Estate Planning Matters...

It matters to you, it matters to us.

Estate Planning Matters...

It matters to you, it matters to us.

Our Philosophy

Estate Planning is necessary for everyone, regardless of the size of one’s estate. A proper Estate Plan is one which enables you to maintain complete control over your property during your lifetime, provides for the management and protection of your property in the event of a disability, and leaves what you own to who you want, the way you want, in the most efficient and economical way.

40+ Years of Estate Planning with Clients

Our firm has been helping clients for more than forty years. We apply all of our knowledge and skill to each client, in order to create a personalized Estate Plan to achieve the client’s objectives. The first step to creating a proper Estate Plan is to find the right lawyer – someone you are comfortable with and who earns your trust.

If you are considering your own estate plan, you can use this website to arrange a Complimentary Consultation.  We welcome you to our website and encourage you to review the information here.  We hope to have the opportunity to serve you and your family.

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Schedule A Complementary Consultation

Our Initial Estate Planning Consultation is designed to give you the opportunity to find out about our firm, our approach to estate planning, and to help you decide if our services fit your needs and objectives. It is also designed to give you all of the information you need in order to determine what planning is right for you and your family.

New & Noteworthy

One of the benefits of your Living Trust is that it provides a means for you to ensure that the person you trust the most will be able to step in as Successor Trustee and thereby manage your property, in the event that you become incapacitated.
There are some things that are hard to talk to our parents about.  One of those difficult topics is their estate plan (or, in many cases, the lack thereof).

What Our Clients Say

MESSAGE TO CLIENTS, FORMER CLIENTS, AND FRIENDS

I am writing to announce that after more than 45 years of practicing law, I will begin my transition to retirement on January 1, 2026.

As part of the transition plan that we implemented two years ago, I will be turning over complete control and ownership of HYATT & HANINGTON, LLC, to my partner, MaKayla Hanington. 

When MaKayla joined me in 2020, I knew I had found the perfect person to ultimately replace me, and soon thereafter I told her that our main goal was to make me expendable.  To my great satisfaction, after working side-by-side with MaKayla for the past six years, I am not afraid to say that we have achieved that goal.  I have total confidence that under MaKayla’s leadership, HYATT & HANINGTON, LLC will continue to provide the very best advice, counsel and service to our clients. 

For the time being, I will serve in an “Of Counsel” position, which will enable me to maintain a connection to the firm and contribute my efforts in supporting the firm’s mission. 

It is hard to express how gratified I am to have achieved this milestone, which is the culmination of the succession plan for the law practice I started in 1986.  The transition will bring to fruition my goal of establishing an estate planning law firm that provides our clients with the highest degree of expertise and personal service, as well as the comfort and peace of mind of knowing that the firm will be there when they and their family members need us.

It has been an honor and a privilege to have formed so many client relationships over these years, and the satisfaction of having earned the trust and confidence of so many wonderful people is overwhelming.  I am comforted by the fact that I know that your trust and confidence in our firm can continue in MaKayla’s hands.

If you should have any questions about this transition, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or MaKayla.

Best regards

Jim Hyatt