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Clarity Legal Group Pro

4.8
16 reviews

1414 Raleigh Road, Suite 445, Chapel Hill, NC 27512, U.S.A.

Estate Planning, Advanced Estate Planning, Elder Law and Special Needs Planning and 4 more

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Mark O. Costley - Lawyer in Chapel Hill, NC
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About Clarity Legal Group

CLEAR ANSWERS TO LIFE'S CHALLENGES

We have the privilege of helping make a real difference in the quality of the lives of our clients and their families. At Clarity Legal Group, we help people like you prepare to meet two challenges it might be easier to ignore: incapacity and death. Quality of life is often defined by how well we meet these challenges. We help you prepare for these difficult aspects of life, putting into place the planning, tools, and support necessary to protect you and your loved ones from what might go wrong, and helping you and your family realize their hopes for what might go well. In so doing, we hope to give you peace of mind, and to contribute to their legacy of a life well lived.Getting to peace of mind requires getting it right, knowing you have done so, and then keeping things right. Our practice is set up to do just these things. We focus on careful and crucial conversations designed to help you identify your goals and define what getting it right means for you. We will educate you about options, explain the tools that will help you realize your goals, and then stay in touch with you so that the planning stays in sync with your goals.We hope this means you rest easier and spend your days with a little more ease and comfort. That’s a pretty satisfying thing for a lawyer to accomplish.

 

Clarity Legal Group (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
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Champion Badge Gold

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Clarity Legal Group got this award in 2021

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Estate Planning
Posted by anonymous
September 08, 2018
Hired Attorney Mr. Mark Costley

CONFIDENCE IN CLARITY Mark Costly has been my lawyer for over 10 years, and I have been delighted with the estate planning services he has provided for me. He is knowledgeable, ethical, and responsive to all the issues I have raised with him. I have attended some of the workshops his has offered to his clients and have been impressed with the expertise of the fine team of lawyers he has assembled. He is highly motivated to improve his practice based on the feedback he receives.

 
Estate Planning
Posted by anonymous
April 17, 2019
Hired Attorney Mr. Mark Costley

Extremely Helpful! I have had a very good experience with each person who has helped me with my estate planning. All are extremely knowledgeable and patient - will take all the time needed to answer thoroughly any questions. I would not hesitate to recommend this group.

Estate Planning
Posted by anonymous
November 22, 2018
Hired Attorney Mr. Mark Costley

Efficient and Professional Patient and thorough throughout the process.

Trusts and Estates
Posted by anonymous
October 04, 2018
Hired Attorney Mr. Jonathan Williams

I am grateful for the peace of mind that comes from knowing my family will have a great resources to help them through what is sure to be a very challenging time. The overall experience was extremely positive. Jonathan was very thorough and took the time to explain each stage of process. He also clarified the choices & ramifications to gave us the best possible understanding prior to making decisions. He has a knock for simplifying very complex legalese.

 
Estate Planning
Posted by anonymous
September 09, 2018
Hired Attorney Mr. Mark Costley

No Worries for Tomorrow Excellen Mark Costley and staff are a focused, organized, compassionate and knowledgeable team. They handle the details of my estate and health care choices. This assurance leaves me to focus on now instead of worrying about things later ; a reassurance that when the time comes for others to take over the decision making everything will be in place giving me less burden to carry now and more time to enjoy life. I am grateful that I am watched over by this firm.

 
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Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 3
    • Estate Planning
    • Advanced Estate Planning
    • Probate and Trust Administration
  • Elder Law 1
    • Elder Law and Special Needs Planning
  • Taxation 1
    • Estate and Gift Tax Planning
  • Other 2
    • Counseling Non-Profits
    • Social Entrepreneurship & Business Law

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