Previous Law Firm Name

• Cecil S. Harvell P.A.

Law Firm Overview

Harvell and Collins, P.A. is a family of lawyers and legal professionals firmly committed to providing comprehensive legal advice and representation while offering personalized customer service to its clients. The law firm is committed to excellence in the practice of law while maintaining the highest ethical standards, diversity and individuality in its lawyers.

     In addition to embracing the latest technological advances to expedite the production of exemplary legal work, our lawyers set the highest standards for each and every client matter. We involve a team of trained assistants to provide exceptional service with exceptional results.  The lawyers at Harvell and Collins, P.A. still practice law as a profession not just as a business.  Harvell and Collins, P.A. has a strong connection to the community it serves and sets the standard for providing clients with the personal attention they deserve and the consummate professionalism they expect.  Surrounded by our serene office environment, consummate professionalism, and personal attention to detail, clients may rest assured that their legal needs are in good hands when they come to Harvell and Collins, P.A.

     Over the course of of more than twenty years, Harvell and Collins, P.A. has evolved from a solo practice to a unique and diverse blend of attorneys and legal assistants. In 1987, Cecil Harvell returned to his hometown of Morehead City, North Carolina, and opened Cecil S. Harvell, P.A. Cecil keenly focused and created a distinguished practice in the areas of Estate Planning and Estate Administration and continued to build a solid reputation in Corporate, Business, and Real Estate Transactions.

     With the addition of Wes Collins in the year 2000, as attorney and partner, the firm expanded into the litigation arena, successfully handling cases in every range of the civil spectrum. Today, Harvell and Collins, P.A. is a full service firm with a preeminent reputation offering legal assistance in Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning, Civil Litigation in all Courts, Estate Administration, Real Estate Transactions, Corporate and Business Transactions, as well as Family Law and Domestic Relations Litigation.

Areas of Practice

• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Estate Administration
• Wills
• Trusts
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Living Wills
• Supplemental Needs Trusts
• Trusts for Grandchildren
• Trusts for Minor Children
• Business Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Contract Litigation
• Corporate and Business Transactions
• Domestic Relations Litigation
• Estate Litigation
• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Family Law
• Health & Health Care Law
• Guardianship
• Lifetime Gifting
• Medicaid Eligibility
• Medicaid Planning
• Medicare & Special Assistance
• Real Estate Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
• Personal Injury

Classes and Seminars

• Learn How You Can Protect Your Independence
• Who Needs Long Term Care Insurance & Why

West Practice Categories

Administrative Officers & Agents, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Savings & Thrifts, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Medicare & Medicaid, Health & Health Care Law, Title Insurance, International Taxation, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Tax Litigation, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, State Government, Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Income Taxation, Payroll Taxes, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes