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
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
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
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- 1694 Westbrook AvenueBurlington, NC 27215
A Monroe general-practice firm serving Union, Anson, and Stanly counties since 1980. Its attorneys draft wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, and carry executors and administrators through the Clerk of Court filings North Carolina probate requires, including the 75-day creditor notice and the 90-day inventory. It also represents heirs in will caveats.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationSpecial Needs Planning
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- 316 N Hayne StreetMonroe, NC 28112
FirmCharlotte, NC
Since 1960
A Charlotte firm founded in 1960, now more than 165 attorneys across four offices. Its trusts and estates group represents individual and corporate fiduciaries through estate and trust settlement: court inventories and accountings, estate, gift and fiduciary income tax returns, and post-mortem planning. A separate fiduciary litigation group handles trustee, executor, and beneficiary disputes.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
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- 600 South Tryon Street, Suite 2300Charlotte, NC 28202
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
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- 301 College Street, Suite 400Asheville, NC 28801
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
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
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
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
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- 522 S Lexington AvenueBurlington, NC 27215
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
FirmRaleigh, NC
Serves the whole state
The Raleigh office of a transatlantic firm with four other North Carolina offices — Charlotte, Greensboro, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem. Its Private Wealth Services team lists estate and trust administration and international estate and tax planning among its services, and its fiduciary litigation work covers will contests and caveats, trust contests, and probate disputes.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100Raleigh, NC 27601
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
Serves Wake County and the Triangle from a single Raleigh office, under the Young Moore and Henderson name since 1954. The trusts and estates group counsels executors and trustees on fiduciary duties, prepares probate filings and fiduciary tax returns, and litigates will and trust challenges. Three attorneys are Board Certified Specialists in Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more
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- 3101 Glenwood Ave, Suite 200Raleigh, NC 27612