Solo PracticeGastonia, NC
Since 1978 · Serves 1 county
Serves Gaston County from Gastonia, including Belmont, Cherryville, Dallas, and Cramerton. Attorney Morris W. Keeter guides executors through probate — filing the will, valuing and transferring assets, paying taxes and debts — and handles will disputes on either side, alongside wills and living trusts. In private practice in Gastonia since 1978.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more
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- 309 South StreetGastonia, NC 28053
FirmNew Bern, NC
Serves 1 county
Serves Craven County and eastern North Carolina from New Bern. John W. King, Jr. is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate; the firm drafts wills and trusts, sets up guardianships and conservatorships, and handles Medicaid planning for older clients. Its published practice pages describe planning work; estate administration is not named among them.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 3 more
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- 301 South Front Street, Unit 5New Bern, NC 28560
Serves Charlotte and Mecklenburg County from a Carnegie Boulevard office. The firm represents executors, administrators, trustees, and corporate fiduciaries through probate and trust administration — inventories and accountings with the Clerk of Superior Court — and litigates will caveats and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims. Senior partner Jim Hickmon is a Board Certified Specialist.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
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- 5605 Carnegie Blvd, Suite 420Charlotte, NC 28209
Serves Charlotte and the surrounding Mecklenburg County area from a Congress Street office. The firm guides executors and trustees through estate and trust administration, including the strict asset accounting North Carolina law requires of a fiduciary, and litigates will and trust contests. R. Anthony Orsbon and Cynthia T. Fenninger are both board-certified specialists.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 4201 Congress St, Suite 110Charlotte, NC 28209
FirmHickory, NC
Since 1946 · Serves 1 county
Has served Hickory and Catawba County since 1946, from the PNC Bank Building downtown. Its estate attorneys advise executors, administrators, and trustees on administering an estate or trust and draft the wills and trusts behind them, alongside a parallel elder law practice. Managing partner Kimberly H. Whitley is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
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- 34 2nd Street NW, Suite 400Hickory, NC 28601
Solo PracticeNew Bern, NC
Serves 3 counties
Serves Craven, Carteret, and Pamlico counties from New Bern. Sole attorney Cindi Quay advises executors and administrators on inventory, heir notification, debts and taxes, and distribution, or serves as executor or administrator herself; she is also the Public Administrator for Craven and Pamlico counties, handling estates left with no will and no family to administer them.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 2 more
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- 412 Broad StreetNew Bern, NC 28560
Solo PracticeWinston-Salem, NC
Since 2010
A Winston-Salem office founded in 2010, with sole attorney Daniel J. Umlauf and a probate paralegal. It guides personal representatives through North Carolina probate, from inventorying accounts and investments to filing the decedent's and the estate's income tax returns. Its complimentary consultation is offered to monthly workshop attendees and covers estate or Medicaid planning, not probate.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more
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- 1645 Westbrook Plaza DriveWinston-Salem, NC 27103
Serves Buncombe and Henderson counties from Asheville and Hendersonville, with further offices in Raleigh and Durham. After a death the firm files the will and opens probate, handles intestate estates, guides trustees through post-death trust administration, prepares the final accounting and closing filings, and takes up disputes among beneficiaries. The firm offers a free initial consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 77 Central Avenue, Suite FAsheville, NC 28801
FirmJacksonville, NC
Since 1988 · Serves 4 counties
Serves Onslow, Pender, Duplin, and Jones counties from Jacksonville, including residents of Camp Lejeune. It files the paperwork to open and administer the estate, organizes its finances and taxes, answers litigation brought by an heir left out of the will, and handles partition proceedings when heirs inherit the same real property. Kevin McConnell serves as Onslow County Public Administrator.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more
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- 400 New Bridge StreetJacksonville, NC 28540
Serves Wake County and the Triangle from three offices — Raleigh, Cary, and Wake Forest. The firm represents executors, administrators, and trustees through probate administration with and without a will, trust administration, and guardianship proceedings, and litigates will caveats, trust disputes, and financial elder abuse claims. It also runs an elder law and Medicaid practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
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- 4141 Parklake Avenue, Suite 310Raleigh, NC 27612
FirmAsheville, NC
Since 1907
Serves Buncombe, Henderson, and the Western North Carolina mountains from Asheville and Hendersonville, with roots in the region since 1907. The Trusts, Estates and Elder Law team handles trust and estate administration, guardianships, and trust and estate disputes including will contests and trust terminations. The team includes board-certified specialists in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 11 North Market StreetAsheville, NC 28801
FirmDurham, NC
Serves 2 counties
Serves Durham and Johnston counties from Durham and a second office in Clayton, and has served Triangle families for over 40 years. Its trust and estate administration department, led by Shirley M. Diefenbach, obtains letters testamentary or of administration from the Durham County Clerk of Superior Court, publishes creditor notice, and prepares trust accountings.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
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- 240 Leigh Farm Road, Suite 100Durham, NC 27707
FirmRaleigh, NC
Serves the whole state
Headquartered in Raleigh with offices in Asheville, Winterville (Greenville), Morehead City, New Bern, and Wilmington. Its attorneys and paralegals commence, administer, and formally close estate and probate proceedings, whoever prepared the original estate plan, and its litigation group handles will caveats. Six attorneys are Board Certified Specialists in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
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- 751 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 300Raleigh, NC 27607
FirmKinston, NC
Since 1927
Serves Lenoir, Pitt, Craven, and Greene counties from Kinston, Greenville, New Bern, and Snow Hill, with roots in Kinston dating to 1927. Estate work covers probate and estate administration — creditor matters, tax filings, and distribution of assets — along with trust administration and fiduciary litigation. Two estate attorneys are board-certified specialists in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 106 South McLewean StreetKinston, NC 28502