Charleston, South Carolina · Est. 2009
Wills, trusts, and legacy plans for Lowcountry families — drafted with the craft of documents meant to be read aloud, decades from now, in rooms full of people you love.
What We Craft
Every estate is a story about what mattered to you. We write it precisely, tax-wisely, and in language your family can actually understand.
The cornerstone document — guardianship for children, gifts with meaning, and no ambiguity left for courts to interpret.
Avoid probate, protect privacy, and steward wealth across generations — from simple living trusts to dynasty planning.
When a loved one passes, we carry the legal weight — filings, creditors, distributions — so your family can simply grieve.
The shrimp boat, the inn on Meeting Street, the firm that bears your name — passed on without feud or fire sale.
Durable powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and Medicaid-aware structures — dignity, planned in advance.
Charitable trusts, donor-advised funds, and planned gifts that let your generosity outlive you — tax-efficiently.
"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."
Our Process
Ninety unhurried minutes about your family, your property, and your wishes — including the complicated parts. Everything stays in this room.
A plain-English plan summary with flat-fee pricing. You'll see exactly which instruments we recommend and why — before committing to anything.
Documents crafted, reviewed together line by line, then executed with proper witnesses and notarization — done correctly the first time.
Life changes; plans should too. Our clients return every three years — or after weddings, births, and windfalls — for complimentary plan reviews.
Your Counsel
Founding Partner
Third-generation Charlestonian who has drafted more than 2,000 estate plans. Celeste is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel — and famous for asking the question families forgot to ask themselves.
J.D., University of South Carolina · LL.M. Taxation, NYU · ACTEC Fellow
Partner · Probate & Fiduciary
Warren guides executors and trustees through administration and — when necessary — defends estates in fiduciary litigation. Calm in exactly the moments families need calm most.
J.D., Charleston School of Law · SC Bar, Probate Section Chair (2023)
Client Letters
Momma's estate settled without a single argument between the five of us — which, if you knew my brothers, you'd call the finest legal work in South Carolina.
The Pinckney family — ProbateCeleste asked us questions no one had ever asked — about the beach house, about my son's marriage, about what "fair" really meant to us. The plan fits like it was tailored. It was.
R. & M. Calhoun — Legacy trustWe signed our wills on our fortieth anniversary. Warren said the best estate plans are love letters with legal effect. He's right.
The Middletons — Wills & directivesBegin
A first conversation costs nothing and obligates nothing. Most families tell us the same thing afterward: "We should have done this years ago."