Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning, Trust Administration, Estate Administration, Guardianship & Conservatorship

Our estate planning attorneys advise clients regarding wills, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, and trust agreements. We also assist in the administration of trusts and estates through probate proceedings and preparation of inventories, accountings, and all necessary tax returns. Our attorneys are happy to assist you regardless of whether you need a simple will or a sophisticated tax plan for a substantial estate.

Our attorneys also provide assistance with legal issues relating to people with special needs, including the establishment of special needs trusts.

We also represent clients in all matters relating to guardianships and conservatorships.

 

Our Estate Planning Team

 

Scott | Kroner, PLC, is a Charlottesville-based law firm serving Central Virginia. Our attorneys specialize in business organization, collections, litigation, estate planning, special needs planning, trust and estate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, and commercial real estate. Scott | Kroner, PLC, traces its beginnings to April 1951 when C. Armonde Paxson, who had been in practice in Charlottesville since his graduation from law school in 1930, formed the firm of Paxson, Marshall & Smith with David B. Marshall and William Massie Smith. The firm has since evolved and expanded to include a growing and diverse client base. Now named Scott | Kroner, PLC, in recognition of principal members W. Stephen Scott (retired 2014) and Robert J. Kroner (retired 2022), our firm is regularly recognized as one of the premier firms in the region. Our lawyers offer wide-ranging expertise and experiences, drawing on our work as national firm lawyers, judicial law clerks, and active participants in government and community organizations. We understand that people have choices in terms of legal services, and we are pleased to offer great value to our clients. From business law to real estate matters, and from litigation to complex commercial transactions, we share a sense of purpose with our clients and take pleasure in giving valuable, timely, reliable, and trusted legal advice. Our attorneys serve Charlottesville, Central Virginia, and beyond.