Top Estate Planning Lawyers Near Me in Concord Area

Upton & Hatfield, LLP has provided legal services to people in New Hampshire since 1908. They practice family law, business law, and more.

I have been practicing law in Concord, North Carolina since 1999 and am proud to call Cabarrus County home along with my lovely wife, Erin and two boys. I was originally a member of the former Hartsell, Hartsell & White, P.A. firm prior to our merger with Williams Boger Grady Davis & Tuttle in 2004. I enjoy sports, mostly football but do also like basketball from time to time and also enjoying coaching my two sons in baseball.

Chuck is one of the founding lawyers of Douglas, Leonard & Garvey, P.C.   Chuck focuses his practice solely on litigation.. Chuck has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers In America in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.  Chuck has also been named the Best Lawyers’ 2017  Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs –  “Lawyer of the Year” for Concord.  Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a the “Lawyer of the Year” award.. Chuck brings a unique background in representing our clients.  He served as a Justice on the New Hampshire Supreme Court, our highest court in New Hampshire.  Before that, he was a judge on the  Superior Court trial bench.  He has an “AV-Preeminent” rating, the highest rating available in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a publication which independently rates lawyers on the basis of their peers’ opinions.  Chuck was most recently  appointed Chairman of the Governor’s Judicial Selection Committee.  The Committee reviews judicial applications and makes recommendations to the Governor to fill judicial vacancies.. Prior to founding the firm, Chuck served as legal counsel to then-Governor Meldrim Thomson, Jr. in 1973 -1974. He was appointed as a Superior Court Judge from 1974 – 1976. In 1977, Chuck became one of the youngest New Hampshire Supreme Court Justices, serving until 1985. Chuck served as a Congressman in the United States House of Representatives, Second District, in 1989 -1990.. Because of his experience as a New Hampshire Superior Court Judge and New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice along with his record as a successful trial lawyer, Chuck is frequently requested to lecture on personal injury and employment law matters.. In addition to publishing over forty articles, Chuck is the author of two books: New Hampshire Practice and Procedure: Family Law. This is the definitive source for New Hampshire Divorce and family law.  His Family Law book is used by New Hampshire divorce and family law attorneys and is frequently referred to in New Hampshire Supreme Court decisions.. Chuck also authored the New Hampshire Evidence Manual.  This evidence book is relied upon by New Hampshire lawyers and courts during litigation.  His evidence book is cited  by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Cassandra Strunk was born and raised in Virginia. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee College of Law with her Juris Doctorate. In 2014, Cassandra finally put her roots down in gorgeous North Carolina.. Cassandra is a licensed attorney in North Carolina and started her career as a litigator in family law. Since starting her own family, Cassandra has chosen to focus on estate planning. While estate planning can entail making difficult decisions, Cassandra is dedicated in helping her clients create an estate plan that works for them.. When not practicing law, Cassandra cherishes spending time with her family as much as possible. She enjoys traveling, hiking, gardening, and having time to read a good book.

Ben practices in the interrelated areas of probate litigation, elder law (including Medicaid eligibility), and estate planning. Ben represents clients in probate disputes involving incapacitated adults or following the death of a loved one. Ben is sensitive to the emotionally charged aspects of such matters, creative in reaching a negotiated or litigated resolution, tenacious when necessary, and efficient in avoiding unnecessary litigation costs. He tries cases before both state courts and the federal court in New Hampshire and has handled appeals of lower court decisions.. Ben also assists clients with estate planning, focusing on the needs of the elderly, retirees and near-retirees, high net worth clients, clients with special needs, same-sex couples, and young families. Ben practices in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and can advise clients whose personal affairs spread across multiple states. Ben drafted and successfully advocated for passage of legislation that substantially simplified the administration of uncontested New Hampshire estates with multiple beneficiaries.. Ben is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), an organization of trust and estate lawyers and law professors who have been elected by their peers in recognition of having made outstanding contributions to the practice of trust and estate law.. Ben also serves as in-house ethics counsel for Shaheen and Gordon and has served as a voter protection attorney in every federal election cycle beginning in 2012.. Prior to joining Shaheen and Gordon, Ben was the William J. Brennan Fellow at the national office of the American Civil Liberties Union, where he worked in the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Ben also clerked for the Honorable Janet C. Hall of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the Honorable William A. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Attorney John F. Teague brings his over 34 years of experience to the people of New Hampshire as a part of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team. He represents municipalities, school boards, and school districts with legal issues such as negotiation, planning and zoning, inter-town relationships, and special education due process. He has represented clients in front of the Public Employee Labor Relations Board.Attorney Teague has been awarded by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. In 2008, New Hampshire Magazine recognized him as one of the top education law attorneys in the state.

Attorney Jeanne S. Saffan practices business & nonprofit law, employment law, and estate planning. She represents individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, and primarily assists her clients with financially preparing for the future through estate planning and succession planning. Additionally, she assists employers with investigations and other legal matters. She is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, where she works for Upton & Hatfield, LLP.Attorney Saffan is involved with several legal organizations, such as the New Hampshire Estate Planning Council, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Probate and Property Section of the American Bar Association, the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association, the Society of Human Resource Management, the Association of Workplace Investigators, and the New Hampshire Bar Association, of which she is a former chair of their Trusts and Estates section.

As a member of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team, Attorney Thomas W. Morse helps the people of New Hampshire with legal matters such as estate planning, wills, trusts, probate administration, and elder law. He has served on the board of the New Hampshire Centennial Home for the Aged. He has also worked with organizations such as the Eleanor Haller Animal Welfare Fund, Ragged Mountain Fish & Game Club, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the Concord Rotary Club, of which he is the foundation co-chair.Attorney Morse is a Concord, NH native. He graduated from Amherst College before earning his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. Attorney Morse served as a Congressional Correspondent for an Army Air Defense Command in Kaiserslautern, West Germany.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate Planning attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.