James Alfred Butts IV

We are extremely pleased with the services provided by Alfie Butts and Jessica Nicholson at Tidewater Trusts & Estates! From the moment we scheduled our appointment and met with them, we knew we had made the right decision. They are professional, responsive, knowledgeable, and genuinely care about their clients. I highly recommend them for your estate planning needs!

I cannot speak highly enough of James (Alfie) Butts, IV at Tidewater Trusts & Estates. Many years ago, after the passing of my parents, who did not have a Will, my siblings and I endured a long, expensive, and stressful probate process. The experience taught me the importance of proper estate planning. Nicolle & Rob. B. Recently, my husband and I decided it was time to update our Wills and seriously consider setting up a trust. Alfie made the entire process incredibly straightforward and stress-free. He took the time to clearly explain the pros and cons of having a trust versus not having one, ensuring we fully understood our options. His expertise and patience gave us confidence in every decision we made. Alfie also helped us draft other essential documents that we hadn’t even considered, each one equally important for our peace of mind. Thanks to Alfie’s professionalism, knowledge, and care, we now feel secure knowing our affairs are in order for the future. Nicolle & Rob B.

Alfie and his staff were amazing! Great to work with! Explained everything in a very easy way to understand! Very reasonable cost to do our Trust! We met first as a consult where he broke down the process then asked if it was something we were interested in doing which we said yes, gave him a deposit and our information, then met 3 more times to complete the process of setting up our Trust! I highly recommend James Butts and his lovely wife Jessica

Estate Planning and Estate Trusts werewhat I needed! Things were a mess! My financial advisor recommended Mr. Butts. I have been extremely pleased with both the process and the outcome. There were numerous things that I had not even considered, and his informative recommendations were extremely helpful. Did all of my homework, and all came to a very successful conclusion. Thanks to the Team!

Alfie and Jessica were great to work with in creating our Trust. They walked us through every step of the way and made sure we understood every part of our trust. They were organized, thorough and professional. We highly recommend their services.

I found Tidewater Trusts & Estates in Irvington about a year after I moved to Deltaville. I wanted advice on my estate documents that were created in California and later revised in Arizona. James and Jessica provided excellent advice and replaced only the documents that were better suited to Virginia laws. Their services were comprehensive and were completed very timely. They were very professional and made sure I understood the details. I highly recommend Tidewater Trusts & Estates.

After dealing with our own parents and their estates, we knew we wanted our estate planning to be set up better than what we had dealt with for them. We highly recommend Mr. Butts and Tidewater Trusts & Estates. Additionally we had some corporate real estate issues to deal with separately from the estate. Mr. Butts was thoroughly able to advise us on handling those matters. We feel great relief in having our estate plan in place, and in knowing we are able to call our lawyer for any future related questions or issues.

We are very pleased with our long time CPA's recommendation that we consult Mr. Butts for estate planning. He was very conversational and articulate in discussing various options available. I believe that he set a plan that is efficient and appropriate to our situation. Also, his staff was effective, available, and friendly. He has made himself very available for any further questions we may have.

We were very pleased with our service by Mr. Butts. His assistant and he were extremely responsive to our estate questions. We never felt like the weak link in our conversations. We worked with another attorney in the area a few years ago and we were very dissatisfied with them. Mr. Butts listens to your desires instead of talking over you or trying to convince you to do something other than you desire. We highly recommend him for estate planning. You will feel "heard" and will be satisfied with the communication and attention you get from him and his team.

Working with James and his team was easy and they communicated well. Very knowledgeable and helped me work through the approach that best fit my needs. Wills and trusts can be a complicated thing to work through, but with James's help seemed straight forward