FirmSanford, NC
Since 2017 · Serves 4 counties
Serves Lee, Chatham, Harnett, and Moore counties from Sanford, with a second by-appointment office in Pittsboro. W. Woods Doster, a board-certified specialist in estate planning and probate law for 25 years, and partner J. Grant Brown handle estate administration, guardianship petitions, and special-needs trusts. The firm serves as Public Administrator for Lee and Chatham counties.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning
- Office
- 206 Hawkins AvenueSanford, NC 27330
Solo PracticeHickory, NC
Serves 2 counties
A solo Hickory practice serving Catawba and Caldwell counties and the towns of Conover, Rhodhiss, and Granite Falls. Donald R. Fuller, Jr., in practice in North Carolina for more than 40 years, drafts wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts and represents executors through every step of probate, including will contests raising capacity, undue influence, or mismanagement claims.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 225 4th Street NW, Suite 200Hickory, NC 28601
FirmSmithfield, NC
Since 1969 · Serves 2 counties
Serves Johnston and Sampson counties from offices in Smithfield and Clinton, where the firm has practiced since 1969 and appears in the Johnston County courts regularly. Attorneys handle probate and estate administration after a death, guardianship for minors and adults who need care, and contested wills and disputed trusts. Spanish-speaking staff are available.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 405 E Market StreetSmithfield, NC 27577
Serves Guilford County and the Piedmont Triad from West Fisher Avenue in Greensboro. Certified Elder Law Attorney Dennis Toman handles probate and court-supervised estate administration, paired with long-term care, Medicaid and veterans' Aid and Attendance work for families managing a parent through dementia or nursing-home care. The firm offers a free phone consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 403 West Fisher AvenueGreensboro, NC 27401
Solo PracticeHuntersville, NC
Since 2004 · Serves 5 counties
A Huntersville solo practice serving the Lake Norman region and Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln, Cabarrus and Rowan counties, started by Michael K. Elliott in 2004. Its probate work advises executors of their rights and obligations — the estate inventory, the spousal allowance, creditor notice, the final accounting and distribution — and the firm also serves as executor or administrator itself.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more
- Office
- 14421 S. Old Statesville RoadHuntersville, NC 28078
FirmConcord, NC
Since 1976 · Serves 5 counties
Practicing in Concord since 1976 from a downtown office the firm describes as near the Cabarrus County Courthouse, and representing clients in Cabarrus, Rowan, Stanly, Iredell and Union counties. The firm walks executors and court-appointed administrators through applying to the Clerk of Court for letters, notifying creditors and filing the final accounting, and also drafts wills and trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 45 Church Street SConcord, NC 28025
A five-attorney High Point firm whose work covers business, tax, real estate, estate planning and estate administration. Edgar S. "Pat" Levy III is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law certified by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization, and Nathan A. Chrisawn, a licensed North Carolina CPA, practices in estate planning and administration and tax.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax Planning
- Office
- 1838 Eastchester Drive, Suite 100High Point, NC 27265
A Greenville firm that has represented the community for more than 50 years, with estate work handled by David W. Silver and Heather Bridgforth. It takes executors through estate administration, which it tells clients can run from several months to several years, and also drafts wills and trusts, powers of attorney and living wills, and handles guardianships, Medicaid planning and VA benefits.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipMedicaid Planning
- Office
- 321 Evans Street, Suite 200Greenville, NC 27858
A Hendersonville practice limited to estate planning and estate and trust administration, serving clients from across Western North Carolina. Evan Gilreath and Adam Shealy handle probate, trust administration, distribution of assets from estates and trusts, and fiduciary income and estate tax returns. Both are NC Board Certified Specialists in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Succession
- Office
- 224 6th Avenue EastHendersonville, NC 28792
Solo PracticeFayetteville, NC
Since 2002
A Fayetteville elder law and special needs practice in Cumberland County, founded in 2002 and led by J. Duane Gilliam, Jr. For executors and court-appointed personal representatives the firm handles opening the estate, inventory and appraisal, creditor notice, estate tax returns and the final accounting, alongside guardianships, Medicaid asset planning and special needs trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more
- Office
- 307 Person StreetFayetteville, NC 28301
FirmDunn, NC
Since 1969 · Serves 3 counties
Serving Harnett, Lee and Johnston counties from Dunn since 1969. The firm handles estate administration and probate — gathering assets, paying debts and seeing that property is properly distributed — and litigates will contests, or caveats, for widows, children and other close relatives, including out-of-state families with a North Carolina estate. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate Litigation
- Office
- 111 Commerce DriveDunn, NC 28334
A two-attorney Greenville office on Red Banks Road practicing primarily real estate law, where L. Allen Hahn has represented eastern North Carolina clients for over fifty years and closed transactions in nearly every county in the region. Its estate work is wills, estate planning and estate administration; Brian V. Meyerhoeffer, Jr. handles closings across the state.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 504-A Red Banks RoadGreenville, NC 27858
FirmConcord, NC
Since 1896 · Serves 7 counties
Serves Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union, Stanly, Iredell and Lincoln counties from an office on McCachern Boulevard in Concord. Attorney Michael R. Burgner handles probate and trust administration alongside wills, trusts and wealth-management planning. The firm traces to a Concord law office opened in 1896 and now lists twelve attorneys across estate, litigation, family and criminal practices.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
- Office
- 71 McCachern BlvdConcord, NC 28025
FirmMorehead City, NC
Since 1987
Serves the Crystal Coast from Bridges Street in Morehead City, with clients in Beaufort, New Bern and Jacksonville. Its probate work runs from qualifying the personal representative and obtaining letters testamentary through creditor claims, the spousal year's allowance, inventories and final accountings, and extends to will caveats. Cecil Harvell opened the practice in 1987.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
- Office
- 1107 Bridges StreetMorehead City, NC 28557
FirmDurham, NC
Serves the whole state
Represents executors, administrators and heirs across North Carolina from an office on S. Miami Blvd in Durham/RTP. The practice opens and settles estates, supports trust administrators through their fiduciary duties, presses stalled personal representatives on behalf of beneficiaries, and litigates will and trust validity and fiduciary misconduct. In-office and virtual appointments are offered.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more
- Office
- 2314 S. Miami Blvd, Suite 151Durham, NC 27703
Solo PracticeNorth Wilkesboro, NC
Serves 2 counties
A solo practice on Main Street in North Wilkesboro, focused on Wilkesboro and extending to Boone. Victoria A. Brooks, the firm's founding and sole attorney, works directly with executors, administrators and heirs through estate administration and probate, from the legal assessment of the estate through distribution of assets. She also prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney and deeds.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateSpecial Needs Planning
- Office
- 833 Main StreetNorth Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Solo PracticeShallotte, NC
Since 2000 · Serves 1 county
Serves Brunswick County from Shallotte, where the firm has practiced since 2000. Mack Hewett handles probate matters, drafts wills and trusts and manages established trusts for clients, alongside real estate and business work. He holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Miami; the office runs by appointment, 9 to 4 Monday through Friday.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Law
- Office
- 632 Village Road, Suite 1Shallotte, NC 28470
FirmAsheboro, NC
Serves 2 counties
Serves Randolph and Guilford counties from Worth Street in Asheboro, with a second office on Eastchester Drive in High Point. Its estate administration work runs from petitioning to appoint the personal representative and obtain Letters of Administration through creditor notices, claim objections and petitions to remove an executor. Beth McQuaid handles estate administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 111 Worth StreetAsheboro, NC 27203
FirmCharlotte, NC
Since 1912
Serves Charlotte and Mecklenburg County from East Morehead Street. Its estate administration attorneys lead executors and administrators through probate and through estate, income and generation-skipping tax issues, while a separate fiduciary litigation group takes will caveats and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims. The firm traces its Charlotte practice to 1912.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 10 more
- Office
- 1065 East Morehead StreetCharlotte, NC 28204
Serves Durham County and the Triangle from an office between Durham and Chapel Hill. Four attorneys and three estates paralegals handle estate and trust administration: probating the will, filing estate and fiduciary income tax returns, and post-mortem disclaimers and family settlement agreements. The firm has NC Board Certified Specialists in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs Planning
- Office
- 4011 University Drive, Suite 300Durham, NC 27707
