Comprehensive estate planning preserves family wealth, designates guardians, and ensures wishes are carried out, while sound business law guidance supports growth, protects assets, and smooths transitions during mergers, acquisitions, and leadership changes. By integrating these disciplines, Sea Breeze helps clients manage risk, save time, and pursue confidence in the years ahead for both families and enterprises.
A comprehensive approach creates cohesive documents and governance structures, reducing friction during leadership changes and transfers while ensuring decisions reflect your values and intentions.
Choosing our team means working with attorneys who prioritize communication, transparency, and collaborative problem-solving. We connect with clients to simplify complex decisions and deliver reliable plans that fit your budget and timeline.
Following completion, we provide guidance on annual reviews, updates for life changes, and coordination with advisors to maintain alignment.
Yes. Our approach addresses complex estates by integrating trusts, guardianships, and tax considerations to preserve wealth and minimize delays. We tailor plans to family structure and long-term goals. We explain documents in plain language, provide ongoing reviews, and coordinate with tax and financial professionals to keep plans aligned as life evolves.
Most straightforward plans are completed within a few weeks after initial consultation, depending on document complexity and client responsiveness. More complex plans with business considerations or multiple trusts may require additional time for coordination, reviews, and state-specific filings.
Yes. We assist with entity selection, articles of organization, shareholder agreements, operating agreements, and governance documents to provide a solid foundation for growth. We also help with ongoing compliance, contract drafting, and mergers or acquisitions to support strategic business moves.
We provide elder law planning, including living wills, advance directives, and asset protection strategies. Special needs planning is designed to preserve eligibility for benefits while protecting family resources, with sensitivity to guardianship and care coordination.
A power of attorney enables a trusted person to act on your behalf for financial or medical decisions if you are unable. Choosing the right scope and agents, and updating these documents, helps maintain control and reduces disruption during periods of incapacity.
Yes, life changes such as marriage, divorce, births, and changes in assets require updates. We review plans periodically and after major events to ensure alignment with laws and goals.
Absolutely. Our New Hanover County clients benefit from local knowledge and a coordinated approach to personal and corporate matters. We also serve surrounding communities across North Carolina with accessible guidance and practical documents.
A will is essential but often insufficient on its own. Trusts, powers of attorney, and governance documents provide added protections and efficiency. We tailor plans to fit assets, family needs, and business considerations.
Yes. We offer family mediation and dispute resolution services to help resolve sensitive issues without litigation. When needed, we can pursue formal dispute resolution while keeping lines of communication open.
Contact us to schedule an initial consultation where we discuss goals and timelines. We will outline a customized plan and explain next steps, costs, and documents required.
