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North CarolinaEstate and Probate Law Lawyers in Wilmington, North Carolina

Attorneys that focus on estate and probate law in North Carolina help clients resolve all facets of planning for the conservation and disposition of estates. Estate and probate lawyers must understand the state and federal tax burdens that apply to this area of the law. Estate and probate lawyers prepare the legal instruments to accomplish the estate plans including drafting and executing wills, administering formal and summary estates, including tax related matters. Attorneys also engage in probate litigation including will contests or will or trust construction suits in probate court.

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Scott Donaldson

Scott Donaldson
Donaldson Law PLLC
110 N 5th Ave, Rear 1st
Wilmington, NC 28401
Licensed for a year, Scott Donaldson is a Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Jill Lynn Peters Kaess

Jill Lynn Peters Kaess
Lee Kaess, PLLC
P.O. Box 4548
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 22 years, Jill Lynn Peters Kaess is a Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School of Law... read more >

Rick E Graves

Rick E Graves
Graves May, PLLC
5700 Oleander Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 27 years, Rick E Graves is a Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended University of Akron, Ohio... read more >

James Lee Seay III

James Lee Seay III
Seay Law Firm, PLLC
519 Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28801
Licensed for 9 years, James Lee Seay III is a Commercial Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Campbell School of ... read more >

Eldridge D Dodson

Eldridge D Dodson
Ward & Smith, P.A.
P.O. Box 7068
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 19 years, Eldridge D Dodson is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Tulane University Law School... read more >

John R Sloan

John R Sloan
PO Box 7068
Wilmington, NC 28406
Licensed for 30 years, John R Sloan is a Criminal Defense and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended University of North Carolina Schoo... read more >

Matthew W Thompson

Matthew W Thompson
P.O. Box 7068
Wilmington, NC 28406
Licensed for 20 years, Matthew W Thompson is a Criminal Defense and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended College of William & Mary La... read more >

Blake Gordon Allen

Blake Gordon Allen
2320 Scientific Park Dr
Wilmington, NC 28405
Licensed for 13 years, Blake Gordon Allen is a Estate and Probate Law and Probate lawyer who attended The University of Texas School of Law... read more >

Nathaniel T. Coleman

Nathaniel T. Coleman
Coleman Law, PLLC
211 S. Wright Street P.O. Box 340
Burgaw, NC 28425
Licensed for 16 years, Nathaniel T. Coleman is a Family Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Andrea Gale Farmer

Andrea Gale Farmer
Farmer & Morris Law, PLLC
310 Government Center Dr NE
Bolivia, NC 28422
Licensed for 20 years, Andrea Gale Farmer is a Bankruptcy and Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >
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Estate and Probate Law Specialty Areas

Estate Planning Certification

National Association of Estate Planners and Councils - NAEPC is accredited by the ABA to certify attorneys as estate planning law specialists.



Board Certified in Estate Planning

Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate in North Carolina - Estate Planning and Probate was first proposed as a potential specialty area to the North Carolina Bar in 1982.


The North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization designated estate planning and probate law as a field of law for certification of specialists under the Plan of Legal Specialization.


State Bar Rules, Ch. 1, Subch. D, .2302, defines the specialty of estate planning and probate law as the "practice of law dealing with planning for conservation and disposition of estates, including consideration of federal and state tax consequences; preparation of legal instruments to effectuate estate plans; and probate of wills and administration of estates, including federal and state tax matters."


Nonprofit Legal Associations

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

ACTEC is a fellowship of attorneys seeking to improve trust, estate and tax laws, as well as the procedures and ethics of attorneys who work in those fields. Many of the top trust and estate attorneys belong to this respected organization.


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