Estate planningCharlotte, North Carolina
Epperson Law Group, PLLC
4 attorney licenses verified · North Carolina (North Carolina State Bar) · checked Sep 26, 2026
Remote or in person
Help with what matters.
Epperson Law Group, PLLC is a Charlotte-based family law and divorce firm with offices across North Carolina that also assists with estate planning and administration, including drafting wills and trusts.
Who you may work with.
- James EppersonFounder Senior Attorney
- Steven B. OckermanFounder
- Lauren WatkinsSenior Attorney
- Susan YanagiAttorney
Named as listed on the firm’s website.
License verification.
- VerifiedJames EppersonNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 20529 · Active
- VerifiedSteven B. OckermanNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 30452 · Active
- VerifiedLauren WatkinsNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 49597 · Active
- VerifiedSusan YanagiNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 60047 · Active
Checked on the licensing authority’s public lookup on the date shown.
Experience Score.
18EstatePlan.now Experience Score for Epperson Law Group, PLLC18 of 100 · 2 factors unknownHow this score works
Measures how openly a firm publishes its pricing and how much of the process can happen online or remotely. Not a rating of legal skill, ethics or results.
- Pricing transparency / 300 / 30No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm)
- Start online / 253 / 25A contact form · Source: epplaw.com/estate-planning · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Remote meetings / 1515 / 15The firm says it meets clients by video or phone · Source: epplaw.com/estate-planning · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Flexible signing / 15UnknownNo statement about remote signing or online notarization has been recorded.
- Family Access / 15UnknownThe Family Access checklist has not been reviewed for this firm.
Unknown means not recorded or not checked. It never counts against the firm.
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- Remote Meetings
- License Checked
Pricing, in context.
- Published price
- Price not listed
Ask the firm about scope and fees.
How to get started.
Meetings: Remote or in person, as stated on epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab).
Begin with: Call or message the firm to schedule a consultation. At an appointment, the firm's legal team reviews your assets and property, listens to your goals, explains your options and drafts a will to fit your needs.
Sources and review.
Each fact above comes from the firm’s own website. We record where it appears, when we observed it and when it was last checked against that page. Firm pages change — the firm’s site is the current source.
| Field | What we show | Source | Observed | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience Score: Pricing transparency | Not found — No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm) | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Start online | Observed — A contact form | epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Experience Score: Remote meetings | Observed — The firm says it meets clients by video or phone | epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Experience Score: Flexible signing | Couldn’t check — No statement about remote signing or online notarization has been recorded. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Family Access | Couldn’t check — The Family Access checklist has not been reviewed for this firm. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Firm and location | Epperson Law Group, PLLC, Charlotte, NC | epplaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | James Epperson, Founder Senior Attorney | epplaw.com/team (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Steven B. Ockerman, Founder | epplaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Lauren Watkins, Senior Attorney | epplaw.com/team (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Susan Yanagi, Attorney | epplaw.com/team (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Estate planning | epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Wills & trusts | epplaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Special needs trusts | epplaw.com/estate-planning/trusts (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Incapacity planning | epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Published price | Price not listed | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| How to begin | Call or message the firm to schedule a consultation (Contact firm) | epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| What happens next | As described by the firm | epplaw.com/estate-planning/wills (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | James Epperson: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Steven B. Ockerman: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Lauren Watkins: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Susan Yanagi: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Meetings | Remote or in person | epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service area | Throughout North Carolina, with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, Weddington, Concord, Asheville and Boone | epplaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Phone | (704) 741-7807 | epplaw.com/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Photo | Not shown | No suitable photo found on the firm’s website | — | — |
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