Estate Planning Services
Exeter, New Hampshire
Law firm in Exeter, New Hampshire
Phil and Nick work together as a father-son legal team, Utter Law, LLC, based in Exeter, New Hampshire. The firm concentrates its practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, trustee services, and criminal defense. Phil and Nick both pride themselves on learning about clients’ unique life situations to provide legal counsel that will best meet their clients’ particular needs.
We are a boutique law firm based in Exeter, New Hampshire, dedicated to providing thoughtful, personalized legal services in trusts and estates and criminal defense. Our firm was built on the belief that every client deserves attentive guidance, clear communication, and a strong advocate who truly understands their needs.
In our trusts and estates practice, we help individuals and families plan for the future with confidence. Whether drafting wills and trusts, navigating estate administration, or offering long-term planning strategies, we take the time to understand your goals and create solutions that protect your loved ones and your legacy.
Our criminal defense practice is committed to safeguarding the rights of individuals facing charges anywhere in New Hampshire. We provide steady, knowledgeable representation at every stage of the process—challenging the evidence, ensuring fair treatment, and working tirelessly toward the best possible outcome.
Areas of Practice
Estate Planning
We help individuals and families design estate plans that align with their unique goals and lives. We create flexible estate plans that help clients minimize taxes, maintain privacy, and protect their assets for the future. There is no “easy” estate plan because every individual and family has distinct lives that will likely change as time marches on. We typically offer a flat-fee arrangement for estate planning so that every client knows the total cost of services upfront.
Trustee Services
We offer trustee services both as trustees or as advisors to individual trustees. Trust administration requires seeing the big picture while also focusing on the details. This means clear communication with trustees and beneficiaries, with a strict adherence to fiduciary obligations.
Estate Settlement
Estate settlement, at its core, means the retitling of assets and the payment of debts of a decedent’s estate. There are legal requirements, paperwork, and procedural deadlines that must be met in order to settle an estate. Sometimes the probate court is heavily involved in this process and sometimes it is not. Our goal is to make the process as stress-free, clear, and cost-efficient as possible for individuals and families during what are often very stressful times in their lives.
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– Edmund Burke
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