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Legacy Estate Counsel — Protect what you've built. Provide for what's next. Estate planning in Minnesota and Kentucky.

Estate planning should feel clear, personal, and manageable. Planning that works to keep your loved ones out of court and out of conflict.

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A different kind of law firm

Clear guidance.
Lasting peace of mind.

Estate planning that is more than just a set of documents and a meeting with a stuffy attorney. We create lasting relationships, offer free plan reviews every three years, and aim to craft a legacy that shines on for years to come. Your Estate Plan should fit your life—and so should the planning process, with fully virtual or in-person service tailored to your preferences.

1Start with a 15 Minute Discovery Call Tell us about your family, priorities, and questions.
2Build your plan in our Life & Legacy Planning SessionWe work with you, to help educate you on the benefits of a properly structured plan and where your current plan may fall short, and then we translate your goals into clear, coordinated Legacy Plans.
3Move forward confidentlyLeave with a plan you understand and trust.

How we can help

Planning for Life.
Your Legacy will NOT FADE AWAY

Comprehensive Estate Planning

A coordinated plan built around your family, your life, and your goals. We bring your documents, decisions, and instructions together in one clear, coordinated plan, so you and the people you trust know what exists, where to find it, and what to do. You may never feel more organized—or more prepared—than when your plan is complete. Leave what you have, to whom you want, in the way you want, minimize taxes and avoid unnecessary attorneys fees and court cost, plan for your care and the care of loved ones, and support the people and causes you value most.

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Trusts

Trust are effective immediately upon execution. A properly designed and funded trust can avoid court (probate), preserve privacy, and provide for seamless management of your assets if you become incapacitated. We tailor each trust to your family, property, and long-term goals—and help ensure it is properly funded. Thoughtful strategies designed to preserve assets, privacy, and your intentions, including; Revocalbe Trust, Irrevocable Trust, Joint Trust, Pet Trust, Gun Trust, and Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT).

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More Than JUST a Will or Trust

A complete Estate Plan prepares you for the decisions that may arise during life—not just what happens after death. Depending on your needs, we prepare all the supporting documents that make your plan work, including Durable Financial Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives or Living Wills, Pour-Over Wills, and Child Protection Plans. WHY AVOID PROBATE? Probate is expensive, timely, public, and can be a burden on the ones you love. With strategic planning, you can avoid the major time and expense of having your family bogged down in the court process.

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100% Virtual Options With A Personal Touch.

Legacy Estate Counsel offers optional 100% Virtual representation, tailored to your busy life and needs. We take a three-step process in constructing your legacy plan and ensuring it meets all of your needs. Our firm operates with a personable, heart-centered approach. Your legacy is more than just documents, and we seek to establish a life-long relationship, not just a single transaction. We operate on a flat-fee basis -not hourly fees- and you pick the plan at the fee that is right for you. There are never any surprise or hidden fees with our firm.

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Why Legacy Estate Counsel

Legacy Estate Counsel is Different from Traditional-Outdated Estate Planning.
We're not "Some Lawyer." We're YOUR Personal Family Lawyer.

We're not the old guy down the street that you talk to once and get a set of documents that may-or-may not work when you or your loved ones need them most. That's intentional - We are redefining what it means to serve clients in this space. Estate planning is personal, not transactional.

01

We Create Your Legacy Plan TOGETHER

Your family, property, concerns, and goals shape the plan—not a standard packet or one-size-fits-all checklist. Anyone can just print documents. We create a Legacy Plan that works when you need it to.

02

You Pick Your Plan Pricing

There are never any hidden fees or hourly billing. We discuss the options and YOU pick the plan at the price that works for you and your Legacy.

03

Kids Protection Plans

Immediate guidance for the care of your minor children. Our Kids Protection Plan helps ensure your children are cared for by the people you choose, in the way you intend, if the unthinkable happens—so those important decisions are not left to strangers.

04

Life & Legacy Interviews

Your personal legacy includes more than just assets. Through a guided video interview, you can preserve your voice, stories, values, and messages for the people you love.

05

Support as Life Changes

Your plan should be prepared for what life cannot predict: when you will pass, what you will own at that time, and what the tax laws will be. Life continues to change through marriage, children, new property, business interests, and changing laws. We offer complimentary plan reviews every three years to help ensure your Legacy Plan continues to reflect your life, your wishes, and the people you love.

Plans built around you

The Unexpected Happens
Let Your Legacy be Peace of Mind

Three thoughtful levels of planning, designed around your family, your assets, and the support you want along the way.

Level One

Your Family Plan

A good fit if you want to:

  • Choose trusted guardians for your minor children
  • Put your health-care wishes in writing
  • Authorize people you trust to help if you become incapacitated
  • Reduce uncertainty and conflict for the people you love

What's included

  • A carefully drafted Will
  • Health-care Directives and Powers of Attorney
  • A Kids Protection Plan® for parents of minor children
  • Additional Trust planning when appropriate to protect loved ones and assets
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Level Two

Your Trust Plan

A good fit if you want to:

  • Give your family a more private, coordinated plan
  • Make the transfer of assets simpler after death or incapacity
  • Help loved ones avoid unnecessary court involvement and conflict
  • Explore added protection for a beneficiary's inheritance

What's included

  • Everything included in the Family Plan
  • A Revocable Living Trust and supporting documents
  • Guidance for properly funding your Trust and coordinating your assets
  • A Kids Protection Plan® if you have minor children
  • Optional planning to protect an inheritance from lawsuits, divorce, or estate taxes
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Level Three

Your Wealth Plan

A good fit if you want to:

  • Receive hands-on help coordinating your complete Estate Plan
  • Review how your accounts, property, and business interests are titled
  • Reduce the chance that an asset is overlooked
  • Spend less time managing paperwork and transfer details

What's included

  • Everything included in the Trust Plan
  • A detailed Family Wealth Inventory
  • Review of bank, brokerage, insurance, and retirement accounts
  • Assistance coordinating title transfers and beneficiary designations
  • Review of business documents and preparation of appropriate assignment or transfer documents
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Kent R. Brown, Attorney & Counselor at Law

Meet your attorney

Kent R. Brown

Attorney & Counselor at Law

Kent R. Brown has 17 years of experience practicing law. Before founding Legacy Estate Counsel, he represented clients in complex civil litigation, with much of his work involving wrongful death and catastrophic injury. That experience showed him firsthand how suddenly a family’s circumstances can change—and how often families are unprepared for the legal and financial decisions that follow. After years of helping clients navigate the court system during some of the most difficult moments of their lives, Kent founded Legacy Estate Counsel to help families plan ahead, protect what they have built, and make difficult times easier for the people they love. At Legacy Estate Counsel, we proudly serve individuals, families, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. From simple to complex, we will help preserve your legacy.

Licensed in MinnesotaLicensed in Kentucky

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Your legacy deserves
a thoughtful next step.

Schedule an introductory consultation to talk through your goals and learn how we can help.

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Review your current estate plan

Take a guided online review to identify areas of your plan that may deserve another look.

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5 Ways to Keep Your Family Out of Court and Conflict

Download our complimentary guide and learn practical steps you can take to protect the people you love.

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