Serving Orange, Durham, Chatham & Wake Counties in North Carolina’s Triangle Region
Revocable Trusts and Wills Made Easy For Homeowners and Families
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Work directly with founding Estate Planning Attorney Lee Laskody from start to finish to create a clear, flat-fee estate plan that protects your family and your wishes. No hand-offs, no confusion, and no surprise costs.
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At Next Stage Legal, we keep our overhead low so we can offer affordable estate planning in the Triangle Region, with one-on-one personal start to finish attention that our clients love.
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We provide local middle class families with revocable trust plans designed to be user friendly. Our clients are often surprised at how easy (and dare we say pleasant) we make it to create your plan documents. You can protect your family without stress or guesswork and at a price that makes sense.
Why Families Choose Next Stage Legal
How are we different?
1. You Work Directly With Your Attorney
No handoffs. No junior staff. No confusion.
You’ll work one-on-one with attorney Lee Laskody from start to finish, ensuring your plan is done right and fully understood.
2. Transparent, Affordable, Flat Fee Pricing
Our pricing is published HERE. What you see is what you pay.
No surprise bills. No hidden costs. No pressure.
3. We Speak Human, Not Legalese
You’ll actually understand your plan.
We take the time to explain everything clearly, so you feel confident, not overwhelmed.
4. Your Plan Actually Works in Real Life
We don’t just create documents, we help you use them:
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Real estate is properly moved into your trust
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You receive a clear funding plan for your trust
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We guide you on how to avoid probate wherever possible
5. A Comfortable, No-Pressure Experience
No suits. No sales tactics. No stress.
Just a calm, professional environment focused on doing what’s right for you.
6. Free 60-Minute Consultation with Lee
Most Estate Planning law firms make you jump through hoops to get to your consultation. Not us. Click HERE to schedule your meeting with Lee, the owner and attorney who will actually be handling your planning.
7. Free Estate Plan Explainer Video for you to have or share with family.
Estate Plans can be complicated. We provide for you an explainer video on how your plan works so that you have it for your own memory or to give to your family so they know what will happen and how.
WORKING WITH US
Short Videos
Custom Plans You Will Understand
What good are documents and a plan you don’t understand?
Why You Should Avoid
Probate
It’s like going to the DMV and paying your taxes rolled into one!
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About
Attorney Lee Laskody
I escaped from New York in 1986 to attend UNC as an undergrad. After graduating I fell in love with a beautiful research scientist, and settled in Chapel Hill to start a family. Our son is all grown up and we live in Carrboro in a co-housing neighborhood.
I have been in private practice since 1998. My legal career has covered multiple practice areas, including real estate, bankruptcy, criminal defense, family law, consumer litigation, and fiduciary litigation. After my parents died I felt called to help people with estate planning and estate administration work.
I like to balance the mental work of lawyering with physical activities, especially basketball, taiji (tai-chi), and dancing.
