Reviews

I walked into the Elder Law office knowing exactly what I wanted. Boy was I wrong. When it comes to law, you don't know what you don't know. Turns out, I needed so much more information and helps to set up my life care needs, not just my death wishes. I learned so much but the staff is so helpful. Breaking it down into bite-sized pieces and making sure I understood every little jot and tittle before any signature hit paper. If you don't know what you don't know, listen closely to Helayne. Do your homework exactly as she tells you to do it. Write down the instructions. It's too important to rely on your memory. Most important, if you don't understand, ask. Ask, ask, ask. Till all is explained to you. So glad someone recommended Elder Law to me and honored to pass on the recommendation. Thank you Helayne, Susan and Amy.

Creating a trust or will can be a daunting task. This is Helayne Levy Payne's field of expertise. She guided my family through this process during a very difficult time, creating a trust tailored to our specific needs. We now have a plan that not only protects us now and, in the future, but also gives us peace of mind. She's compassionate, diligent and accessible. We've not only gained an excellent legal advisor but also a dear friend. We are forever grateful to her and her team.

When we moved from out of state, we needed to have our trust, will, power of attorney, and advanced directives updated. Helayne Levy Payne we highly recommended by others in our community. Helayne and her team were efficient, supportive, and compassionate in helping us through the process that resulted in a comprehensive plan for the future. Helayne's approach was both instructive and thorough. Her unique talent to listen and create made us confident that our final documents incorporated our family values and needs. The final meeting with our children and potential supportive individuals, was a bonus. End-of-life discussions are challenging but this meeting, and our final products has provided peace of mind that our products will meet our needs and the needs of our family in the future.

Just wanted to say how pleased we were when, after moving to North Carolina and needing to get our powers of attorney documents and estate plans up to date, we had the pleasure of working with Elder Law & Life Care Planning Center. Helayne, with her team Lillie and Kristin, were instrumental in not only making the process smooth and timely, but informed us of all possible options that could be available to us as it relates to our own personal situations for asset protection. This allowed us to determine what risks we may be exposed to now and in the future and where different trusts might be applicable. The team also took the time to explain how the power of attorney would work with our dependents, and, as important, held a conference call with our dependents explaining this process should any of our estate plans come into fruition. We are much more comfortable now and know we can count on Helayne and the team should things change for us in the future. With much thanks! Bob and Barb

We became acquainted with Helayne Levy-Payne after reading about her extensive qualifications in a field of law that is extremely important to elder folks like us! Having had previous documents drawn up which seemed to be the common path to making plans for estate purposes, we learned that there was so much that hadn't been considered previously by a former attorney. We hired Helayne knowing we were making the right decision to move ahead with a comprehensive trust. At our first appointment, She introduced us to so much information. Her "Practice with a Purpose" was quite evident. We were very impressed with the depth of her plans as well as her genuine interest in providing us with the best path for our future needs. It was a bit overwhelming to digest all the information but Helayne was very caring in guiding us through the process over a period of time. We were so impressed with her level of knowledge and ability to develop our estate plan after thoroughly getting to know our wishes, taking the time necessary to educate us, and patiently helping through the process. We are a blended family and Helayne also made the effort to include our family from a distance so they felt more comfortable about our decision. Helayne is not only our estate planning attorney, but a friend who will be an ongoing advocate and advisor to us and our children. Our experience with Helayne and her staff has been the best. Their professionalism, kindness and caring spirit makes us feel at ease and in good hands. It is rare to find such a successful experience especially with the importance of the decisions that are made for one's life legacy. We highly recommend Helayne and her excellent services!

Our initial visit opened our eyes to the many facets of our future that we never thought of. We knew at that point it was time to get our estate in order. Since this process began, we have been extremely pleased by the level of knowledge and commitment of Helayne and her entire staff. We had no idea how vulnerable we were and also the amount of planning required to protect our assets. Helayne and her staff expertly guided us through a long and intricate process which tied together the financial , health and living elements of our life. We now have security and peace of mind that we have our affairs in order and have provided direction and guidance to our family in time of need.

Our estate planning took an intense sense of urgency after a recent death in the family. We realized our own planning was essential to protect our assets and to prepare our children. After an initial, thought-provoking consultation with Helayne Levy Payne (no relation) we immediately decided to move forward with Elder Law and Life Care Planning. The strategic planning and execution proved to very arduous because of the Helayne’s professional, caring, detailed and very personalized approach to our unique considerations. Was it fun? No! But the end result is our estate is prepared for the inevitable. Therefore, our family will not have to confront the challenges without preparation. We strongly recommend estate planning with Elder Law and Life Care Planning.

When we decided we needed to create an estate and elder care plan, little did we realize the complexities involved. From day one, Helayne took us through the rationale needed to ensure a successful result that addressed our wishes regarding our estate and potential future health care needs. The level of detail and the need for clients to make difficult decisions, can be very complex and even intimidating. Helayne has the knack to display patience with her clients and explain in simple language why particular choices need to be made, even becoming an arbitrator if necessary. Her interpersonal skills and in-depth subject matter knowledge in our opinion are a rare commodity. The process was informative, interactive and highly professional. The entire staff was very helpful with scheduling, handling documentation, information requests and communicating with our support team. We are confident we now have an estate and health care plan that meets our needs. We thank everyone on the Elder Law Life Care Planning Center team for all they have done for us. Walt & Sheila

Everyone on the "team" from Shallotte, Helayne, Michael, Casey and Candace, made the entire estate planning experience simple and easy. They took the time to explain each step in the process in ways we could understand and relate to, and then did the same with our family. We can now sleep at night knowing that everything we've worked our entire lives for will be protected and safe.

She explained the whole process of creating a trust. Answered all our questions to our satisfaction. She is very knowledgeable of all the possible situations that could occur. We were very pleased with dealing with her. We would definitely recommend Helayne Levy Payne. Also her staff was excellent.

We hired Helayne Levy Payne to prepare our wills and establish a trust fund to protect our assets. Helayne and her entire staff demonstrated a high level of professionalism throughout the entire process. They were all attentive to our needs and guided us with their knowledge and patience to assist us to meet our goals successfully. We would highly recommend this firm and we will not hesitate calling upon them for any future needs.

Helayne was very professional, respected all our wishes and addressed our concerns. We had a family meeting which included our daughters and she was very considerate of them as well, answering all their questions and explaining documents in detail. We feel Helayne has prepared us financially for many issues which we may be faced with in the future. We would definitely recommend her to others.