Probate
Help for executors, administrators, trustees, heirs, and beneficiaries navigating court filings, notices, real estate transfers, creditor issues, and distributions.
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Practical probate and real estate counsel for local families.
When a loved one dies, property must be transferred, or a title issue threatens a transaction, families need more than generic legal advice. They need clear explanations, timely communication, and practical help moving forward.
Personal service
A small firm built on personal service.
Families are often frustrated before they ever call a lawyer. Phone calls go unanswered. Questions go unexplained. Matters sit without visible progress.
This office is intentionally different. As a small law office, it helps clients understand the process, make practical decisions, and stay informed as the matter moves forward.
Whether a family in Richland County or a surrounding county is settling an estate, transferring property, resolving a title problem, or addressing a probate dispute, the focus is efficient work and careful attention to detail.
Practice areas
Focused help where details matter.
Real Estate
Help for families, property owners, buyers, sellers, landlords, and title professionals dealing with transactions, title issues, deeds, easements, and disputes.
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Plain-English planning to help families prepare wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, transfer-on-death affidavits, and real estate planning documents.
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Personal service without unnecessary complexity.
Attorney Franco uses his legal training, real estate and title industry experience, small business background, and years of teaching business and real estate law to help local clients understand their options.
- Direct communication with an attorney who knows the facts
- Practical advice focused on realistic solutions
- Responsive service and clear updates
- Direct attorney involvement
- Careful preparation in matters where small details matter
Handling an estate or real estate issue?
Clear answers and practical advice start with a focused conversation about the facts, documents, and goals involved.