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
- Office
- 301 South Front Street, Unit 5New Bern, NC 28560
FirmWilmington, NC
Serves 4 counties
Serves New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, and Onslow counties from Wilmington. Nick Leger represents executors, administrators, and trustees through probate and intestate administration — inventories, creditor notices, accountings, and distribution — and litigates will caveats, undue-influence claims, and spousal elective-share disputes. The practice is limited to estate work and guardianship.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 1 N. 16th StreetWilmington, NC 28401
FirmSmithfield, NC
Since 1979 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Johnston County from Smithfield, with a second office in Benson and a Raleigh office reaching Wake. The estates group prepares wills, powers of attorney and trusts, manages the probate process, and handles estate and trust administration and trust and estate litigation. Founding partner James W. Narron has been a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law since 1987.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 102 South Third StreetSmithfield, NC 27577
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
A seven-attorney firm working from a Westbrook Avenue office in Burlington. Its estate and trust administration team represents executors, administrators, and trustees from routine probate through litigation contesting or defending a will, and handles guardianship of the estate of a minor or incompetent adult, including appointment paperwork and required accountings.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 1694 Westbrook AvenueBurlington, NC 27215
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
- Office
- 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
- Office
- 412 Broad StreetNew Bern, NC 28560
FirmKill Devil Hills, NC
Since 1995 · Serves 6 counties
Serves Dare, Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Tyrrell and Hyde counties from Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks. James R. Gilreath, Jr. manages the estate administration division and has served as a court-appointed administrator in contested estates. The firm handles inventory, accounting and distribution of estate property, and takes ancillary administration referrals from out-of-state attorneys.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
- Office
- 700 Blue Jay Street, Suite 1Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
FirmAsheville, NC
Since 1986
An Asheville firm on College Street, formed by a 1986 merger of two local practices. Its estates and trusts team handles domiciliary and ancillary probate, estate, trust and guardianship administration, and estate tax returns and audits; its litigators take caveat proceedings. Partner Mary Robinson Hervig is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
- Office
- 301 College Street, Suite 400Asheville, NC 28801
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
- Office
- 1645 Westbrook Plaza DriveWinston-Salem, NC 27103
FirmWilmington, NC
Serves 3 counties
A small father-and-son practice in downtown Wilmington, serving New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties. James Seay III carries personal representatives through estate administration — gathering and valuing assets, notifying creditors, filing inventories and accounts, and distributing to heirs — and handles will contests. Initial consultations are a flat $250 except in estate planning matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianship
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- 519 Market StreetWilmington, NC 28401
FirmFuquay-Varina, NC
Since 1953 · Serves 1 county
A three-attorney Fuquay-Varina firm whose predecessor opened in 1953 and took its present name in 2001. Its estate practice assists executors in administering the estate, handles disbursement and closure of estates and administration of trusts, and files guardianship proceedings. Linda F. Johnson is appointed by the Wake County court as a public administrator for estates that have gone awry.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
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- 114 Raleigh StreetFuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Serves Wake County and central North Carolina from north Raleigh, with offices in Charlotte and Charleston, South Carolina. Its trust and estate administration attorneys represent executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees — initiating probate with the clerk of court, valuing assets, preparing estate accountings, paying claims and taxes, and distributing property — and handle will caveats.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationGuardianship
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- 4601 Six Forks Road, Suite 400Raleigh, NC 27609
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
Solo PracticeShallotte, NC
Since 2005 · Serves 1 county
Serves Brunswick County from Shallotte, practicing before the Brunswick County Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds. Tonia Trest Twigg carries estates through probate — court filings and accountings, publication of creditor claims, and distribution to beneficiaries — and handles incompetency and guardianship proceedings. The office offers free consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship
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- 4631 Main StreetShallotte, NC 28470
Serves Orange County and the Triangle from Chapel Hill, with a practice concentrated on wills, trusts, and estates. The firm settles decedents' estates through the court probate process — distribution of assets, creditor claims, and tax returns — and handles guardianship proceedings. Beth Tillman is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
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- 501 Eastowne Drive, Suite 130Chapel Hill, NC 27514
FirmGreensboro, NC
Since 1974
A Greensboro firm serving Guilford County and the Piedmont Triad since 1974. Attorneys administer testate and intestate estates end to end — qualifying the personal representative, preparing inventories and accountings, and filing estate and fiduciary tax returns — and have served as personal representative and trustee themselves. Six attorneys carry the practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 400 Bellemeade Street, Suite 800Greensboro, NC 27401
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
- Office
- 11 North Market StreetAsheville, NC 28801
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
- Office
- 751 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 300Raleigh, NC 27607