigh, NC Estate Planning Lawyers

Raleigh Has 282 Estate Planning Attorneys with 648 Reviews

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Jackie Wilbur Bedard

Brett Andrew Thompson

Jonathan Blair Biser

Steven L. Lundberg

Amy Marie Privette

Rupinder Singh Gill

Alisa D. Huffman

Holly Greeson Morris

Paul Anthony Yokabitus

Carey L. Ewing

Marlet Massey Edwards

Kellie M. Corbett

Thomas A. Earls

Henry M. Doyle

Kara Daniels Hand

Michael Paul

Jennifer Marie Sotack

Shea Braden Maliszewski

Raleigh Has 282 Estate Planning Attorneys with 648 Reviews

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