You and your loved ones deserve a thoughtful and properly designed estate plan that reflects your and their wishes and intentions. Ideally, the plan should be constructed with the guidance of qualified legal counsel as soon as possible. An experienced and detail-oriented lawyer who specializes in estate planning can help you craft every aspect of a thorough estate plan. Our services provide a structure that offers peace of mind to you and your family, and creates tax efficiencies within the estate.
At Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC, we help clients throughout middle and eastern Tennessee simplify estate administration, even when their case requires probate. Our Knoxville estate planning lawyers provide clients with aggressive representation in probate proceedings. We work to ensure assets are protected to the fullest extent possible and that our clients receive what they are entitled to receive in estate distributions.
Provide for Loved Ones by Planning Ahead
It is never too early to consult with an attorney about the benefits of a solid estate plan. We help people of all ages and backgrounds plan for the needs of their loved ones in the event of their death or incapacitation. No matter how complex or simple you perceive your estate planning needs to be, we will ensure that all your legal, financial, health and special needs are accounted for in a thorough estate plan, including:
- Wills
- Living wills
- Irrevocable trusts
- Revocable trusts
- Life insurance trusts
- Powers of attorney
- Advanced directives
- Conservatorships
- Estate, gift and inheritance taxes
- Gratuitous transfers
- Business succession planning
- Wealth succession
- Asset protection
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Estate related litigation
We also have experience litigating tax disputes, breaches of fiduciary duty, will contests, and complex estate and trust administration. We have represented estates and survivors in many complex probate situations.
Contact Our Knoxville and Chattanooga Wills and Trusts Attorneys
Call us today at 865-292-2307 to schedule an initial consultation. Contact us for more details.