“I'd put this off for nine years. The draft came back with notes in the margin, I changed two names, and we signed the next Thursday.”
Colleen R.Will-based plan
Flat-fee wills and trusts
Read every page of your plan before you sign it
Nadira Kassab drafts your will or trust, then sends you the draft to mark up. You sign the final set once and leave with the originals, a binder for the copies and a one-page summary of who does what.
1 round
Of changes to the draft, in every fee1 page
Summary of who does what
Every plan has one flat fee, set in writing before drafting starts. Recording fees are explained on each plan's page.
Nadira Kassab
Estate planning attorney
There is one lawyer here. The person who asks about your family is the person who writes the plan and sits with you at the signing.
I opened this practice on Market Street to do one kind of work well: plans that a family can read. Every draft goes to you with notes in the margin explaining what each clause does and why it's there.
Most of my clients are parents of young children, couples whose children have grown, and adult children helping a mother or father put things in order. Some meetings happen here, some at a kitchen table, some on a video call.
What I draft
- Wills and guardianship for young children
- Revocable living trusts
- Special needs trusts
- Financial powers of attorney
- Health care directives
On the record
Where Nadira is admitted and trained
Bar admission
Maine
2011
Courts
Maine Probate Courts
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
Education
J.D., University of Maine School of Law
2011
B.A., Bates College
2007
Languages
English
Arabic
Plans and fees
Three plans, each with one flat fee
Each fee covers the drafting, one round of changes to the draft, the signing with witnesses and a notary, and the one-page summary.
Will-based plan
For most people with a home, some savings and children or grandchildren to name.
What's in a will-based planWill, with a guardian for minor children
Financial power of attorney
Health care directive
Trust-based plan
For a house you'd like kept out of probate, property in two states, or a family that would rather keep things private.
What's in a trust-based planRevocable living trust and pour-over will
New deed putting one home in the trust
Both powers of attorney and a directive
Special needs trust
For a child, sibling or grandchild with a disability who relies on SSI or Medicaid now, or may later.
What's in a special needs trustThird-party supplemental needs trust
A letter for the trustee about daily life
Drafted together when added to either plan
Clients
Notes from people who marked up their draft
“My brother gets SSI. Nadira explained why the trust had to be worded the way it was, and gave my parents one page they could keep in the kitchen drawer.”
Yusuf A.Special needs trust, for a brother
“We came in to help my mother, not to plan our own. Nadira met with Mom alone first, which we hadn't expected and were glad of.”
Dana P.Powers of attorney, for a parent
Shared with permission. Every family's situation is different, and these comments don't promise a particular result.
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Tell me what you'd like to plan
A first call is twenty minutes and free. I'll ask a few questions, tell you which plan fits and send the fee in writing.
Phone(207) 555-0148
Emailhello@
HoursMonday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday by appointment