A solo practice, on purpose.

Most estate planning attorneys work in firms. You meet with a partner for the first consultation, then your documents are drafted by someone else, reviewed by a third person, and executed at a signing appointment where you might see a different face entirely.

I opened Vance Estate Law because I wanted to practice differently. When you hire me, you get me — from the first call through the signing appointment and every question that comes up in between. That's not a niche. That's the point.

Families come to me when something has changed: a new baby, a property purchase, a diagnosis, a divorce, a death. Estate planning is personal because it's about the people and things you care about most. I take that seriously, and I don't rush it.

I'm fluent in plain English. I won't tell you what a "testamentary trust" does without first telling you whether you need one.