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
- Office
- 4141 Parklake Avenue, Suite 310Raleigh, NC 27612
FirmBurlington, NC
Since 1933 · Serves 2 counties
Established in 1933 and one of the oldest law firms in Alamance County, Vernon Law serves Alamance and Guilford counties from Burlington. Its wills and estates attorneys administer simple and complex estates and trusts and handle will contests, spousal allowance and spousal share claims, and Medicaid planning, alongside wills, trusts and powers of attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 522 S Lexington AvenueBurlington, NC 27215
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
- Office
- 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
- Office
- 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
- Office
- 106 South McLewean StreetKinston, NC 28502