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You don't have to go through it alone—we're here to help!
At Hardacre Law, our primary focus—and passion—is estate planning.
While we also practice in related areas of law, those services naturally complement estate planning.
By concentrating on this core practice, we’re able to deliver knowledgeable, insightful, and high-quality legal guidance.
We help individuals and families find peace of mind by creating estate plans that protect their assets, care for their loved ones, and honor their values.
We represent personal representatives through every stage of the probate process and guide trustees in meeting their fiduciary responsibilities.
We support clients through the process of obtaining guardianship or conservatorship for loved ones whose disability or circumstances prevent them from managing their affairs.
In addition to our core services, we assist clients with forming business entities, drafting and reviewing contracts, and preparing deeds and other documents.
Estate planning is the process of arranging for the management of one’s assets, health care, and personal affairs in the event of incapacity or death. It provides a structured way to ensure that loved ones are provided for and that personal wishes are carried out as intended. A comprehesive estate plan offers clarity, security, and confidence that future matters will be handled in accordance with the individual’s directives.
A complete estate plan often includes a variety of legal documents, such as: a will, a trust (when needed), a personal property memorandum, financial and medical powers of attorney, an advance healthcare directive (living will), and instructions for final wishes.
At Hardacre Law, estate planning is more than just paperwork. We explain each document so you know exactly what it means, walk you through your choices, and help you put your plan into action. And because life changes, we’ll be here as a continuing resource whenever you need support.
Estate administration is the legal process of managing and settling a deceased person’s affairs. It generally involves gathering assets, paying any debts or taxes, and distributing the remaining property to heirs or beneficiaries. Sometimes this happens through probate, the court process for managing an estate, and other times it involves trust administration, where a trustee follows the terms of a trust.
We assist clients in properly administering the affairs of a deceased loved one, ensuring the process is handled accurately and with as little difficulty as possible. Our estate administration practice includes representing personal representatives in probate proceedings and advising trustees on the fulfillment of their fiduciary duties under a trust.
A guardianship or conservatorship is a legal arrangement in which the court grants someone the authority to make decisions on behalf of another person who cannot do so themselves. This incapacity may result from age, disability, illness, or other conditions that limit their decision-making ability.
A guardian is responsible for decisions about a person’s daily care, such as living arrangements, healthcare, and overall well-being. A conservator, in contrast, manages decisions related to the person’s property and finances.
Pursuing guardianship or conservatorship can be stressful. The court requires proof of incapacity, and you’ll face paperwork, deadlines, and hearings along the way. We’re here to make the process easier—handling the details, preparing you for court, and explaining everything in plain language so you never feel alone.
We provide legal services tailored to small business owners, including guidance on choosing and forming the right business entity, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements, and drafting or reviewing essential contracts. Our goal is to protect your interests while helping your business build a strong foundation for long-term success.
Whether you’re buying or selling a home, we make the process smoother by reviewing and preparing purchase agreements—even in for-sale-by-owner sales. We also work with landlords to draft and review residential leases, ensuring their rights are protected and their agreements are clear.
Here are some answers to the most common questions about our services.
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out—we’re always happy to help!
We customize the price we charge for an estate plan to reflect your needs. As such, there is no fixed fee schedule, and we are unable to provide quotes prior to the initial consultation.
We generally charge flat fees, rather than hourly fees, for estate plans.
Just as we customize the fees we charge for estate plans, we also customize what we charge for other legal services. Fees may be flat fees, hourly fees, a mix of flat and hourly, a percentage of the estate’s value, etc. Quotes for fees are provided only after the initial consultation.
To get started with us, please contact us by telephone at (720) 441-6714, by email at Contact@Hardacre-Law.com, or by filling out the contact form on our Contact Page.
If the legal service you request is something our firm could potentially help you with, we will schedule an appointment with you for a free initial consultation.
We will send you an intake worksheet that you should complete and return to us prior to your initial appointment.
At the initial appointment we will discuss your legal issue or the legal service you are requesting, and whether we will be entering into an attorney-client relationship. Quotes for fees will also be discussed at this time.
We recommend bringing a copy of your completed intake worksheet with you to the appointment (see “How do we get started?” above for more information), any documents that we have specifically requested from you already, and the following, if applicable:
For Estate Planning: copies of any current estate planning documents (wills, trusts, power of attorneys, living wills, etc.), divorce agreements, separation agreements, pre- and post- marital agreements, business agreements (such as an operating agreement), and any other documents you feel may be relevant.
For Estate Administration: estate planning documents of the deceased, if any, (including the last will and testament, trust, and any amendments or codicils), the death certificate, the deceased’s bank account statements and credit card statements for the last 6 months, life insurance policies, retirement account statements, tax returns from the last three years, and addresses of heirs and beneficiaries.
For Guardianship/Conservatorships: copies of any power of attorney documents (medical or financial), and a letter from a physician regarding the person’s disabilities or impairments.
If you and your spouse intend on doing an estate plan together, then your spouse should attend the meeting. We cannot assume that spouses agree on everything, and we need to be able to determine at the appointment if a conflict of interest may exist between spouses.
Additionally, we will discuss a lot at the initial appointment which will be impossible to relay to your spouse at a later time.
We understand that this may be an inconvenience, but that is why we offer extended hours of operation and have the flexibility to conduct meetings by teleconference or videoconference. We are willing to work with you on meeting times so please let us know if this is a concern.
