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Wills. Trusts. Probate Estates. Trust Administration. Business Formation & Transactions

Knoxville Estate Planning, Probate, and Small Business Attorneys

For over 30 years, the attorneys of Carpenter & Lewis focus on what we do best: helping individuals and businesses with their planning, estate, and transactional needs. Whether preparing wills, trusts, and power of attorney documents for our clients planning for the future, walking clients through probate or trust administration after the death of a loved one, or helping clients with business concerns as they start a new venture, our attorneys understand the importance of building trust through personal face-to-face relationships. We welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how the attorneys and staff of Carpenter & Lewis PLLC can assist you.

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Clients Served

Let our experienced team of attorneys help you. We have over 30 years of experience providing professional legal services in and around Knoxville, Tennessee.

Wills. Trusts. Probate Estates. Trust Administration. Business Formation & Transactions: These are just some of the services we offer when you work with Carpenter & Lewis PLLC

Helping our clients plan for the future and protect their loved ones has been our goal from the very beginning. Whether you’re needing help making sure your will or trust complies with all the necessary requirements or you would like our team to help you draft your documents from scratch, we’re eager to assist. We can help you minimize taxes both during your lifetime and after you pass away.

Wills and Trusts

Guiding families through the difficulties and legal complexities after the death of a loved one becomes an easier process when you work with our team. We have provided guidance to many families following a loved one passing away. We handle estates of all sizes and can help you navigate the probate process. We can also help you choose long-term estate planning options. Serving the community since 1989, we have helped thousands of individuals and families ensure their assets are taken care of and that they have peace of mind.

Probate and Estates

We know how much pride Knoxville business owners take in their business. However, navigating the complexities of business taxes and other legal issues isn’t without its headaches. We assist our clients in optimizing their business structures to maximize earning potential and avoid hefty taxes. We’re here to provide advice on business and tax law matters and can help you deal with complex legal issues. We can assist you with everything from drafting and enforcing contracts, transferring your business to another party, dealing with a tax audit, etc.

All our attorneys and legal assistants have many years of experience and the right qualifications. From initial inquiries to complex legal issues, our team’s eager to assist.

Areas that our legal team is well-versed in include:

Wills and Trust
Estate Planning
Limited Liability Companies
Contracts
Business Law
Estate and Trust Administration
Conservatorships
Real Estate Law

Many of the clients we serve today are repeat clients satisfied with our work. We’re proud to serve the community of Knoxville and have helped many families and businesses over the years. When you work with our team you’ll benefit from:

Clear and transparent communication – we only take cases we’re confident that we can provide adequate legal representation for
Client-based solutions, including strategies for each case
Dedication and a commitment to providing comprehensive legal assistance
A team experienced in different legal areas

You can also check out our reviews and discover how we’ve helped the local community!

Our team focuses on estate and transactional law to help both businesses and individuals, meaning that we don’t handle lawsuits. Whether you have a specific legal issue or have some general questions, we welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how the attorneys and staff of Carpenter & Lewis PLLC can assist you.

What Our Clients Say

We greatly value our clients’ trust and opinions. See what they have been kind enough to say about us online

Working with Stephen and Lorie made this process much easier for me as they continually provided me the tools, experience, and communication to navigate the many questions that come up in estate planning.

5-Star Helpful, caring, friendly, sincere, honest, fair and (generous) when it comes to charging for services, willing to refer to others in areas where others may have more "niche" experience in dealing with certain issues.

I have had the pleasure of working with this firm on two separate occasions, once for estate planning and again for contracts/document review, and the people here are the BEST.

Mr. Lewis was a great person to work with, he explained every part of the will and have it would effect my estate planning. I always felt that Mr. Lew is made it very easy.

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