Charleston, South Carolina · Est. 1998

Your estate goes
one of two ways.
You decide which.

Without a plan, a court decides — and probate, fees, and avoidable taxes take their cut before your family sees a dollar. Move the slider. Flip the switch. Watch where your legacy actually lands.

Book a free consultation See what we draft

No sales pitch, no obligation — the first hour is ours to spend on you.

Reaches your heirs $1,128,000
Lost to probate & fees $60,000
Avoidable taxes $12,000
Time to settle 16 months
A plan would move $67,200 back to your heirs and settle ~15 months sooner.

01 — What we draft

Three documents do
the heavy lifting.

Most families need the same core instruments. We tailor each to your assets, your people, and South Carolina law — then keep them current as life changes.

  1. i

    Last Will & Testament

    Names your executor, your guardians, and exactly who receives what. The foundation — but on its own it still passes through probate.

     Guardianship · Bequests · Executor
  2. ii

    Revocable Living Trust

    The workhorse. Assets titled to your trust skip probate entirely, stay private, and pass to your heirs in weeks — not the better part of two years.

     Avoids probate · Private · Immediate
  3. iii

    Powers of Attorney & Directives

    Durable financial and healthcare powers, plus a living will — so the person you trust can act the moment you can't, without a court appointing a stranger.

     Financial · Healthcare · Living will

02 — How it works

Four unhurried steps.

Most plans are signed within three weeks of our first conversation. You are never billed by the surprise — every engagement is a flat, quoted fee.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    A free, unrushed hour. We map your family, your assets, and what you want to protect. You leave knowing exactly what you need — and what you don't.

    Free · 60 min
  2. 02

    Design

    We draft your documents and walk you through every clause in plain English. Revisions are included until each line reads the way you mean it.

    ~2 weeks
  3. 03

    Signing

    We execute and notarize in our office with witnesses on hand, then re-title your accounts and property into the trust so the plan actually works.

    One visit
  4. 04

    Stewardship

    Life moves — new grandchild, new home, new state. A yearly review keeps your plan current, and your family keeps our direct line for the day it matters.

    Ongoing

03 — Your counsel

Eleanor Ashworth

Founding Partner · Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Eleanor has spent twenty-six years doing one thing: making sure a lifetime of work reaches the right hands cleanly. She came to estate law after settling her own grandmother's estate through eighteen months of probate — and has built the firm around sparing other families that year. Clarity is a kindness, she says, and she drafts like she means it.

  • 3,200+Estate plans drafted
  • $1.4BAssets kept out of probate
  • 26 yrsPracticing in the Lowcountry
When Dad passed, everything was already in the trust. There was no court, no lawyers circling, no fighting. We grieved — and that was all we had to do. Eleanor gave us that.
Katharine Boyd Mount Pleasant, SC · Client since 2016

04 — Begin

Start with a
free conversation.

Tell us a little about your situation. Eleanor or a partner will call within one business day to schedule your consultation — no cost, no obligation.

  • Flat, quoted fees — never billed by the hour
  • Plans signed in about three weeks
  • Your documents, re-titling, and a yearly review — all included

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