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At Hampton & Hampton LLP, we help Atlanta business owners create comprehensive succession plans that protect against risk, support smooth ownership transfers, and align with your long-term goals. Whether you’re planning a sale, grooming a successor, or preparing for the unexpected, we offer experienced legal guidance that puts your business first.
Our Georgia-based legal team provides strategic planning tailored to:
We create clear buy-sell agreements that define what happens when a partner retires, passes away, or exits the business—reducing conflict and protecting continuity.
Whether transferring to a family member, employee, or outside buyer, we structure your transfer to limit tax impact and keep your business operating in Georgia without disruption.
We help you name and prepare your future leader with legal clarity and role-specific documentation that prevents confusion or dispute.
A medical emergency or sudden incapacity can jeopardize your business. We build step-by-step legal frameworks so your business remains operational under stress.
We align your business succession plan with your estate documents—so ownership transitions aren’t stalled by probate or inconsistent terms.
We partner with CPAs to guide Georgia business owners through tax-efficient transfer strategies such as gift tax planning and capital gains minimization, to protect business value during transitions.
Planning ahead gives your business the stability it needs—whether you’re stepping back, selling, or preparing for the unexpected.
Let’s create a clear path forward with a custom succession plan.
Call Hampton & Hampton LLP today for a no-cost consultation.
Trusted by Georgia business owners for over 15 years.
At Hampton and Hampton, we go beyond paperwork—our approach helps you make sound decisions that keep your business, team, and family protected.
Succession without a clear legal and operational plan often leads to costly delays, tax issues, or disputes. Our process helps you avoid those outcomes by building a plan that’s both strategic and practical.
We begin with a comprehensive understanding of your ownership structure, goals, and timeline, ensuring your plan aligns with your real-world situation.
From buy-sell agreements to emergency succession clauses, we craft legal documents tailored to your business, not boilerplate templates.
We work closely with your CPA or financial advisor to structure the transition in a way that minimizes your tax burden and preserves business value.
We integrate your succession strategy with your estate planning documents to avoid probate delays and prevent family or partner disputes.
We prepare your business for life’s unexpected turns—illness, disability, or sudden exits—with a clear legal plan that keeps operations steady.
A trusted legal team helping Georgia business owners protect what matters.
Our attorneys bring decades of combined experience in estate and business planning, offering clear, proactive advice and airtight documentation. We’ve supported business owners across Atlanta through retirements, buyouts, and generational transitions.
We’ll help you protect your life’s work with clarity and confidence.
Georgia law doesn’t require a succession plan—but without one, your business may face court intervention, tax issues, or operational breakdowns.
We ensure your plan meets state requirements, protects your interests, and reduces risk for all parties involved.
Our team helps you avoid costly missteps by structuring ownership transfers with estate and income tax in mind.
We don’t just write documents. We help build succession strategies that work in the real world—so your business keeps running smoothly, no matter what.
A business succession plan outlines how ownership, management, and operations will transfer if the owner retires, passes away, or becomes incapacitated. If you’re a Georgia business owner, especially in a partnership or family business, you need one.
If your business is part of your personal estate, your succession plan must coordinate with your will or trust. Without alignment, assets may go through probate, delay transfer, or cause disputes among heirs or partners.
Yes. Multi-member businesses benefit from clear buy-sell agreements, valuation methods, and funding mechanisms to handle voluntary or involuntary exits. We tailor plans to your specific structure and goals.
Without a formal succession plan, your business may face probate delays, unexpected tax burdens, partner disputes, or even forced closure. Georgia courts could decide who controls your business, especially in the event of death or incapacity. A legally documented plan protects your legacy and keeps operations running smoothly.