Estate planningColumbia, South Carolina
The Paraclete Law Center, LLC
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Help with what matters.
The Paraclete Law Center, LLC is a Columbia, South Carolina law firm handling family law, personal injury and estate planning matters. Its estate planning work covers wills, trusts, advance directives, guardianship and conservatorship, and probate and estate administration.
Who you may work with.
Kharimah R. DessowFounder and Managing Attorney
Lauren E. WaklatsiAssociate Attorney
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What the firm says about itself
Kharimah R. DessowAvvo
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The firm links to this profile from its own site. We have not read the profile. Source · Avvo profile · Seen Sep 27, 2026
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Experience Score.
Not yet scoredEstatePlan.now Experience Score for The Paraclete Law Center, LLC2 of 5 factors checkedHow 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.
A number appears once at least 3 of the five factors have been checked on the firm's site.
- Pricing transparency / 300 / 30No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm)
- Start online / 253 / 25A contact form · Source: paracletelaw.cliogrow.com/intake/d250c8c77467ee8c5fff3abf077f8b86 · 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.
Unknown means not recorded or not checked. It never counts against the firm.
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Pricing, in context.
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How to get started.
Begin with: Fill in the firm's online client intake form, or call the office. The firm says it will contact you as soon as possible after the form is submitted, ahead of a consultation.
Sources and review.
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| 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 | paracletelaw.cliogrow.com/intake/d250c8c77467ee8c5fff3abf077f8b86 (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Experience Score: Remote meetings | Couldn’t check — No statement about remote meetings has been recorded. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| 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 | The Paraclete Law Center, LLC, Columbia, SC | paracletelawcenter.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Kharimah R. Dessow, Founder and Managing Attorney | paracletelawcenter.com/attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Lauren E. Waklatsi, Associate Attorney | paracletelawcenter.com/attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Estate planning | paracletelawcenter.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Wills & trusts | paracletelawcenter.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Probate & trust administration | paracletelawcenter.com/practice-areas/estate-planning/probate-and-estate-administration (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Guardianship & conservatorship | paracletelawcenter.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Incapacity planning | paracletelawcenter.com/practice-areas/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 | Fill in the firm's online client intake form, or call the office (Contact firm) | paracletelaw.cliogrow.com/intake/d250c8c77467ee8c5fff3abf077f8b86 (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| What happens next | As described by the firm | paracletelaw.cliogrow.com/intake/d250c8c77467ee8c5fff3abf077f8b86 (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service area | Columbia and Sumter areas and throughout South Carolina | paracletelawcenter.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Phone | (803) 978-3931 | paracletelawcenter.com/practice-areas/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 | — | — |
| Attorney photo | Kharimah R. Dessow | paracletelawcenter.com/attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 27, 2026 | Checked Sep 27, 2026 |
| Attorney photo | Lauren E. Waklatsi | paracletelawcenter.com/attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 27, 2026 | Checked Sep 27, 2026 |
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