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Mark Costley

With more than 30 years’ experience in private practice, Mark Costley has helped hundreds of North Carolinians with estate planning, living trusts, financial law, probate, and trust administration. Mark’s work involves elements of teaching, strategic analysis and planning, documentation, and assisting clients in implementing their plans Read More!

Estate Planning Conference Discusses SECURE Act and More

Estate Planning Conference Discusses  SECURE Act and More

Those of you who attended our 2019 Clarity Legal Group® Annual Client Education Program heard... [Read more...]

The SECURE Act and What It Means for You

The SECURE Act and What It Means for You

Those of you who attended our 2019 Clarity Legal Group® Annual Client Education Program heard... [Read more...]

A Strong Estate Planning Law Firm Helps you Handle Life’s Curves

A Strong Estate Planning Law Firm Helps you Handle Life’s Curves

This morning was so nice, I did my stretching outside on the back porch.  It... [Read more...]

5 Things You Need to Do Immediately If You Are the Executor

5 Things You Need to Do Immediately If You Are the Executor

The time period immediately following the loss of a loved one is often filled with... [Read more...]

New Tax Proposal re: Retirement Savings

New Tax Proposal re: Retirement Savings

There are new tax proposals working their way through the House and Senate. These proposals,... [Read more...]

Beneficiary Designations, etc., Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust

Beneficiary Designations, etc., Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust

My friend Steve Hartnett, Director of Education for the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys... [Read more...]

Planning to Avoid Too Much SALT

Planning to Avoid Too Much SALT

The 2018 changes in the federal tax laws were a mixed bag.  One of the... [Read more...]

You Never Know: Planning for the Unexpected

You Never Know: Planning for the Unexpected

This article from my good friend, Steve Hartnett, the Director of Education at the American... [Read more...]

North Carolina Nursing Homes Could be Kicked Out of the Medicare Program

North Carolina Nursing Homes Could be Kicked Out of the Medicare Program

The Medicaid lawyers of Clarity Legal Group®, serving Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill and surrounding... [Read more...]

What Happens to Your Assets if You Don’t Make an Estate Plan?

What Happens to Your Assets if You Don’t Make an Estate Plan?

Chapel Hill estate planning lawyers can provide personalized help and support in making sure you... [Read more...]

How Trust Lawyers Help Trust Beneficiaries in the Triangle

How Trust Lawyers Help Trust Beneficiaries in the Triangle

The trust lawyers at Clarity Legal Group® will work closely with you as you plan your... [Read more...]

Your Trust Administration Checklist

Your Trust Administration Checklist

If you have been put in charge of the trust administration process to settle an estate... [Read more...]

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