Corporate and estate legal counsel for business owners, professionals, and high-net-worth individuals across South Edmonton, Beaumont, Leduc, and Nisku. From corporate structuring, protecting a complex investment portfolio, to passing your assets to the next generation, everything is handled by one lawyer who understands the full arc of your achievements.
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Richards + Company
South Edmonton & Beaumont
& Virtual Appointments
The Philosophy
The shares you issue at incorporation determine what your estate is worth. The shareholder agreement you sign determines whether your spouse inherits a business or a lawsuit. The estate freeze you execute at 55 dictates the tax bill your kids pay at 75.
These are not separate "corporate" and "estate" questions. They are the same question asked at different stages of your life. When they are handled by different lawyers, often who aren’t in direct communication, the gaps reveal themselves years later, usually at the worst possible moment.
Chad Graham Law is built to handle both sides of the equation from the exact same file.
Strategic counsel for business owners, from incorporation to sale.
Integrated planning protecting the wealth and businesses of high-net-worth families.
Guiding executors step-by-step through Alberta’s probate process.
Meet Your Counsel
Chad Graham provides lifelong, strategic counsel for incorporated business owners, guiding them from their initial setup to their final succession. Drawing on his own experience as a startup founder and a decade spent as a minister navigating complex family dynamics, Chad offers a uniquely grounded, deeply personal approach to succession, governance, and enterprise protection.
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Why Chad Graham Law
Your business and personal estate form one unified plan. We guide you from setup to succession, ensuring your corporate structure seamlessly protects your family.
Expect the dedicated, personal counsel your enterprise requires. You work directly with Chad Graham, ensuring the lawyer you meet executes your strategy.
With a decade of prior ministry experience, Chad knows succession and family dynamics are deeply personal, offering steady, grounded guidance through life’s hardest conversations.
With offices in South Edmonton and Beaumont, we proudly serve business owners across the Leduc and Nisku corridor, and support clients virtually throughout Alberta
Client Voices
Thank you to Chad Graham for helping me understand the process in getting a Will prepared for my mother. The documents I needed were completed quickly, it was explained in detail so both my mother and I knew what to expect. Thank you again for your help, really top notch service
Serena
Chad is fantastic! He was prompt and thorough. He explained the estate plan to us in a way that made me feel informed and confident. Highly recommend
Heather
Chad took the time to develop rapport, and his explanation of the legal process and verbiage was easy to follow and he was patient with answering our questions. He was clear and highly competent. We did not feel rushed. Estate planning is daunting and we are so happy that our financial advisors referred us to Chad.
Sodhi
Online Will App
Simple. Secure. Personal. Complete in typically under 20 minutes. Documents are drafted, reviewed, and signed off by a lawyer, not generated by a template you fill in alone.
Individual
From $500
Couple
$800
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From initial setup to final succession, your enterprise requires steady, integrated counsel. Book an initial meeting to discuss how we can structure your business operations and safeguard your estate.
ContactFrequently Asked Questions
Yes. A unanimous shareholder agreement can still govern what happens on your death or incapacity, and can bind future shareholders including your estate or children. It is one of the cheapest pieces of succession planning available to an Alberta business owner.
An estate freeze restructures a corporation’s share capital so the current owner’s shares are fixed at today’s value, and all future growth accrues to new shares held by children, a spouse, or a family trust. It caps the tax liability on death at today’s value rather than tomorrow’s, and it is the central mechanic linking corporate law and estate planning for Alberta business owners.
Usually not well. A will drafted without reference to your share structure, your shareholder agreement, and your holding company can create probate fees on corporate assets, trigger unintended tax, or hand shares to someone your co-owners never agreed to.
South Edmonton, Beaumont, Leduc, Nisku, and the surrounding corridor, with virtual service across Alberta.
Unlike pure DIY template platforms, every document generated through our app is personally reviewed and signed off by a lawyer. You get the convenience and speed of a digital intake combined with the security of professional legal oversight.
Without an integrated corporate and estate plan, corporate bank accounts can be frozen, voting rights stall, and shares may inadvertently transfer to a spouse or outsider. We structure shareholder agreements and corporate wills to ensure seamless operational continuity and clear transition paths.
We review your corporate articles, shareholder agreements, and personal goals simultaneously. By managing both sides from the exact same file, we ensure your day-to-day corporate mechanics perfectly support your ultimate succession and family estate goals.
Articles & Resources
Explore our Articles & Resources for practical legal insights. We provide educational content designed to help business owners seamlessly connect their corporate structure with their long-term estate and succession planning.
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