Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and asset protection for Independence families.
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Estate planning attorney in Independence, Ohio.
Costaras Law is headquartered right here in Independence. Local families and the businesses along the Rockside corridor get estate planning, business, real estate, and contract counsel, on flat fees, from an attorney down the road.
This is our home
The firm that is actually in Independence.
Our office is in Independence, on the Rockside Road corridor, one of Greater Cleveland's largest suburban business districts, right at the I-77 and I-480 interchange. If you live or run a business here, your lawyer is minutes away.
We handle transactional work: estate planning, business law, real estate, and contracts. You work directly with a named attorney from the first conversation through signing.
How We Help Independence Clients
Four ways we protect what you have built.
Business Law
Formation, succession, and compliance for Rockside-corridor businesses.
Learn moreReal Estate
Purchases, sales, leasing, and investor counsel in Cuyahoga County.
Learn moreContract Review
Clear, fast review and drafting so you can sign with confidence.
Learn moreIndependence & Cuyahoga County
A business city with estate planning needs.
Independence sits in Cuyahoga County, so local probate is handled by the Cuyahoga County Probate Court in downtown Cleveland. We structure estate plans to avoid that process where possible, and guide executors through it when it is unavoidable.
With so many businesses headquartered here, we also help Independence owners with formation, contracts, and succession, the legal backbone of a company that lasts.
- Estate plans for Independence families and professionals.
- Business formation & succession for Rockside-corridor companies.
- Real estate purchases, sales, and leases in Cuyahoga County.
“Independence is our home. Our neighbors should not have to drive downtown or feel like a file number to get clear, flat-fee legal help.”
Independence FAQs
Questions from Independence clients.
We are on the Rockside Road corridor in Independence, at the I-77 and I-480 interchange, easy to reach from anywhere in southern Cuyahoga County. We also handle most matters by phone and video when that is easier for you.
No. Independence is in Cuyahoga County, so probate runs through the Cuyahoga County Probate Court in downtown Cleveland. We help you avoid it with a funded trust where possible, or guide your executor through the filings.
Yes. Independence has one of the region's largest suburban office markets. We help local owners with formation, contracts, compliance, and succession, on flat fees quoted up front.
Yes. We regularly work with clients in Seven Hills, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Parma, and the rest of Greater Cleveland.
We quote flat fees in writing before any engagement, so you know the cost up front. No hourly surprises.
Talk to an Independence Attorney
Your lawyer is right here in Independence.
Book a free introduction. We will talk through what you need and how a flat-fee engagement would work, with no pressure.