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Most people don't avoid estate planning because they don't care. They avoid it because no one has ever made it feel manageable. That is exactly what we do.
What we're known for is taking something most people spend their whole lives avoiding, and making it surprisingly straightforward.
Jonathan White has been practicing law in Massachusetts for over 25 years. He started as a litigator — including as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth — before moving into real estate and, ultimately, into the estate planning and probate work that defines his practice today.
He came to this work the way most attorneys don't: through repeated, firsthand exposure to what happens when a plan is absent. Closings that derailed. Families that scrambled. Estates that took years to settle.
Then his grandmother had a stroke. In their filing cabinet he found a fully funded revocable trust — every asset accounted for, every document in order. Within days he was in. No court. No delay. No conflict. He had spent years watching families scramble. He had never seen the other side.
Jonathan leads every client relationship personally — from the first conversation to the final signature. Clients aren't handed off. They work with the attorney whose judgment built the firm.
Recognized by Boston Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Trusts & Estates, 2023–2025. Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Martha Stewart Living, and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
Three meetings. A plan built for your life. And we don't disappear after you sign.
The Great Life Discovery Session™
Free. We listen before we talk. By the end of this conversation, you'll know exactly what your plan should include and what it will cost. No pressure. No obligation. No surprises.
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The Great Life Planning Session™
We design your plan around your life, your family, your assets, your goals. You review every decision. We walk through every document. We don't move forward until you're confident in what you're signing.
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The Great Life Signing Ceremony™
Your plan becomes official. We sign, notarize, and walk you through implementation — how to fund your trust, update beneficiaries, and retitle assets so the plan actually works when your family needs it.
Keeping It Great™
Your plan isn't static. Life changes, families grow, assets shift, laws evolve. We include a structured check-in so your plan keeps working long after the signing. Because a plan that hasn't been reviewed in ten years isn't a plan anymore.
Time
5 to 10% of the estate goes to court fees. Off the top. Before your family sees a dollar. Attorney fees, filing fees, and court costs add up fast — and they're largely unavoidable once probate begins. A properly structured plan eliminates most of this entirely.
Cost
Assets are locked for 12 months or more while the court works through the estate. Mortgage payments, tuition, medical bills, everyday expenses. None of that stops because you're gone. A trust transfers assets in days, not years. Probate doesn't give your family that option.
Without a plan, a court decides — not you. Who raises your minor children. Who manages your assets. Who receives what, and when. The court follows a formula set by Massachusetts law, not by your relationships, your values, or your wishes.
Loss of Control
The probate docket is public record. Your name, your address, your asset values, all of it searchable by anyone with internet access. A trust keeps your estate entirely private. Probate puts it on display.
Publicity
Estate planning decisions often start with questions you've been putting off.
Our estate planning services include:
With Jordan & White, you will work directly with your attorney who will guide you through your plan, explain every decision, and give you a fixed price before you commit to anything. No handoffs. No hourly surprises. Just clarity.
Do my assets go where I want if I die without a trust?
What happens to my home when I'm gone?
Who controls my finances if I can't?
How do I protect what I've built for my children?
Families on the North Shore choose Jordan & White because Jonathan treats estate planning as a whole-life strategy, not a stack of documents. He takes the time to understand your situation, design a plan that actually fits, and explain every decision in plain language before you sign anything.
Every engagement is a fixed fee, quoted upfront. Clients always know what they're paying before they commit. No hourly billing, no surprises, no running meter. That's not a marketing choice, it's how the firm has operated since day one.
These principles guide every case, resulting in dependable legal solutions delivered with integrity, fairness, and respect.
No meters running. No invoices you didn't see coming.
We believe you should never have to guess what legal work costs. Every engagement at Jordan & White is a flat fee, agreed upon before we begin, never adjusted as the work progresses.
Agreed upon before we begin. Never adjusted as work progresses.
By the end, you'll know your plan and cost. If it's not a fit, we'll say so.
At Jordan & White, every new client begins with a Great Life Discovery Session, a free, structured conversation where Jonathan maps your situation, walks through your options, and gives you everything you need to make a decision. No obligation. No hourly clock. A fixed fee quoted before you commit to anything.
If you're ready for clarity and a plan that actually protects your family, the next step is one conversation.
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