Twenty years of legal practice applied to your matter. Wills, durable powers of attorney, advance directives, trusts, and the in-person signings that make them valid under Kentucky law.
A Kentucky estate plan, in most cases, is three documents done together: a will (KRS 394.040), a durable power of attorney (KRS Chapter 457), and an advance directive (KRS 311.621–643). For some clients it's also a revocable trust, naming a trustee and funding the trust during life. For clients with business interests, it's also a succession plan that ties the operating agreement and the will together.
What it isn't: a one-page document, a checkbox in a financial-planning app, or a template that the same firm ships to every state. State law shapes every line — and in Kentucky, a will signed by one witness is invalid no matter how clean the language is. The shape matters.
Drafted to your situation. Wet-ink-signed in person at the Elizabethtown office. Two witnesses provided; notary provided where required. Originals in your hands when you leave. Optional KRS 394.300 court-deposit walkthrough.
For clients with privacy concerns, blended families, or out-of-state property. Trust drafting, trustee designations, and the funding paperwork that actually moves assets into the trust during life.
Special-needs trusts that protect a beneficiary's eligibility for benefits while still receiving an inheritance. Coordinated with the will and the POA.
For clients who own a small business: aligning the operating agreement, buy-sell provisions, and the will so that ownership transfers cleanly on death or incapacity.
Irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILIT), third-party and first-party special-needs trusts, generation-skipping/dynasty trusts, charitable remainder/lead trusts, qualified personal residence trusts (QPRT). Drafted by Johnson Legal directly with attorney-supervised execution included. See /flat-fees for the JL Direct complex-trust price.
Have a will draft from elsewhere — an old document, a template, or a kit from another provider? I'll review it for Kentucky compliance and flag what needs to change.
For high-volume Kentucky estate-planning documents, Johnson Legal PLLC operates an assumed-name storefront — Bluegrass Cornerstone, registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State under KRS 365.015. Same lawyer, same firm, different brand. The catalog runs at sub-market pricing because AI-assisted drafting reduces the time it takes to do the routine drafting from blank page; the Kentucky lawyer substantively reviews every Cornerstone document before delivery.
Representative Cornerstone catalog prices:
For matters that exceed the Cornerstone catalog scope — irrevocable trusts, dynasty trusts, special-needs trusts requiring litigation petitions, charitable trusts — engage Johnson Legal directly through /flat-fees (JL Direct complex-trust pricing).
We talk through your situation, the right document shape, and whether the firm is a fit. No charge, no engagement letter yet.
The most common Kentucky three-document plan, drafted and executed in one session through the Cornerstone catalog. Same Kentucky lawyer; the bundle pricing reflects AI-assisted drafting on routine documents.
$399 drafting plus $300 attorney-supervised execution session. Wet-ink-signed in person at the Elizabethtown office. Two witnesses + notary provided.
$799 drafting plus $300 attorney-supervised execution. Covers ILIT, special-needs trust (third-party or first-party with court petition), generation-skipping/dynasty trust, charitable remainder/lead trust, and qualified personal residence trust (QPRT). See /flat-fees for full scope.
A flat $200 to read your existing draft and flag what needs to change for Kentucky compliance. If you then want to engage the firm for redrafting or execution, the $200 credits to the engagement.
The Cornerstone catalog is a clean fit for a straightforward Kentucky estate. It's the wrong shape if any of these apply: a second marriage with children from a prior relationship; a beneficiary with a disability who needs a special-needs trust; active business interests you want to direct on death; real property in another state; or a contested family situation where a relative is likely to challenge the will. If any of those apply, please don't use a catalog document. Engage the firm directly under JL Direct — we'll figure out the right shape.