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    Durham County Has 43 Probate Attorneys with 164 Reviews

    Mark O. Costley

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    Mark O. Costley

    5.016 reviews
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    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law and more
    Over 30 years experience in Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning and Elder Law
    Rating:  10
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    Sonya Schiff Linton

    Sonya Schiff Linton

    5.08 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning
    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:  7.0
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    N Vail Gardner

    N Vail Gardner

    5.07 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts
    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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    Shirley Meiler Diefenbach

    Shirley Meiler Diefenbach

    5.05 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, 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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    Gregory Herman-Giddens

    Gregory Herman-Giddens

    5.05 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Tax and more
    Bio: I guide high net worth individuals and families through the complex legal and tax aspects of estate planning, probate and trust administration. After over 35 years of helping folks, I like to say that I specialize in "peace of mind." I grew up in ...
    Rating:  10
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    Doris Jordan Dixon

    Doris Jordan Dixon

    5.05 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law 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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    Douglas Edgar Koenig

    Douglas Edgar Koenig

    5.04 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law 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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    Joseph Duffy Palmer

    Joseph Duffy Palmer

    5.03 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Trusts, Estate Planning and more
    Bio: Duffy Palmer is the founder and owner of Palmer Estate Planning (Law Office of J. Duffy Palmer, PLLC, a North Carolina law firm). He started this law firm in order to further his mission to strengthen families through holistic and comprehensive es...
    Rating:  6.4
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    Asekesai Arnette Harris

    Asekesai Arnette Harris

    5.03 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Real Estate, Estate Planning and more
    Bio: Asekesai 'Kesai' Arnette is a North Carolina native and grew up in Fayetteville, NC. She attended college at UNCW, majoring in communications and political science with a minor in public administration. After graduating from UNCW in 2002, she atte...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Jennifer Elaine Dalman

    Jennifer Elaine Dalman

    5.03 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law 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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    Mark R. Horn

    Mark R. Horn

    5.02 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Tax and more
    Review: "Mark practices in a different location than us, though he still gave us good referrals for our location. He was clear, responsive, and helpful."
    Rating:  9.7
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    Tovah McDonald Mitchell

    Tovah McDonald Mitchell

    5.01 review
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law 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:  6.6
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    Kenneth Jay Hirsh

    Kenneth Jay Hirsh

    5.01 review
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 6 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Landlord & Tenant, Contracts & Agreements and more
    Review: "As one of the clients of Attorney Hirsh in the realm of real estate, my experience with him has been exceptionally positive and noteworthy. With his extensive knowledge and profound experience in real estate law, he managed my legal needs with unp..."
    Rating:  5.9
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    Larry H. Rocamora

    Larry H. Rocamora

    5.01 review
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law 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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    Scott W. Heintzelman

    Scott W. Heintzelman

    5.01 review
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Personal Injury, Real Estate and more
    Review: "We had a business contact us and try to fraudulently steal money from our company. Scott got right on the case for us and made the crooks go away and leave us alone. Very informative and knowledgeable throughout the process."
    Rating:  6.8
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    Kristin Leah Burrows

    Kristin Leah Burrows

    5.01 review
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Elder Law, Estate Planning and more
    Review: "Kristin reviewed my disabled mother's unlawful POA without bias against my sister and myself when no one else cared in North Carolina."
    Rating:  9.5
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    Sarah Elizabeth Tillman

    Sarah Elizabeth Tillman

    5.01 review
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Wills & Living Wills, Estate Planning and more
    Review: "Beth worked carefully and compassionately with me to craft an estate plan addressing our family's needs. I appreciated her ability to listen and her advice."
    Rating:  8.2
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    Jeffrey Larkin Austin

    Jeffrey Larkin Austin

    5.034 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate
    Bio: Jeff serves as the appointed public administrator for Durham County, which means the courts rely on him when someone dies in Durham without anyone to manage their estate. He’s active in the local bar association and the PTA at his children’s schoo...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Jason Robert Jones

    Jason Robert Jones

    5.028 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts and more
    Bio: It is my goal to reduce unecessary estate-related lawsuits with proactive estate planning and thoughtful estate administration. When a dispute arises nonetheless, I offer a non-lawsuit option for its resolution through the Collaborative Law method...
    Rating:  10
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    Heather Elizabeth Hazelwood

    Heather Elizabeth Hazelwood

    5.026 reviews
    Durham County Probate Attorney
    Probate Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Probate, Estate Planning, 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...
    Rating:  10
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