Kelly Jesson
Committed to providing personal and individualized services.At Jesson & Rains, PLLC, we are committed to providing personal and cost effective legal services for individuals and businesses in the greater Charlotte area. Jesson & Rains focuses on three primary areas of the law: estate planning, business, and construction. For our estate planning clients, we offer a thorough consultation to go over all assets and liabilities to provide an individualized plan that is right for you, including will drafting, trust drafting, powers of attorney, healthcare agent designation, and advanced healthcare directives (also known as a "living will"). Our attorneys also represent personal representatives during the estate administration process when their loved one has passed away, helping them to navigate the probate court process, which can be confusing and time consuming. Jesson & Rains is also a full-service business law firm. Edward and Kelly help businesses and non-profits form, organize, review and draft contracts, handle employment issues, collections, insurance disputes, and litigation, should the need arise. We represent clients involved in the construction industry, including both general and subcontractors, providing services such as contract review, drafting, and negotiations; consultations regarding bidding processes; collections, including the filing of mechanic’s liens; and litigation. We offer clients a wealth of legal experience typically found at big law firms while maintaining relationships with clients one finds only at smaller firms. We proudly serve Charlotte, Gastonia, and Concord, as well as other communities in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln, Iredell, Cabarrus, and Union counties. We look forward to working with you.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Intellectual Property
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Florida
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- North Carolina
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Jesson & Rains, LLP
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- Litigation Associate
- Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
- Judicial Law Clerk
- Florida Third District Court of Appeal
- Professional Responsibility & Ethics Program Fellow
- University of Miami School of Law
- Summer Law Intern Program
- Department of Justice
- University of Miami School of Law
- Honors: summa cum laude, University of Miami Law Review
- Activities: Professional Responsibility & Ethics Program
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- North Carolina State University
- Honors: magna cum laude
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- Peace College
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- North Carolina Super Lawyer Rising Star in the area of Estate Planning
- Super Lawyer
- Legal Elite for Tax/Estate Planning category
- Business North Carolina
- North Carolina Super Lawyer Rising Star in the area of Estate Planning
- Super Lawyer
- Order of the Coif
- University of Miami School of Law
- Dean’s Certificate - Comparative Constitutional Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- North Carolina State Bar # 48850
- Member
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- The Florida Bar # 0098080
- Member
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- Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- Vice Chair - Solo/Small Firm Section
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- Wills for Heroes
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- National Association of Women Business Owners
- Corporate Sponsorship Committee
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- Women Lawyers of Charlotte
- Board Member
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- Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- Vice Chair of Solo/Small firm section
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- Estate Planning & Probate Primer—What You Need to Know to Help Your Clients, North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants 79th Annual Symposium
- Documenting Long-Term Care, Incapacity and End-of-Life Decisions, Estate Planning From A to Z
- NBI Seminar
Estate Planning - "Why a simple will is important"
