Estate Planning
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We assist over 600 estate planning clients each year
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In total, we have helped over 4,000 clients with their estate planning needs
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Our clients' net worths range from thousands of dollars to over $1 billion
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We offer streamlined and customized plans for every budget
Basic Estate Planning
typical fee range (including when trust planning is involved):
$1600-$1900 for individual plans
$1900-$2400 for married couples
Your estate plan is more than a collection of documents—it's the foundation that protects your family's future. Each document serves a specific purpose in the overall plan, yet proper planning involves attention to issues beyond the documents themselves.
At Pappas Gibson, we approach estate planning like architects. We begin by listening and understanding the unique contours of your situation. Then, drawing from our experience crafting thousands of estate plans, we design a structure that aligns precisely with your goals. The result is a plan that feels simple, natural, and intuitive to your family, while providing the durability and protection that only meticulous legal craftsmanship can deliver.
Just as no two families require the same living space, no two estate plans should be identical. We take pride in creating plans that reflect your individual circumstances—protecting what you've built while making space for future growth. And like any well-constructed foundation, your estate plan will provide stability and peace of mind for generations to come.
Fees vary by project
Complex Estate Planning
All too often, when clients have complex family dynamics or substantial wealth, other firms make future tax savings the sole objective and canned “plug and play” solutions the norm. This practice often leads to convoluted, generic, and expensive estate planning solutions that leave clients frustrated and confused.
We take a much different approach.
We start by an in-depth discussion about what matters to you and what makes you and your family unique. We then craft solutions specific to your particular needs and concerns. Throughout the process, we explain relevant planning options—even complex tax planning options—in clear, understandable terms, so that you can make informed decisions with confidence.
When the process is complete, you will have a solid grasp on your plan, feel like your voice was heard, and feel like the solutions we’ve uncovered and implemented were obvious all along. Those solutions, like beautiful architecture, are personal, precise, uncluttered, and ready to persevere for generations.
Meet Our Estate Planning Attorney
MATTHEW GIBSON
Matt has practiced law since 2006, and has worked with thousands of clients during that period. He gravitated towards estate planning as soon as he graduated from law school, as he saw the practice area as an opportunity to engage in his two greatest passions—meeting with and getting to know people, and writing. He is not kidding when he says that he thinks about estate planning, and the estate planning process, incessantly, and that he is always looking for ways to improve our services and better help clients. He is fortunate and grateful to have been recognized by his peers as a Top Lawyer through Columbus CEO magazine and as AV-Rated through Martindale-Hubbell.