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Katherine S. Charapich
Culpeper, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Elder
Liberty University School of Law
U Mass Amherst - University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Political Science - Undergraduate Degree
Real Estate Broker License - Commonwealth of Virginia
Juris Doctorate Degree - Law Degree - Liberty University School of Law - Lynchburg, Virginia
Virginia State Bar - Commonwealth of Virginia
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Kara Jenkins
Culpeper, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 16 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Collections
Vermont Law School
Ms. Jenkins has been practicing law in Virginia since 2008 when she was admitted to the Virginia State Bar. She is also admitted in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She is experienced in various practice areas such as family law, construction law, landlord/tenant actions, estate administration, debt collection, and bankruptcy. She has appeared in Virginia juvenile and domestic relations district court, general district court, circuit court, and the Virginia Supreme Court.
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Patrick J. Heelen
Culpeper, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Landlord Tenant and Trademarks
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Mr. Heelen attended the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law while working full-time. He brings considerable professional experience as both a successful corporate manager and former state judicial officer to his practice, which he established in 2012. Mr. Heelen's practice includes the following areas: business formation; business law; corporate law; corporate governance; contracts; trademark registration; regulatory compliance; landlord tenant; wills; and general practice. "Responsiveness and open lines of communication with my clients are hallmarks of my practice, and, in my opinion, critical to the success of any attorney client relationship. My clients don't have to contact me for...
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Patrick Hand
Orange, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning and Health Care
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Elaine Jarvis
Front Royal, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 27 years of experience
29 Crescent St
Front Royal, VA 22630
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
College of William and Mary
Eleven years’ legal experience in business law, corporate formation, compliance, complex consumer litigation, regulatory, contracts and bankruptcy law.
Local experience in family law; advocate for domestic violence survivors.
Four years in Am Law (top 100 American law firms) located in DC, with
business, bankruptcy and commercial litigation focus.
Experience in automotive and construction fraud litigation.
Fifteen years’ corporate experience, gained as business owner, award-winning author and airplane owner.
Advanced knowledge of and experience working with UDAAP,
Bankruptcy rules...
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Matthew Lane Kreitzer
Winchester, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Hi, I'm Matthew.
I approach the practice of law with a focus on helping my clients understand an often complicated legal system. Working collaboratively allows me to anticipate my clients' needs, while also aiding my clients by providing them an informed view of all the potential dangers and rewards of each unique case. My primary practice areas are Divorce, Child Custody, Trusts & Wills and Bankruptcy. However, I also provide legal support for small businesses looking to incorporate, resolve disputes with employees or review potential contracts and business transactions.
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Karen L. Rowell
Harrisonburg, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(540) 433-2601
Ext. 217
92 N. liberty Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
College of William and Mary
Karen L. Rowell is an associate attorney with Clark & Bradshaw, P.C. Ms. Rowell grew up in Roanoke County, Virginia, graduating from Cave Spring High School. She received her baccalaureate degree in Family & Child Development from Virginia Tech and her juris doctor from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Ms. Rowell served as a Cryptologic Technician Interpretive in the United States Navy for five years prior to attending law school and has been practicing law in Harrisonburg since 2008. Ms. Rowell focuses her practice on wills & estate planning, advanced...
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James Douglas McCarthy
Warrenton, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 21 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
University of Dayton School of Law
J. Douglas McCarthy is a founding partner of McCarthy & Akers, PLC. His practice focuses on transactional law dealing with Estate Planning, Real Estate and Corporate matters. Prior to founding McCarthy & Akers, PLC, Mr. McCarthy was a partner in the Winchester, Virginia law firm of Groves and McCarthy.
Mr. McCarthy received his J.D. from the Keller School of Law at The University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, where he earned honors in the fields of Taxation, Wills and Trusts. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where he majored in Political Science.
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Joshua E Hummer
Winchester, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Elder
University of Virginia School of Law
I represent small, medium, national and international businesses, non-profits and individuals on a wide variety of corporate and business matters, including forming companies, drafting and negotiating contracts, dealing with employment matters, handling real estate and land use issues, collecting receivables, and defending and prosecuting litigation. I also assist many clients with their elder care, estate planning and estate administration needs, including drafting wills and trusts, assisting with the appointment of guardians and conservators, and the Virginia probate process. I strongly believe that clients receive the best legal services from an attorney who is intimately familiar with their businesses and goals....
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Charles E McWilliams Jr.
Prince William, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 17 years of experience
4310 Prince William Pkwy.
Suite 300
Prince William, VA 22192
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and George Mason University School of Law
Chuck has practiced in Winchester and throughout northern Virginia since 2007. He is both a lawyer and a Certified Public Accountant (with an LL.M in Tax and Estate Planning) and worked in public accounting before attending law school. Chuck’s practice focuses on complex estate planning and administration matters, resolving tax disputes, business planning, choice of entity, conservation easements and other business matters. Chuck has extensive training in complex estate and business matters and his practice focuses primarily on business owners and families with more than $1 million in liquid assets. Chuck regularly works to resolve family disputes, establish business...
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Maria T Patente
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Landlord Tenant and Probate
American University Washington College of Law
The laws touch everyone's life, but not everyone feels like they can access the law when they have problems. Almost everyone has an encounter with housing issues, aging and elder law, special needs, estate planning or probate, but not everyone feels like they can find the right attorney. I focus on making the law accessible to people who need help vindicating their rights and benefiting from the legal system.
As a Virginia licensed attorney with more than a decade of experience, I have represented and successfully counseled and advocated for a diverse group of clients,...
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Joan Fine
Winchester, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 42 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
Ms. Fine has practiced law for 35 years, the last 28 in Virginia. Her business law experience started immediately after graduating from Boston College Law School in 1982 when she worked at a 50-attorney Boston law firm. In 1989 she joined the Costello Dickenson firm in Winchester, Virginia, and in 1990 opened her own firm.
Ms. Fine has extensive practice drafting business contracts, including buy-sell agreements, employment agreements and non-competition agreements, and, balancing that experience, she reviews and litigates contracts drafted by other attorneys.
Her Wills, Trusts and Estates practice involves planning, drafting estate documents and probate litigation.
Her equine practice is an...
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James McMurray Johnson
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
George Mason University School of Law
James M. Johnson graduated from James Madison University in with degrees in Biology and Economics. He received his Juris Doctor from the George Mason School of Law. James Johnson has worked at the outstanding law firms of Pfitzner & Morley, Johnson Ford Law, and now he is the managing attorney at the Johnson Law Firm, PC. He is admitted to practice in all Virginia courts, as well as the Federal and Bankruptcy courts of the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.
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Evan Harris Farr
Fredericksburg, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder, Nursing Home and Probate
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
In practice since 1987, Attorney Evan Farr is widely recognized as one of the leading Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Specials Needs attorneys in Virginia, DC, and Maryland, and one of foremost experts in the Country in the field of Medicaid Asset Protection and related Trusts. Evan Farr has been quoted or cited as an expert by numerous sources, including the Washington Post, Newsweek Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, Trusts & Estates Magazine, The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Bar Association, and has been featured as a guest speaker on television and numerous radio shows, including Fairfax...
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Lewis A. Martin III
Charlottesville, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 45 years of experience
Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Virginia
Lewis A. Martin, III began his law practice by joining his father upon his graduation with a JD from the University of Virginia in 1979. He focuses his practice in the areas of real property law, including commercial real estate, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, like-kind exchanges, and advanced property conveyances and financing, as well as estate planning and administration, serving as an Assistant Commissioner of Accounts for Albemarle County, Virginia. Mr. Martin was born and raised in Charlottesville, and values the relationships he’s developed through a lifetime of calling Central Virginia his home.
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William D. Ashwell
Warrenton, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Criminal Defense and Probate
University of Dayton School of Law
REPRESENTTIVE CASES
- United States v. Bosyk, 933 F3d 319 (4th Cir. 2019) cert denied, 140 S. Ct. 1124 (U.S. Feb. 24, 2020)(No. 19-860), 2019.
- Shepherd v. Conde, 797 S.E.2d 750 (Va. 2017)
- Chacey v. Garvey, 781 S.E.2d 357, (Va. 2015)
- Weatherholt v. Commonwealth, 839 S.E.2d 492 (Va. 2020)
- Spell v. Commonwealth, 851 S.E.2d 83 (2020)
- St. John v. Thompson, 854 S.E.2d 648 (2021)
CLASSES/SEMINARS
- Land Use and Zoning: Navigate Land Use/Zoning Regulations, Permitting Issues, Disputes and More; National Business Institute, July 20, 2017
- How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out), National Business Institute,...
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Vincent J Mata
Front Royal, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
George Mason University School of Law
Vincent J. Mata attended the University of Notre Dame and the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum for undergraduate studies in the classical humanities. He obtained a Master's degree at The Catholic University of America in philosophy, and earned his Juris Doctor at George Mason University School of Law, now Antonin Scalia Law School. Vincent is a founding partner and attorney at Mata & Hill PLC. He focuses his practice primarily on estate and elder law issues. Mata & Hill PLC additionally offers real estate, business, and civil litigation services, and serves clients throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
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Andrew P. Hill
Front Royal, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Andrew P. Hill is a founding partner and attorney with Mata & Hill PLC, a full-service civil law firm serving the beautiful northern Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Hill concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, estate planning and administration, litigation, and business.
Mr. Hill received his undergraduate degrees from Northwestern University and his law degree from the College of William and Mary. Prior to forming Mata & Hill PLC, he worked with small but highly-respected law firms in Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
Mr. Hill is licensed to practice law in the state courts of Virginia,...
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Clint Sellers
Harrisonburg, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 21 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Since 2002 Clint Sellers has used practical legal advice to protect families and small businesses. He focuses on real estate, civil trials, wills and small business matters and is an authority on the use of estate planning techniques for wealth preservation and succession planning. Clint’s clients range from young families to retirees, professionals, entrepreneurs and estate representatives and beneficiaries. He strives to always deal fairly and help clients resolve disputes without unnecessary expense or litigation. Clint is admitted to practice in all Virginia courts, as well as Federal courts. He regularly appears in District and...
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Jay Braddock Jackson
Fredericksburg, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
In total, I spent 35 years in the insurance industry, handling liability claims. Prior to attending law school, I worked as an insurance adjuster and in claims management at GEICO. My positions allowed me the opportunity to learn a great deal about insurance company claims operations and the difficulties that large insurance companies face as well as the biggest hurdles for people who need to make claims. My work led me to attend law school while continuing my career in insurance. Following my graduation, I moved into the position of attorney with the company. Since that time, I have defended...
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Nate Lavinder Adams
Winchester, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Divorce and Employment
Washington & Lee University
Nate L. Adams, III, was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1981. Since that time, he has tried or argued cases at every level of the Virginia Courts and, with the sole exception of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Federal Courts. He concentrates his practice in business law, incorporation law, workers' compensation, creditor's rights, employment law for both employers and employees, domestic relations, and personal injury.
Mr. Adams is a graduate of the College of William and Mary (A.B., 1977) and the Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1981).
Mr. Adams is active in the Winchester community, currently...
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Andrea Morisi
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Estate Planning
The George Washington University Law School
Are you looking for a Manassas estate planning attorney and wondering where you can turn to receive the help you need at this time? You have come to the right place! At Morisi Associates law firm, you can rest assured in the help you can secure from a lawyer who cares about you and wants to help you make the right decisions for your future. Attorney Andrea Morisi obtained her Bachelor of Science degree at Boston College. She later went on to earn her Juris Doctorate at George Washington University National Law Center. She has been authorized to practice throughout...
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Sherie Kristiansen
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning
American University Washington College of Law
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Richard Hamilton Boatwright
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning
University of Richmond School of Law
I practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, and trust administration. My estate planning practice includes the preparation of Wills, Revocable Living Trusts, and Powers of Attorney and Advance Medical Directives as well as strategies based on the titling of assets and the utilization of beneficiary designations
I also represent individuals who are seeking a Conservatorship or Guardianship over another family member.
I enjoy helping families and individuals plan for their loved ones. There are a number of tools available to assist family members plan for their loved ones upon their passing.
I enjoy matching the available tools to my client’s...
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Stacey Lynn McDonough
Crozet, VA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business, IP and Probate
University of Richmond School of Law
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Tonya Gibbs
Fredericksburg, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(540) 479-1966
1320 Central Park Blvd. Ste. 200
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Estate Planning, Business, Divorce and Family
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
TNG Legal, PLC, has been happily serving the Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Culpeper areas since 2012 and is now serving areas in and around Orlando, Florida. This law firm was built on a passion for helping people and the desire to provide quality legal representation you can trust, by providing attentive, quality service, and representation with a personal touch. This firm is committed to providing you and your legal issues the personal attention and quality representation you deserve. Let us help you navigate through the complexities of the legal system.
Our firm provides small business services, estate planning services, some real...
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Bernard John-Eduard van Gils
Warrenton, VA Estate Planning Attorney
Warrenton, VA 20186
Estate Planning, Business, IP and Probate
American University Washington College of Law
Bernard "Bert" van Gils works in the areas of estate planning and business law. His business practice includes general counsel services, local and international business transactions, copyrights, trademarks and non-profit organizations. He has facilitated, negotiated and drafted transactions for companies active throughout the United States and for companies conducting business in Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. As he was a business owner before becoming a lawyer, Bert especially enjoys assisting business owners with establishing and growing their businesses. He has assisted businesses in information technology, retail and wholesale sales, engineering, building and home contracting, printing,...
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Ari N Sommer
Charlottesville, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Elder
Boston College Law School
Ari graduated cum laude from Boston College Law School, where he was the Managing Editor of the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review. Originally from Boston, MA, Ari relocated to Virginia in 2011 after meeting his bride, Garland, and joined the Stapleton Elder Law family soon thereafter. The couple wed in Clarke County in 2012 and live “happily ever after” in Charlottesville. Ari and Garland welcomed their first child, Elspeth Margaret, in March, 2015. While Ari’s focus in on Elder Law and Asset Protection, he is also an expert on Veterans benefits. Ari takes the time to listen to...
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Craig E Buck
Fredericksburg, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 50 years of experience
1109 Heatherstone Dr
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Estate Planning and Real Estate
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Private practice with experience in Real Estate and Estate Planning. Have conducted or supervised roughly 35,000 real estate closings.
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Jessica R Clay
Gainesville, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(703) 754-0503
7430 Heritage Village Plaza
Suite 202
Gainesville, VA 20155
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy and Criminal Defense
University of Baltimore School of Law
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John Joseph Irving
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Lawyer
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Probate
John Irving brings a working knowledge of all aspects of the legal process to any case or client with his extensive and eclectic legal background. In 1997, John received his undergraduate bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Shortly after graduation he began work as a fraud investigator for the City of New York. John handled thousands of cases involving welfare and housing fraud. Following this position, he was recruited to and employed the Prince William County Police Department where he exhibited his superior abilities and received several commendations and awards.
After a brief time with the police department, John decided to make...
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Sharon R. Moss
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce and Family
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Sharon Moss is an associate at Farrell & Croft, P.C. practicing family law and estate planning. She is experienced in handling every type of family law matter in Virginia, including separation, divorce, custody and support cases. In her estate planning practice, Ms. Moss drafts wills, trusts, advance medical directives, living wills, and powers of attorney.
A native Virginian, Ms. Moss is a military spouse, and has lived in many states over the last 16 years. She graduated cum laude in the top 20% of her class from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of...
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Juliette Nicole Michael
Winchester, VA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
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Colin F Smith
Manassas, VA Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning
Regent University School of Law
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John James Good
Stafford, VA Estate Planning Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Family, Landlord Tenant and Probate
California Western School of Law
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Victoria Stoner
Fredericksburg, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 24 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Collections and Real Estate
University of Richmond School of Law
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Barbara Lloyd Kessinger
Haymarket, VA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(703) 753-5429
LLOYD LAW, PLLC
15033 Walking Stick Way
Haymarket, VA 20169
Estate Planning, Education and Elder
George Mason Univ School of Law
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Julie King
Charlottesville, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 26 years of experience
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Laura Moldowan
Gainesville, VA Estate Planning Attorney with 28 years of experience
(703) 753-2305
7420 Heritage Village Plaza, Suite 101
Gainesville, VA 20155
Estate Planning and Probate
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Jeremy L. Pryor
Fredericksburg, VA Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning and Elder
Jeremy Pryor is a Principal at Carrell Blanton Ferris practicing in the areas of elder law, estate planning, estate administration, and incapacity-related litigation. He focuses his representation on protecting assets from the costs of long term care and advising clients seeking qualification for Medicaid benefits or the Veterans Affairs “Aid and Attendance” benefit. In addition to working with seniors and these programs, Jeremy spends a significant portion of his practice in court, representing clients in becoming guardians and conservators, litigating the use or alleged misuse of powers of attorney documents, and serving as a guardian ad litem for incapacitated adults....