Firm Overview

A Tradition of Excellence & Trust

We are a small firm of attorneys passionate about protecting the assets of people who come to us for solutions to preserving their legacies.  Our principal attorney is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. 

North Carolina Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Team Photo with Staff and Attorneys

We Provide Tailored Services

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Building Relationships That Achieve Goals

We have created a large network of solid relationships with fellow attorneys, trust professionals, family office and high-net-worth asset-management firms, wealth managers, public accountants, insurance professionals, and current and former firm clients to ensure our clients are receiving the very best service and advice. Our firm has built its foundation through these relationships with highly skilled professionals who have also experienced a high level of satisfaction with the caliber of our firm’s critical legal services.

The firm’s clients include:

  • Corporate fiduciaries and individuals serving as an executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate or as trustee of a trust

  • High net worth individuals and families in need of estate planning and strategic tax counsel
    Beneficiaries of estates and trusts

  • Employer sponsors and trustees of ERISA-governed qualified retirement plans and welfare benefit plans

  • Entrepreneurs and family members of owners of closely held or family owned businesses

Attorneys Jim Hickmon, Audrey Bonham, & Jeremy Canipe

We are an award winning Estate Planning Law Firm in Charlotte, North Carolina

Board Certified

Leadership

Hundreds

Of Clients Served

Millions of Dollars

In Secured Assets

8 Years Super Lawyers Badge
Board Certified Specialist North Carolina State Bar Badge
Avvo Rating 9.9 Top Attorney Badge
Martindale Hubbell Client Champion Gold 2022 Badge
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Professional Excellence 2022 Badge
Business Legal Elite 6 Years Badge
Certified Financial Planner Badge
Rated by Super Lawyers 2023 Badge

Our Mission

Our attorneys aspire to be the very best at what we do. We recognize that our clients operate in a very complex world, often facing intricate tax, business, and family issues and challenges. For that reason, we have limited the scope of our practice to estate planning and fiduciary law. Our focus, time, energy, and resources are devoted to achieving and maintaining the very highest level of competence within our scope of practice.