Chandler, AZ · Estate planning & probate
Leave your family a plan, not a puzzle.
Wills, living trusts, powers of attorney and probate for families across the East Valley. Every plan is a flat fee, quoted in writing before you sign anything. Not a retainer that quietly bills you in six-minute increments.
The first consultation is free: 30 minutes, at the office or by video. You leave knowing the fee.
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Plan summary · Chandler
Revocable living trust package
A married couple, two kids, one house
- i.Revocable living trustHolds the house and accounts, and keeps them out of probate court.
- ii.Pour-over willCatches anything left outside the trust, and names the kids’ guardian.
- iii.Financial power of attorneyWho pays the bills and runs the accounts if you can’t.
- iv.Healthcare power of attorney and directiveWho speaks with your doctors, and what you’d want them told.
- v.Deed to the trustMoves the house into the trust and gets recorded with the county.
- Flat fee
- $2,900
- Quoted at the first meeting
- Signing
- Thursday, 10 am
- About an hour · notary arranged
Where are you starting from?
What we do
Six things we do, and nothing we’d have to look up.
Lantern Rock handles estate planning and the work that comes after it. No car accidents, no divorces, no billboards. Just this, done carefully.
- i.WillsNames a guardian for young children and says who gets what. In Arizona a will on its own still goes through probate, so we’ll tell you plainly whether that’s enough.Will package $950
- ii.Revocable living trustsKeeps the house and accounts out of probate court and out of the public record. We also deed the house into the trust, the step do-it-yourself kits leave to you.From $2,400
- iii.Powers of attorney and healthcare directivesWho handles money and medical decisions if you can’t, written down before anyone has to guess. Part of every package, not an add-on.Included in every package
- iv.ProbateWhen someone dies with property in their name alone. We file with the Superior Court, handle the notices and deadlines, and keep the family posted in plain English.From $3,500
- v.Trust administrationWhen a parent’s trust already exists and you’re the trustee. Inventory, notices to beneficiaries, final bills and distribution, usually without a court case.Flat fee after the first meeting
- vi.Plan reviews and updatesA new marriage, a new grandchild, a move from another state. We read what you have, mark what’s out of date and quote the update.From $450
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Flat fees
The whole fee, up front.
Estate planning is mostly predictable work, so it’s priced like it. You’ll know the fee before the first meeting ends, and it won’t move because you called with a question.
Book a consultation- Will packageWill, financial and healthcare powers of attorney, healthcare directive, plain-English summary$950
- Living trust package, one personTrust, pour-over will, powers of attorney, healthcare directive, deed to the trust$2,400
- Living trust package, coupleMost common for homeownersThe same documents for both of you, coordinated so they don’t contradict each other$2,900
- Plan updateAmendments, a new trustee or guardian, a plan from another state brought up to Arizona lawfrom $450
- ProbateFiling, notices, inventory and closing. Or hourly at [rate], if that suits the estate betterfrom $3,500
A look every three years
Laws change and so do families. Every client gets a reminder to review the plan every three years. The review costs nothing; you pay only if something needs updating.
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Not sure where to start?
Will or trust? Start with four questions.
It’s the first thing almost everyone asks. Tap your answers for a plain-English starting point, what the package includes and the flat fee. General information, not legal advice.
Our plain-English read
A living trust is probably the better fit.
- You own a home here. A house in your name alone usually has to go through probate before it can be sold or passed on. A trust avoids that (so can a beneficiary deed, for the house alone).
- You have children under 18. The pour-over will names their guardian, and the trust can hold their share until an age you choose instead of handing it over at 18.
- Not sure about probate? It usually takes months, and the filings are public. At the consultation we’ll explain what it would mean for your family, in plain English.
What the package includes
- Revocable living trust
- Pour-over will that names a guardian
- Financial power of attorney
- Healthcare power of attorney and directive
- Deed moving your house into the trust, recorded
- A one-page summary in plain English
Flat fee
$2,400 for one person · $2,900 for a couple
Sample fee. Confirmed in writing at the consultation, before you sign.
General information, not legal advice. Every family is different; the attorney confirms what fits yours at the consultation. Using this tool doesn’t create an attorney-client relationship.
Why people put this off
Flat fees, quoted before you sign. Plain English, start to finish.
Most people delay a will for two reasons: they’re afraid of the bill, and they’re afraid of signing something they don’t understand. Fair on both counts. Here’s how we take both off the table.
- One fee, in writingQuoted at the first meeting, before you commit. Calls and emails with questions don’t start a meter.
- A summary you can readEvery document comes with a one-page summary, in sentences a person would actually say out loud.
- A signing you can followWe go through each page with you at the signing. Nothing gets signed that hasn’t been explained.
- We finish the jobA trust only works if the house is in it. We record the deed ourselves and give you a checklist for the rest.
How it works
From first call to signed, in five steps.
- 01A free first conversationThirty minutes at the office or by video. Tell us about your family and roughly what you own. You leave with a recommendation and a flat fee.
- 02A short questionnaireOnline, or we fill it in together on a call. Names, addresses and who you trust. No need to dig up every statement.
- 03Drafts, in plain EnglishYour documents plus a one-page summary, usually within two to three weeks. Questions while you read are part of the fee.
- 04Signing dayAbout an hour at the office, notary and witnesses arranged. Home or hospital signings when someone can’t travel.
- 05Finished and filedWe record the deed to the trust and send a checklist for the accounts. Every three years, a reminder to look it over.
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Sample review · Gilbert · Living trust for a couple
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Sample review · Mesa · Probate after a parent died
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Sample review · Tempe · Updating a plan from another state
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The office
A small Chandler practice where you talk to the attorney.
Lantern Rock is one attorney and a small staff, so the person who drafts your plan is the person who answers your questions. The name is two promises: a light on the path, and something solid underneath. Neither one bills by the hour. [The attorney’s story and background go here.]
- Attorney
- [Attorney name], Esq.
- Bar admission
- State Bar of Arizona #[bar number]
- Education
- [Law school], J.D. [year]
- Practice
- Estate planning, probate and trust administration only
One office in Chandler, clients across the East Valley.
- Chandler
- Gilbert
- Mesa
- Tempe
- Ahwatukee
- Phoenix
- Scottsdale
- Queen Creek
Somewhere else in Arizona? Video consultations work anywhere in the state, and the signing can be scheduled around your travel.
- Office
- Mon–Fri, 8:30 am to 5 pm
- Consultations
- In person or by video; early evenings by request
- Phone
- (480) 555-0112
Questions
The questions people are a little embarrassed to ask.
Will or trust: which do I need?
If you own a home in Arizona, have a blended family, or want to keep things out of probate court, usually a trust. If not, a will and powers of attorney often cover it. The tool above gives a quick read; the consultation gives a real answer for your family.
What happens if I die without a will in Arizona?
State law decides who inherits, in a fixed order, and a judge picks a guardian for minor children. A surviving spouse often inherits most or all of it, but in blended families the rules can surprise people.
Can I just write my own will?
Arizona does accept a will written entirely in your own handwriting and signed. Those are also where a lot of family arguments start: unclear wording, no guardian named, and nothing at all for the years you might be alive but unable to sign.
How long does probate take?
A simple, uncontested probate often takes six months to a year. Creditors get a set window to make claims, so even the easy ones take months. A contested estate takes longer, and we’ll say so up front.
Do phone calls and emails cost extra?
Not on a flat-fee plan. Questions while we draft, at the signing and right after are part of the fee. Probate billed hourly is the one exception, and we explain how that works before you choose it.
Is what I tell you confidential?
We keep it private. But reaching out, including through this site, doesn’t make us your lawyers. That starts when we both sign an engagement letter, so please save the sensitive details for the consultation.
General information about Arizona law, not legal advice for your situation.
Request a consultation
Tell us a little. We’ll find a time to talk.
Rather just talk?
(480) 555-0112Office hours Mon–Fri, 8:30 am to 5 pm. A person answers, not a phone tree.
Calling after a death in the family? Tell whoever answers, and we’ll make time today.
Sample site: the phone number, bar number and address are placeholders.
Get it on paper this year. Then stop thinking about it.
Web Rescue · Why this page works
What’s on this page, and why it’s there.
- Gentle doors, because one visitor is grievingSomeone planning ahead and someone whose father died last week need different first sentences. The probate door is calm, says what can wait, and offers a phone call instead of a form.
- Fees on the pageFear of an open-ended legal bill is why people put off a will. Flat fees in dollars, with what each package includes, answer the question nobody likes asking a lawyer. The numbers here are samples.
- A tool that answers the first question“Will or trust?” is what estate planners hear first. Four yes-or-no taps give a plain-English starting point, the package and the fee, then the consultation button, with the not-legal-advice line right where it belongs.
- Quiet design that reads as carefulSerif headlines, bone paper, thin rules and no shadows: the look of a well-made document. Brass shows up only on buttons, so the next step is never in doubt.
- The notices, handled properlyAn attorney advertising label, a general-information notice, a no-attorney-client-relationship line by the form and a past-results note by the reviews. Bar rules differ by state, so the firm’s own counsel signs off on the final wording.
- No sticky bar, on purposeEstate planning is a considered decision, not an emergency. Instead of a bar pinned to the bottom of the phone, the header keeps a small Book button in reach and the page stays calm.
On a real site, this homepage is page one.
A sample is only the homepage. A client site built from it adds these pages, and the homepage links to each one.
- A page for each serviceWills, living trusts, powers of attorney, probate and trust administration, each answering its own search.
- A guide for the first 30 daysWhat to do after a death, step by step. People find it at the worst moment, so it’s written gently and ends with a phone number.
- The attorney’s pageBackground, bar admission and a real photo. People hire a person, not a logo.
- Fees and how engagement worksEvery package and what it includes, plus what the engagement letter says and when the fee is due.
- A page for each townChandler, Gilbert, Mesa and the rest, so “estate planning attorney Gilbert” lands on a Gilbert page.
- Business markup for GoogleLegal service schema with hours, area and phone. Left off this sample on purpose, because the business is fictional.