Scroggin & Burns is an Atlanta-based Estate Planning Law firm focused on helping individuals, families, and business owners protect assets, minimize future conflict, and create clear plans for wealth transfer. As part of the broader Legal Services landscape, the firm concentrates on forward-looking planning rather than courtroom battles, guiding clients through complex personal, financial, and tax decisions.
Clients typically turn to Scroggin & Burns when they want legally sound documents that match real-life goals: protecting children, providing for a spouse or partner, planning for incapacity, or coordinating business succession. The firm works with young professionals starting families, established homeowners, high-net-worth individuals, and owners of closely held businesses across the Atlanta area.
| Service Area | What It Covers |
|---|---|
| Core Estate Planning | Wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, advance health directives |
| Asset Protection | Structuring ownership to shield personal and family assets |
| Tax-Conscious Planning | Strategies to reduce potential estate and gift tax exposure |
| Business and Succession | Planning for family businesses and closely held companies |
| Charitable and Legacy Planning | Gift strategies, charitable trusts, and legacy-focused structures |
The firm prepares wills, trusts, and powers of attorney designed to work together. This helps ensure that guardianship for minor children, distribution of property, and decision-making authority during incapacity are all clearly addressed and legally enforceable in Georgia.
For clients with more complex estates, Scroggin & Burns advises on trust-based planning, multi-generational transfers, and strategies that can help manage exposure to transfer taxes. Coordination with financial advisors, CPAs, and investment professionals is common so plans reflect the client’s complete financial picture.
The firm emphasizes clear communication and plain language explanations, so clients understand what each document does and how it fits into their broader goals. Many Atlanta clients begin with a strategy meeting—often supported by secure document-sharing tools and virtual meeting options—before moving to draft and review stages.
Because Georgia law has specific requirements for execution, witnessing, and notarization, the firm ensures each estate plan is prepared and signed in compliance with state rules, helping reduce the risk of later disputes or invalid documents.
Within Atlanta’s crowded Legal Services market, Scroggin & Burns stands out by concentrating on proactive estate planning rather than reactive litigation. The firm’s focus on tailored planning, Georgia-specific rules, and coordination with other advisors makes it a practical choice for residents who want to turn general intentions—like “take care of my family” or “keep the business in the family”—into enforceable, tax-aware legal structures.