If you’re looking for an Orange Beach estate planning attorney, you’ll find something a little different here: a three-generation trial firm that came to estate planning the hard way. After more than seventy years standing up for Alabama families through injury claims, we’ve spent decades sitting at kitchen tables with families in the hardest moments of their lives — and we have watched too many of them face avoidable problems because basic estate planning documents either didn’t exist or weren’t done well.

Our estate planning practice serves Baldwin County, Mobile County, and surrounding Alabama communities from our office at The Wharf in Orange Beach. We focus on the four documents every Alabama adult should have: a will, a durable power of attorney, an advance directive for health care, and (in many cases) a HIPAA authorization. We charge flat fees so you know exactly what your plan will cost before you sign anything, and we write the documents in plain language — not the kind of dense, antique English that makes families afraid to read what they signed. Call 251-432-6691  for a free consultation, at our office or in your home.

The Four Documents Every Alabama Adult Should Have

Last Will and Testament. Directs who receives your assets after your death and names the personal representative who will administer your estate. Without one, Alabama’s intestate succession statute (Code of Alabama §43-8-40 et seq.) decides for you — often in ways the family did not expect or want. Read more on our wills page.

Durable Power of Attorney. Names the person who can manage your finances — and, as we typically draft it, make health care decisions for you — if you become unable to do so yourself. Under the Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Code of Alabama §26-1A-101 et seq.), a properly executed POA is one of the most powerful documents you can create — and one of the most commonly overlooked. Read more on our power of attorney page.

Advance Directive for Health Care. Sets out specifically what end-of-life care you want — or don’t want — in defined situations, under Alabama’s Natural Death Act (Code of Alabama §22-8A-1 et seq.). This is the ‘living will.’ It works alongside the health care powers in your POA, which cover the broader range of medical decisions. Read more on our advance directives page.

HIPAA Authorization. Allows the people you trust to access your medical information when needed. Often included with the advance directive, but worth understanding separately.

Every adult, regardless of net worth. Estate planning is not just for the wealthy. The most painful estate planning failures we see are not about who inherits a beach condo — they are about a daughter who can’t access her mother’s bank account to pay the nursing home, a husband who can’t authorize surgery for his unconscious wife, or adult children fighting in probate court over what their late father “would have wanted” because nothing was written down.

These documents are particularly important if you have minor children, a blended family, real estate in more than one state, a small business, a special-needs family member, or assets you want to pass outside of probate.

Free initial consultation. We meet with you in person at our Orange Beach office, by phone, by video — or in your home. The first conversation is about what you want for your family, not about selling you documents.

Flat fees, quoted in advance. No surprises. The fee for a basic estate planning package (will, durable POA, advance directive, HIPAA authorization) is quoted before you decide to engage us.

Plain-language documents. We write documents you can read and explain to your family. If a clause needs to be technical, we explain why and what it means in language anyone can follow.

Signing and witnessing handled properly. Alabama law requires specific formalities for these documents to be valid — witnesses, notarization, and self-proving affidavits in some cases. We handle all of it, at our office or with an in-home signing.

Updates as life changes. Marriage, divorce, new children, new property, the death of a named beneficiary — these all warrant a review. We offer maintenance reviews so your documents continue to do what you intended.

Flat Fees for Estate Planning

Each package below is one flat fee, quoted before you decide. Mitch Lattof Jr. is the attorney responsible for this page and these packages.

Single Package: $950

• Simple will
• Power of attorney
• Living will / advance medical directive
• HIPAA authorization
• Attorney review of your intake and your documents
• Supervised signing with two witnesses and a notary

Couple Package: $1,450

• A simple will, power of attorney, living will / advance medical directive and HIPAA authorization for each person
• Attorney review for both of you
• One supervised signing for both of you, with two witnesses and a notary

Tax advice is not included.

Deeds and trusts are quoted separately.

Alabama requires two witnesses for a will and for an advance directive. We bring a notary so your will can be self-proved and your power of attorney acknowledged. Signings happen at our office at The Wharf in Orange Beach or at your home.

Our stated fees are honored for 90 days.

Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, and Fort Morgan

We meet families from Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, and Fort Morgan at The Wharf, or we come to you. Beach-town plans often involve a homestead plus a rental, a condo with an association, or property in more than one state because part of the year is spent somewhere else. We draft for that mix, not a form that assumes one house and one county. The first conversation is free, and we will review the documents you already have at no charge. In-home signings are available on the island, in Gulf Shores, and on Fort Morgan Road.

If you were looking for a personal injury lawyer in those towns and landed here instead, those pages are Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, and Fort Morgan.

Talk to an Orange Beach Estate Planning Attorney – Free Consultation

Whether you’re updating old documents, setting up a plan for the first time, or working through a complicated family or asset situation, the first conversation is free — and if traveling is hard, we come to you anywhere in Baldwin or Mobile County. Call 251-432-6691 or use our contact form.

Have questions first? See our Alabama estate planning FAQ.

Lattof Injury Law — 4593 Main Street, Suite C-204, Orange Beach, AL 36561 (The Wharf). Phone: 251-432-6691 .