Protecting The Present and Future for North Carolina Families and Businesses
Leverage the decades of experience of our award-winning attorneys for your Estate Planning, Probate, Business, Litigation, and other important legal needs. Our office in Durham/RTP North Carolina is conveniently located to assist you, and we proudly serve clients across the entire state.
Whether you need help to prepare or revise a Will or Trust, need guidance on how to assist a loved one with diminished capacity, need a lawyer to open a court file for a deceased person’s estate, or need professional help to create, buy, or sell a business, our attorneys walk you through the steps required to handle your case and work with you as a partner until the completion of our representation.
It is our goal to give you as much information as you need to help you in your decision about whether you need an attorney and whether our North Carolina licensed attorneys are the right choice for you. Thank you for taking the time to consider us for your legal needs.
Our Legal Services
Our attorneys provide legal representation all over the State of North Carolina in these practice areas.
Wills & Trusts
Take essential steps to stay prepared for emergencies now, and prepare your legacy for the future. Learn more about Estate Planning.
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Probate
Are you the executor or beneficiary of an estate needing help navigating Probate? Need help with court filings? Get legal assistance today.
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Business Law
Find help for your business issues, including mergers and acquisitions, litigation, contracts, business formations, employment law, and more.
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Guardianship
Is a loved one mentally unable to make decisions for themselves? Find help with adult guardianship.
Why Choose Hopler, Hanna & Associates, PLLC?
It is our policy to treat people with respect and to be generous with our time. You are not a number or a billable hour to us.
You are a person first and foremost with real legal issues that affect your life, and as North Carolina licensed attorneys, we treat you like that from the outset of any legal representation to the very end.
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Convenient Meetings
We offer in-office and virtual appointments to our clients to accommodate your needs.
Friendly Staff
We treat everyone with dignity and approach the matter you bring before us with compassion.
Legal Experience
Leverage our experience in litigation, mediation, and trial cases to achieve your legal goals.
SEE WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“I love these guys! Their turn around was quick, most all that I needed was done by phone and everything was flawlessly prepared for me for an on site signing party. And best of all, their costs were more reasonable than the other firms.”
–L. Chaiken
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(919) 244-2019
2314 S. Miami Blvd., Suite 151
Durham, North Carolina 27703
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