Estate planningGastonia, North Carolina
McIlveen Family Law Firm
4 attorney licenses verified · North Carolina (North Carolina State Bar) · checked Sep 26, 2026
Remote or in person
Help with what matters.
A North Carolina family law firm with offices in Gastonia, Charlotte and Raleigh that also prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney and health-care directives and handles probate and estate administration.
Who you may work with.
- Jennifer PalmerAttorney
- Angela McIlveenCEO & Partner Attorney
- Sean McIlveenCo-Founder & Partner Attorney
- Alexander FrenchPartner Attorney
Named as listed on the firm’s website.
License verification.
- VerifiedJennifer PalmerNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 58585 · Active
- VerifiedAngela McIlveenNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 38921 · Active
- VerifiedSean McIlveenNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 25345 · Active
- VerifiedAlexander FrenchNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 47031 · Active
Checked on the licensing authority’s public lookup on the date shown.
Reviews around the web.
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Experience Score.
18EstatePlan.now Experience Score for McIlveen Family Law Firm18 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: mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Remote meetings / 1515 / 15The firm says it meets clients by video or phone · Source: mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview · 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 mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab).
Begin with: Request a consultation. An initial consultation in which the firm learns about your family, assets and goals; you leave with a recommendation and a flat-fee quote.
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 | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (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 | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (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 | McIlveen Family Law Firm, Gastonia, NC | mcilveenfamilylaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Jennifer Palmer, Attorney | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Angela McIlveen, CEO & Partner Attorney | mcilveenfamilylaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Sean McIlveen, Co-Founder & Partner Attorney | mcilveenfamilylaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Alexander French, Partner Attorney | mcilveenfamilylaw.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Estate planning | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Wills & trusts | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Probate & trust administration | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/caseswehandle/probate-and-estate-administration (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Incapacity planning | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Guardianship & conservatorship | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/caseswehandle/guardianship (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Business succession planning | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Published price | Price not listed | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| How to begin | Request a consultation (Contact firm) | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| What happens next | As described by the firm | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Jennifer Palmer: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Angela McIlveen: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Sean McIlveen: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Alexander French: 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 | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service area | North Carolina, from offices in Gastonia, Charlotte and Raleigh | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/estate-planning-overview (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Phone | (877) 351-1513 | mcilveenfamilylaw.com/office-locations (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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