Scott Stork decided to focus his practice in estate planning after the death of a friend. In fact, Scott spent time the day before his friend died in the hospital trying to help his friend sign his estate planning documents so that his wife and young son were protected. He saw firsthand the dangers of not planning in advance, and the difficulty that the families faced because of it.

Scott also knew that the traditional way most attorneys practice estate planning doesn’t work. Too often, attorneys just “create documents”, leaving clients confused and thinking that everything is done.Most attorneys don’t take the extra step to educate their clients, help them identify and clarify their goals, and then leave the client solely responsible for all of the extra necessary work that must be completed to make their plan work correctly.

Raymond Chandler turned his focus to estate planning after witnessing his own extended family become embroiled in a nasty fight over property following the death of a loved one. He saw firsthand how a family could be torn apart simply due to a lack of advance planning. This experience inspired him to make it his mission to educate families on the importance of estate planning—especially as a means to prevent conflicts after a loved one passes away.

Raymond has always preferred acting as a “Counselor at Law” rather than an “Attorney at Law.” He believes his role is to take the complexities of the law and explain them in easy-to-understand terms (in plain English), using analogies and stories to help his clients and their families understand the full range of options and decisions they face. For him, the most important part of his work is explaining the documents he uses to craft a robust estate plan—ensuring the family understands them clearly.