{"id":21,"date":"2026-04-22T16:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bowleslawva.com\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:00:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bowleslawva.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf9f12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bf9f12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd7a73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dd7a73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f550fd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f550fd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de46ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4de46ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bowles Law<\/b> specializes in helping families control and direct a person\u2019s estate after their death. An \u201cestate\u201d consists of all property owned at the time of death. That property can be reallocated according to rules set forth in a will, a trust, or by state law. <b>These rules are called &#8220;Probate&#8221; and can vary from state-to-state and even county-to-county. We have over fifty years of experience in probate law. Bowles Law assists our clients in writing<\/b> wills, administering trusts, and settling complex (or ambiguous) estates through litigation. Let us help you create an estate plan that supports your family, your alma mater, or the charities that are important to you. We can help turn your goals into an action plan that aligns with your wishes for the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f177e e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66f177e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0548e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f0548e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/bowleslawva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BowlesLawBuilding.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-112\" alt=\"Bowles Law Office\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Firm regularly assists in tax-efficient transfer of assets to family members and beneficiaries using conventional planning (wills, trusts) as well as unique planning techniques (split interest purchases, tailored powers of attorney, family partnerships, limited liability companies, trust decanting and judicial\/family approved trust modifications and\/or terminations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef6e6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fef6e6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0923cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0923cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Advice is also given on difficult decisions involving selection of institutional and\/or individual fiduciaries and trust protector arrangements. Bowles Law represents businesses and individuals in fiduciary settlements, shareholder declarations, and related settlements or arbitration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b65cb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b65cb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccca6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccca6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/bowleslawva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gavel2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-173\" alt=\"Business and Fiduciary Litigation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bowleslawva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gavel2.png 200w, https:\/\/bowleslawva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gavel2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795b53e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"795b53e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business and Fiduciary Litigation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e3c8b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e3c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We represent our clients in will and trust disputes, breach of fiduciary duty questions, will contests, trust construction, spousal equitable estate, difficult tax issues, employee benefit, guardianships and nonjudicial settlement agreements for trust\/tax reformations, fiduciary substitution\/removals, commissioner of account issues, and defense and protection of trust beneficiary interests otherwise requiring litigation in state and federal courts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d0e16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81d0e16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a0feb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96a0feb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9bdb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f9bdb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae49eca elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae49eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tAbout Bowles Law\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd80eb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd80eb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b2e56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7b2e56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbde5cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbde5cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559d70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"559d70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Churchill G. Bowles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afce4d8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afce4d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Churchill Bowles was born in Richmond, Virginia, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (1992) with a B.A. and received a commission in the Army (Reserve) as an Armor Officer. He received his law degree from the University of Richmond Law School (1998), where he was a member of Law Review, Moot Court and Journal of Law &amp; Technology. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Richmond and Virginia Bar Associations, the Trust Administrators Council, and the Richmond Estate Planning Council. Churchill\u2019s practice focuses on trust and estate planning, special needs planning, estate and trust administration, and fiduciary litigation. He has been recognized by his peers in \u201cVirginia\u2019s Legal Elite for Taxes\/Estates\/Trusts\u201d in <em>Virginia Business Magazine<\/em> and as a \u201cRising Star\u201d Virginia lawyer in the fiduciary litigation and planning category of the Virginia <em>Super Lawyers<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1dbf7b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1dbf7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Professional Qualifications<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admitted to the bar, 1998, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division) 1998.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13dd926 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget 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