Estate Planning law in North Carolina covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and wealth transfer strategies. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. North Carolina has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to estate planning cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for estate planning matters in North Carolina is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and North Carolina's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The North Carolina State Bar sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on estate planning in North Carolina bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting an estate planning attorney in North Carolina, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout North Carolina and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how estate planning law works in North Carolina — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to estate planning law in North Carolina. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Nick Canovai - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stegall & Clifford, PLLC
 445 Dolley Madison Road Suite 102 Greensboro NC 27410
(336) 281-3110
Liberty University
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Real Estate Law
Brennan Tyler Brooks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of B. Tyler Brooks, PLLC
 100 East Lake Drive Suite 6 Greensboro NC 27403
(336) 564-6255
Villanova University School of Law (2018)
Michigan Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Samuel Justin Ray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King Law Offices, PLLC
 257 Park St PO Box 1058 Newland NC 28657
Appalachian School of Law (2017)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Divorce
Marlet Edwards - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Edwards Law Office, PLLC
 3221 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 105 Raleigh NC 27612
(919) 321-3221
Campbell Law School (1999)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning
Melissa Gott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Group, Lawyers and Counselors at Law
 611 Princess Street Wilmington NC 28401
(910) 251-6088
Campbell University (2001)
English, Spanish
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Scott Donaldson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Donaldson Law PLLC
 110 N 5th Ave Rear 1st Wilmington NC 28401
(910) 701-0005
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Laura C. Rivers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6135 Park South Drive STE 510 Charlotte NC 28210
(704) 703-4545
Georgetown University Law Center (2011)
English
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Jason Cline - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cline Law Office PLLC
 6329 Oleander Dr Wilmington NC 28403
(910) 661-2012
Arkansas Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Real Estate Law
Karen Schuller Boardman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alignment Legal
 4601 Park Road, Suite 530 Charlotte NC 28209
(980) 376-2615
North Carolina Central University
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Intellectual Property
Brian Thomas Bain - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8301 University Exec Park Dr Suite 120 Charlotte NC 28262
7047179483225
Campbell University (1998)
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
Diane Ford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King Law Offices, PC
 1373 Westgate Center Drive Suite 100 Winston Salem NC 27103
82828830862101
Campbell Law School (2022)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Meg Westall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
iTicket.law - Powered by Hatley Law Office
 624 S. Fayetteville St. Suite F-9 Asheboro NC 27203
(919) 200-0822
Elon University School of Law (2013)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
DUI & DWI Estate Planning Traffic Tickets
Thomas C Jeter III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nosal & Jeter, LLP
 852 Gold Hill Rd Ste 201 Fort Mill SC 29708
(704) 608-3429
University of South Carolina School of Law (2006)
English
South Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
William W. Phipps - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Phipps Law Firm, PLLC
 905 Pireway Rd. P. O. Box 35 Tabor City NC 28463
(910) 653-7770
Bar #8459
South Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Matthew Burkert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Constantinou & Burkert, PLLC
 120 E Parrish St. Ste. 300 Durham NC 27701
(919) 683-1302
North Carolina Central University (2009)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jason Edward Spain - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bagwell Holt Smith P.A.
 111 Cloister Court Chapel Hill NC 27514
(919) 401-0062
DePaul College of Law (2010)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Estate Planning
Jordan Ashley Morris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Morris Law Office
 102 Person Street, Ste. C Fayetteville NC 28301
(910) 858-5005
Florida Coastal School of Law (2010)
Oklahoma Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Tommy Kellis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 610 Arendell Street Morehead City NC 28557
(252) 772-9999
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2001)
English, Spanish
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Ashton Lee Cooke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Land Loss Prevention Project
 401 N. Mangum St. Durham NC 27701
(919) 682-5969
University of North Carolina School of Law (2015)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Business Law Estate Planning
Ashley Michele Coghill - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davis Hartman Wright LLP
 209 Pollock Street New Bern NC 28560
(910) 795-4280
Reading University (2014)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Taylor Laumann - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 542 964 Copperfield Blvd. Concord NC 28026
(704) 720-0595
Campbell Law School (1999)
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Estate Planning Juvenile Law
Donald B. Ford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ford Law Firm
 360 Lake Dornoch Drive Pinehurst NC 28374
(919) 414-7063
Bar #44669
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Wesley Collins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Harvell and Collins, P.A
 1107 Bridges St Morehead City NC 28557
(252) 726-9050
North Carolina Central University School of Law (1997)
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Elder Law Estate Planning
Brian S. Demidovich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 211 E. Six Forks Road Suite 205 Raleigh NC 27609
(919) 424-8319
Cleveland State University (1996)
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Kelly Bross Myers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kelly B. Myers, PLLC
 18805 W. Catawba Ave Suite 205-A Cornelius NC 28031
(704) 896-0906
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Shaun Ingersoll - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ingersoll Law Practice
 3733 National Dr Raleigh NC 27612
(919) 783-0236
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Tax Law
Lawrence D. Winson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 140 4th Ave West Suite 102 Hendersonville NC 28792
(828) 693-4939
University of Florida (1968)
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Estate Planning
Jillian C.S. Blanchard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shipman & Wright, LLP
 575 Military Cutoff Road Suite 106 Wilmington NC 28405
(910) 762-1990
University of South Carolina School of Law (2014)
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
Ron Payne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Apple Payne Law, PLLC
 900 Old Winston Road Suite 212 Kernersville NC 27284
(336) 283-6198
Wake Forest University (2009)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Family Law
Paul Yokabitus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cary Estate Planning
 1776 Heritage Center Drive, Suite 204-C Wake Forest NC 27587
(919) 659-8433
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
English, French
Michigan Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Garen McClure - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
iTicket.law - Powered by Hatley Law Office
 624 S. Fayetteville St. Suite F-9 Asheboro NC 27203
(919) 200-0822
City University of New York Law School (2006)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Ebher Rossi Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rossi Law Firm, P.A.
 2107 Maple Ave Burlington NC 27215
(336) 570-1923
Fordham University School of Law (1991)
Spanish
North Carolina Bar
Active License
DUI & DWI Elder Law Estate Planning
Alexander J Palme - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Averett Family Law
 101 Conner Drive Ste 402 Chapel Hill NC 27514
(919) 903-9442
North Carolina Central University (2018)
English, French
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Daniel Krchnavek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Plekan Law, PLLC
 1051 Pemberton Hill Road Suite 101-E Apex NC 27502
(919) 653-1976
Baylor Law School (2019)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
Nicholas Leger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leger Law, PLLC
 705 Princess Street Wilmington NC 28401
(910) 338-4492
Elon University School of Law
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Estate Planning Family Law
Kimberly H. Whitley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Patrick, Harper & Dixon, LLP
 34 2nd Street NW Suite 400 Hickory NC 28601
(828) 826-1834
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1993)
Bar #19992
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Regina Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Regina M. Taylor, P.C.
 609 S. New Hope Rd., Suite 200C Gastonia NC 28054
(704) 861-0700
North Carolina Central University School of Law (1988)
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Estate Planning
Laurie Beth Biggs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Biggs Law Office, PLLC
 9208 Falls of Neuse Rd Suite 120 Raleigh NC 27615
(919) 375-8040
University of Kentucky College of Law (2000)
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
Joel W. Bunkley III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joel W. Bunkley, Attorney & Counselor at Law
 6701 Carmel Road, Suite 105 Charlotte NC 28226
(704) 900-2119
Bar #10775
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning
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