Estate work, start to finish.

Five practice areas, one attorney, and one plan built to keep your family out of court.

Where we focus

Estate and Trust Drafting

The core of the practice. We build the will, the trust, the powers of attorney and the healthcare directives as one plan, so your property passes to the people you named instead of a judge deciding for them and that your wishes are followed during an incapacity. Drafted for North Carolina law and explained in plain English before you sign anything.

Included: Last will and testament · Revocable living trust · Durable power of attorney · Healthcare power of attorney and living will · Deed transfer into your trust

Trust Administration

When someone you love leaves a trust behind, the trustee inherits a job most people have never done. We guide trustees through distributions, administrative filings and the legal duties they have taken on, so nothing gets missed and no one is left exposed.

Probate Administration

Not every estate avoids probate, and when it doesn’t, the paperwork lands on a grieving family. We take the estate through the clerk’s office from start to finish, from qualifying the executor to filing the final accounting.

Adult Guardianship

When a parent or adult child can no longer manage their own affairs, the court decides who steps in. We prepare and file the guardianship petition and stand with your family through the hearing.

Partition Actions

Inherited property with several owners who cannot agree becomes a stalemate fast. When co-owners are stuck, a partition action resolves the split, by sale or by division, so no one is trapped in property they cannot use.

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My husband and I had prompt and professional service during our legal matters. We would highly recommend!
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Very concise and helpful through the process
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Cindy Klotz
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Very professional and easy to deal with.
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Mike Femenella
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Very professional and timely
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Lee Basey
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Sarah and the whole staff has made estate planning easy, seamless and honestly great . I was stressed going in and confident going out! I recommend this law firm to all!
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Pam Sullivan
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Thank you for your help and diligence with my estate needs. The team at CW Lachey has been a pleasure to work with.
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Derek Nester
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My father died in the middle of the COVID lockdowns at the end of 2020. It took five years to get through probate since the county processors were not available. They stuck with me all through the extended timeframe and I appreciate their commitment and professionalism.
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He is out to take your money only. He filed documents against me saying I was inappropriate and triple medicating myself after financially ruining me over a construction dispute. Instead of consulting a construction attorney(I didn’t know that was a thing until recently) he consulted his buddy. Then screwed me out of thousands of dollars I didn’t have. I told him my financial situation and he took my money to hurt me. Dragged the case out years. I lost over 30,000 in value on my home and owe the contractor who did the job 8,000 and am out the attorneys fees because he just wants your money and to put on a show. He is a disgusting shallow human being. He doesn’t care who he ruins he is an attorney and no one will go against him. I am disgusted by this garbage. The process to go against him is a process. He plays games and will financially ruin you. Creep of a human with a god complex.
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Life changes, so we update your plan at no charge. And when the time comes, your family sits down with us to find out what happens next.

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