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Henrico, VA

Henrico Business & Estate Planning Lawyers

Legal services for businesses, individuals & executives

Relevant Law provides legal services for businesses, individuals, and executives in Henrico, VA. Counsel includes formations, contracts, buying and selling businesses, business succession, wills, trusts, and estate and tax planning for family and business interests.

Businesses, individuals & executives

Personalized counsel for your priorities.

Explore business counsel, planning for individuals and families, or executive matters with the Henrico practice. Choose the path that fits what you need now.

Individuals

Protect the people you love.

For individuals and families, from a first will or trust to complex estate, family wealth, and ownership transitions. Personalized planning shaped around your circumstances, responsibilities, and goals, coordinating assets, business interests, and future needs. A lawyer can explain the options for wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives.

Explore estate planning

Businesses

Counsel for businesses and their owners.

For small and mid-sized businesses, owners, and general counsel: formation, contract drafting and review, governance, transactions, and succession. Work with a lawyer on a defined matter, through an ongoing relationship, or alongside an existing in-house legal team.

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Executives

Counsel for career and ownership decisions.

For executives considering an employment agreement, compensation terms, equity arrangements, or a transition. Legal advice can connect contractual decisions with ownership and estate planning, in coordination with your other advisors.

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What happens next

Share the question you are working through. The Client Intake Team will help route the inquiry; legal advice begins only after an engagement with a lawyer is established.

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Services offered

How Lawyers Help in Henrico

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Serving Henrico County, Glen Allen, Short Pump, Innsbrook with comprehensive legal solutions for business and individuals.

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Business

Business Formation

Entity structure, founder agreements, and compliance from day one. Your lawyer guides you through LLC, S-Corp, or C-Corp selection with strategic insight.

  • LLC & Corporation Setup
  • Operating Agreements
  • Nonprofits & Churches
Individuals

Trust & Estates

Comprehensive estate and legacy planning for individuals and families. Protect what matters most with wills, trusts, and strategic wealth transfer strategies.

  • Wills & Living Trusts
  • Legacy Planning
  • Healthcare Directives
Business

Contracts & Agreements

Clear, enforceable contracts that protect your interests. From vendor agreements to complex partnerships, every document is drafted with precision.

  • Commercial Contracts
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Vendor & Supplier Terms
Business

Mergers & Acquisitions

Counsel for buying or selling a business, from the letter of intent and due diligence through negotiated purchase documents, risk allocation, and transaction closing support.

  • LOIs & Due Diligence
  • Asset & Equity Purchase Agreements
  • Negotiated Risk Allocation
Business

Business Succession

Coordinate an ownership transition with the owner's estate, tax, wealth, and marital planning so the business and personal legacy plan work together.

  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Ownership Transitions
  • Estate & Tax Coordination
Individuals

Tax Planning

Strategic tax minimization for individuals and families. Preserve wealth through sophisticated planning, charitable strategies, and multi-generational structuring.

  • Wealth Preservation
  • Charitable Giving Strategies
  • Generation-Skipping Trusts
Individuals

Nonprofit & Charitable

Counsel for nonprofits, churches, and family foundations. From 501(c)(3) formation and governance to charitable trusts and donor-advised funds, structured for mission and tax efficiency.

  • Nonprofit & Church Formation
  • Donor-Advised Funds & CRTs
  • Private Foundation Counsel
Individuals

Real Estate

Real estate document counsel focused on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, deeds and trust transfers, leases, and 1031-planning coordination.

  • Contracts & Deeds
  • Trust Transfers & Leases
  • Title Company & Lender Coordination
Individuals

Marital Agreements

Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements that protect what you've built and set clear expectations together. Coordinated with your estate plan.

  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Postnuptial Agreements
  • Asset Protection

About Our Firm

Your Henrico Legal Partner

Relevant Law serves business owners, executives, professionals, and families across Henrico County, Glen Allen, Short Pump, and Innsbrook from its Glen Allen office. The practice focuses on proactive business law and estate planning — work centered on planning before problems disrupt the business or family.

Henrico County engagements include business formation under Virginia's State Corporation Commission framework, commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, business and personal tax planning, wills and trusts under Virginia Code Title 64.2, professional entity formation, real estate transactions, and ongoing advisory counsel for corporate and small-business clients. Engagements use clear scope and fee discussions so you know the scope and cost before work begins.

Henrico County clients can discuss business and family legal needs with the Client Intake Team at (804) 214-7100. Lawyer advice follows an engagement with the Virginia office.

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A practical working relationship

Understand your goals. Agree on the next steps.

Initial contact is with the Client Intake Team. If a local practice and lawyer are the right fit, the engagement and its scope are confirmed before legal advice begins.

Virginia Legal Landscape

What Henrico Residents Should Know

Estate Planning in Virginia

Under Virginia Code Title 64.2, every adult should consider establishing foundational estate planning documents including a will, revocable living trust, durable power of attorney, and advance medical directive. Virginia requires two witnesses for a valid will, and a holographic (handwritten) will is recognized under §64.2-403. Our Henrico lawyers help clients navigate these requirements while structuring plans that minimize probate costs and protect family wealth across generations.

Business Formation in Virginia

Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) oversees all business entity filings. Whether forming an LLC under the Virginia Limited Liability Company Act (§13.1-1000 et seq.) or incorporating under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, our Henrico lawyers guide founders through articles of organization, operating agreements, registered agent requirements, and annual report obligations. Virginia's business-friendly tax structure and proximity to federal contracting opportunities make it an attractive state for formation.

Tax Planning in Virginia

Virginia imposes a graduated income tax with a top marginal rate of 5.75%. Our Henrico lawyers work with clients on strategies including irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs), grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), charitable remainder trusts (CRUTs), and qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs) to minimize estate and gift tax exposure while preserving wealth for future generations.

This information is provided for general educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. State laws and regulations are subject to change. Consult a lawyer for guidance specific to your situation.

Areas Served

Henrico, VA Lawyers Serving Surrounding Communities

The Henrico team provides M&A, business succession, business law, estate and tax planning, and real estate document counsel to clients throughout Virginia. Whether you need a lawyer near Glen Allen or Short Pump, the team is ready to help.

Henrico is served by Relevant Law's Richmond regional hub. The lawyer responsible for the matter exercises independent professional judgment.

Henrico County, VAGlen Allen, VAShort Pump, VAInnsbrook, VA

Richmond Regional Hub

2400 Old Brick Rd., Suite 212-213

Glen Allen, VA 23060

Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Common Questions

Guidance Before You Hire

Straightforward answers to the questions we hear most from business owners and families exploring their legal options.

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The Client Intake Team can help identify the appropriate local practice for your question. Legal advice begins only after a lawyer engagement is established.

Virginia Disclosure

Legal services in Virginia are provided by VASPU1 PLLC, doing business as Relevant Law — Henrico. Office: 2400 Old Brick Rd., Suite 212-213, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

Virginia responsible lawyer: Mark G. Bold, 1285 Enterprise Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24502.

Relevant Law offices are independently owned and operated by licensed attorneys.