FirmLillington, NC
Since 1982 · Serves 4 counties
Serves Harnett, Wake, Lee and Cumberland counties from Lillington, filing with the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the decedent lived. The firm walks executors and administrators through probate — the 90-day inventory, creditor notices, accountings and distribution — alongside elder law, Medicaid spend-down and long-term care planning. Founded in 1982 as Kelly & West.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 900 S Main StreetLillington, NC 27546
Solo PracticeWashington, NC
Since 1975 · Serves 3 counties
A Washington general practice open since 1975, naming Beaufort, Hyde and Pitt counties among its areas of service. Keith D. Hackney, its sole attorney, handles probate — where the Clerk of Court verifies the will and appoints the personal representative, with debts, taxes and distributions to follow — and the parallel administration process for someone who died without a will.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 110 W 3rd StreetWashington, NC 27889
Solo PracticeRocky Mount, NC
Since 1908
Serves Rocky Mount and eastern North Carolina from North Franklin Street. The firm takes on an executor's probate work — locating and inventorying assets, paying taxes and debts, settling estate disputes — either assuming the whole administration or advising on a limited basis, and it covers when summary release or collection by affidavit can replace full probate. Founded in Rocky Mount in 1908.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset Protectionand 2 more
- Office
- 120 N Franklin Street, Suite ARocky Mount, NC 27804
Serves Wilmington and New Hanover County from Wrightsville Avenue. Two of its attorneys work in trusts and estates, taking fiduciaries through estate and trust administration and handling estate-tax, gift-tax and charitable gift planning. Jill Kaess is a CPA, a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law certified by the North Carolina State Bar, and an ACTEC Fellow.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningCharitable Planning
- Office
- 3414 Wrightsville AvenueWilmington, NC 28403
FirmJacksonville, NC
Since 1972 · Serves 1 county
Serves Onslow County and surrounding counties from Jacksonville, with a Swansboro office by appointment. Its estate work covers estate administration, incompetency and guardianship proceedings, and wills and trusts, alongside a general practice in criminal defense, family law and real estate. The firm was founded in Jacksonville in 1972 by Charles Lanier and now has nine attorneys.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
- Office
- 114 Old Bridge StreetJacksonville, NC 28540
FirmElizabeth City, NC
Serves 7 counties
Serves the seven-county First Judicial District of northeastern North Carolina — Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans — from downtown Elizabeth City. The estate side covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate and estate administration. Managing partner Whitney A. Young was sworn in as Public Administrator for Pasquotank County in January 2024.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipFamily Law
- Office
- 601 E Elizabeth Street, Suite AElizabeth City, NC 27909
Solo PracticeLumberton, NC
Serves 1 county
Serves Robeson County and surrounding communities from North Chestnut Street in Lumberton. The practice covers opening an estate, wills and powers of attorney, alongside real estate closings and deeds. Sabrina Leshore-Cummings runs the office, which the firm describes as a Christ-centered, family-operated and locally owned practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
- Office
- 604 N. Chestnut StreetLumberton, NC 28358
Solo PracticeShelby, NC
Serves 2 counties
Serves Cleveland and Gaston counties from South DeKalb Street in Shelby, a short distance from the Cleveland County Courthouse. Chelsea Chapman became the lead attorney after Richard Luptak's retirement, and the practice is limited to family law, estate planning and probate. On the settlement side it handles estate administration for families whose relative died with or without a will.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily Law
- Office
- 515 S DeKalb StreetShelby, NC 28150
FirmSouthern Pines, NC
Serves 7 counties
Serves Moore County and the surrounding Hoke, Harnett, Scotland, Lee and Richmond counties from North Bennett Street in Southern Pines. The estate administration side handles probate of a decedent's will, collecting estate assets, paying final expenses and debts, distributing property as the court approves, and challenging or defending a will when family members disagree over it.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate Litigation
- Office
- 230 North Bennett Street, Suite 2Southern Pines, NC 28387
Solo PracticeGastonia, NC
Since 2024 · Serves 4 counties
A Gastonia practice serving Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland and Catawba counties, opened in 2024 by attorney Alyssa E. Kisby-Meadows. She walks personal representatives through probate — the petition, the inventory, creditor notice and final accountings — and assists trustees with collecting and distributing trust assets. Meetings are offered at the office, in the client's home, or by phone and video.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 121 W Main Avenue, Suite 201Gastonia, NC 28052
Serves Wake County and the Triangle from Towne Village Drive in Cary, practicing since 2001. Founder W. Thomas McCuiston, Jr. is an NC Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, and the planning work — wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, special needs trusts — is built around minimizing income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 200 Towne Village DriveCary, NC 27513
FirmRaleigh, NC
Since 1993
Serves Wake County and the Research Triangle from Raleigh, where Maria M. Lynch and Jerome R. Eatman, Jr. founded the firm in 1993. Its attorneys open estates with the Estates Division of the Wake County Clerk of Superior Court and carry executors through inventory, creditor claims and ancillary probate. Lynch is a board-certified estate planning and probate law specialist.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 4130 Parklake Avenue, Suite 100Raleigh, NC 27612
FirmWhiteville, NC
Since 1932 · Serves 1 county
Serves Columbus County from Jefferson Street in Whiteville, a half block east of the Columbus County Courthouse. Its estate services cover probate and estate administration along with wills and powers of attorney; partner T. Scott Sessions handles the wills, estates and special proceedings work. The firm has practiced in Whiteville since 1932.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal Estate
- Office
- 130 Jefferson StreetWhiteville, NC 28472
FirmMorganton, NC
Serves 3 counties
A downtown Morganton practice working primarily in Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties. Its estate administration work covers probate and the representation of administrators, executors, and surviving spouses; the planning side prepares wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. All consultations are free, run 30 minutes with an attorney, and may be held in person, by phone, or by video.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 410 S Green StreetMorganton, NC 28655
FirmCharlotte, NC
Serves the whole state
Serves Mecklenburg County from Charlotte, with a second North Carolina office in Raleigh. The trust and estate administration team advises executors and trustees on probate, estate tax returns, distributions, and trust modifications, and handles fiduciary litigation. Chambers High Net Worth ranks the practice in North Carolina private wealth law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 201 North Tryon Street, Suite 3000Charlotte, NC 28202
A Durham firm founded in 1997 and focused on estate planning and its related disciplines. Attorneys advise executors and beneficiaries through probate court filings, asset transfer and tax returns, and assist trustees with trust administration and modifying or decanting outdated trusts. Each partner is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 3211 Shannon Road, Suite 400Durham, NC 27707
Serves Mecklenburg County from Charlotte, with a second North Carolina office in Raleigh. The trust and estate administration attorneys handle probate of wills, administration of testate and intestate estates and of trusts, post-death tax planning and fiduciary tax returns, and fiduciary litigation among beneficiaries and fiduciaries. The firm is the only Charlotte-based member of the Am Law 200.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700Charlotte, NC 28202
Serves Craven County from downtown New Bern in a transactional practice covering estate planning and probate, real property, and corporate work. Attorney Lacee B. Smith prepares wills, advance directives and trusts, and the firm represents administrators and executors through probate estates. For most matters the fee is a fixed amount agreed at the start; the firm takes no litigation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 607 Broad StreetNew Bern, NC 28560
Solo PracticeAlbemarle, NC
Serves 1 county
Albemarle office on East North Street serving clients in Stanly County. Mark T. Lowder handles probate and estates and trusts, and drafts wills, living wills and powers of attorney, alongside real estate transactions, civil litigation and business law.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
- Office
- 206 East North StreetAlbemarle, NC 28001
Solo PracticeFayetteville, NC
Serves Fayetteville, all of Cumberland County and surrounding areas, where the firm has practiced for over 30 years. It assists clients with probate and administration of decedents' estates, including complicated tax planning and IRS disputes. Nicole A. Corley is admitted in North Carolina and South Carolina, practicing taxation, business law, and estate planning and administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningBusiness Succession
- Office
- 2517 Raeford RoadFayetteville, NC 28305