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Estate planningGastonia, North Carolina

Stott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC

Gastonia, NC · serves Greater Gaston and Charlotte regions, NC (offices in Gastonia and Mount Holly)shws.law

Licensed in North Carolina · License status checked with North Carolina State Bar on Sep 26, 2026

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Law firm in Gastonia, NC, with a second office in Mount Holly, serving the greater Gaston and Charlotte regions in family law, estate administration, real estate, civil litigation, guardianships and estate planning. Its estate planning work covers wills, living wills and advance directives, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, asset protection and business succession.

  • Estate planning
  • Wills & trusts
  • Incapacity planning
  • Probate & trust administration
  • Guardianship & conservatorship
  • Business succession planning

Who you may work with.

  • Hailey E. HawkinsManaging Partner
  • Stephen T. HegedusManaging Partner
  • Joy M. ChappellPartner
  • Benjamin C. UngerPartner

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  • Pricing transparency / 300 / 30No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm)
  • Start online / 253 / 25A contact form · Source · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Remote meetings / 15UnknownNo statement about remote meetings has been recorded.
  • 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.

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Experience Score: Pricing transparencyNot found — No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm)No source — shown as unknown——
Experience Score: Start onlineObserved — A contact formshws.law/contact-usSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Experience Score: Remote meetingsCouldn’t check — No statement about remote meetings has been recorded.No source — shown as unknown——
Experience Score: Flexible signingCouldn’t check — No statement about remote signing or online notarization has been recorded.No source — shown as unknown——
Experience Score: Family AccessCouldn’t check — The Family Access checklist has not been reviewed for this firm.No source — shown as unknown——
Firm and locationStott, Hollowell, Windham & Stancil, PLLC, Gastonia, NCshws.law/contact-usSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Person namedHailey E. Hawkins, Managing Partnershws.law/our-teamSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Person namedStephen T. Hegedus, Managing Partnershws.law/our-teamSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Person namedJoy M. Chappell, Partnershws.law/our-teamSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Person namedBenjamin C. Unger, Partnershws.law/our-teamSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
ServiceEstate planningshws.law/estate-planningSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
ServiceWills & trustsshws.law/estate-planningSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
ServiceIncapacity planningshws.law/estate-planningSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
ServiceProbate & trust administrationshws.law/estate-planningSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
ServiceGuardianship & conservatorshipshws.law/guardianshipsSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
ServiceBusiness succession planningshws.law/estate-planningSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Published pricePrice not listedNo source — shown as unknown——
How to beginMessage the firm through its contact form (Contact firm)shws.law/contact-usSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
What happens nextAs described by the firmshws.law/contact-usSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
License checkHailey E. Hawkins: verified (North Carolina State Bar)portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspxSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
License checkStephen T. Hegedus: verified (North Carolina State Bar)portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspxSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
License checkJoy M. Chappell: verified (North Carolina State Bar)portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspxSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
License checkBenjamin C. Unger: verified (North Carolina State Bar)portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspxSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Service areaGreater Gaston and Charlotte regions, NC (offices in Gastonia and Mount Holly)shws.lawSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
Phone(704) 827-3941shws.law/contact-usSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026
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