Wills, durable powers of attorney, advance directives, trusts, and step-by-step instructions for signing each one the way Kentucky law requires. Drafted to your situation. Read by Elton before delivery.
Flat fees, published.Will $99 · Revocable living trust $899 · Probate from $1,500.See the full schedule →
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What an estate plan is, and isn't
The shape of an estate plan.
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.
What I do
Deliverables.
01 · Most common
Will + POA + advance directive — the three-document plan.
Drafted to your situation. Signed near home, at your bank or with a local notary: the will on paper with two witnesses in the room (KRS 394.040) and a notary for the self-proving affidavit (KRS 394.225); the other two before a notary. You get step-by-step signing instructions. When you engage the firm directly, you also get phone help on signing day, and we check photos of the signed pages the same day. The originals stay with you.
02
Revocable trust + funding plan.
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.
03
Special-needs planning.
Special-needs trusts that protect a beneficiary's eligibility for benefits while still receiving an inheritance. Coordinated with the will and the POA.
04
Business-succession integration.
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.
05
Complex trust drafting (JL Direct).
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 signing and funding support included. See /flat-fees for the JL Direct complex-trust price.
06
Lawyer review of an existing draft.
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.
Bluegrass Cornerstone DBA · Document storefront
Want a clean Kentucky will, POA, and advance directive at a fixed price, fast? Start at Cornerstone.
For the most common Kentucky estate-planning documents — will, durable power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, living will / advance directive, TOD deed, LLC operating agreement, revocable living trust — 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 fixed flat fees because AI-assisted drafting handles the routine first pass; Elton substantively reviews every Cornerstone document before it reaches you.
— $899 all-in (signing and funding support included; you pay any notary fees)
— $99 (a life-estate deed under KRS 381.040; see Howell v. Herald)
— $79 (KRS 457.420 statutory short form)
— $59 (KRS 311.629)
— $69 (KRS 311.625)
— $59 (KRS 311.6225 medical orders for scope of treatment)
— $29
— $29
— $49
— Free
Need an irrevocable trust, multi-owner property planning, special-needs trust requiring a litigation petition, charitable trust, or a contested-family scenario? That's JL Direct — engage Johnson Legal PLLC directly through /flat-fees for the complex-matter pricing.
Not sure whether your matter is a catalog document (Will, POA, advance directive at fixed flat fees) or a JL Direct custom engagement (irrevocable trust, multi-owner property, business succession)? We talk it through, figure out the right shape, and you walk away knowing the path and the price. No charge, no engagement letter yet.
The four core Kentucky documents most adults should have in place, at one flat bundled price through the Cornerstone catalog — each document attorney-reviewed before delivery. Sibling bundles: Elder Care Complete at $269 for aging-parent decision-making, and the FamilyPlan New-Parent Kit at $279. See all bundles at bluegrasscornerstone.com/bundles.
Revocable living trust — $899 all-in (Cornerstone).
Drafting plus signing and funding support, in one fee. The trust is signed before a notary, from home by video or in person with a notary you choose; the pour-over will is signed on paper, near you, with two witnesses and a notary. Funding is paperwork you do with each bank and company, with our written steps and phone help. You pay any notary fees.
Complex trust — $1,099 all-in (JL Direct).
$799 drafting plus $300 signing and funding support. You pay any notary fees. Covers ILIT, special-needs trust (third-party, and first-party drafting), generation-skipping/dynasty trust, charitable remainder/lead trust, and qualified personal residence trust (QPRT). For first-party special-needs trusts requiring court establishment, the $1,099 covers the drafting; the court petition is quoted separately in the engagement letter. See /flat-fees for full scope, or why these prices.
KRS Chapter 386B · Kentucky Uniform Trust Code
Lawyer review of an existing draft — $200.
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.
When you should call me first
Some situations are not catalog-shaped.
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.
