Helena S. Mock Esq. - Williamsburg, VA
Attorney at The Peninsula Center for Estate and Lifelong Planning
Estate Planning Lawyers in Williamsburg, VA
461 McLaws Circle Suite 2 Williamsburg, VA 23185
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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26
Years
Experience
Williamsburg Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Estate & Trust Administration
- Business Planning
- Charitable Planning
- Retirement Asset Planning
- Guardianships and Conservatorships
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Fiduciary Accounting Issues
- Estate and Gift Taxes
- Trust Reformation or Modification
Attorney Information
Overview
In May of 2010, Helena formed a law practice devoted to providing Virginia Peninsula clients with the best in estate, trust, and business planning: The Peninsula Center for Estate and Lifelong Planning, located in Williamsburg. She continues to provide the same breadth and quality of services to clients throughout Hampton Roads, including the Middle Peninsula and the Northern Neck.
Experience
Helena has extensive experience in advising clients on all facets of estate, tax, business, and long-term care planning to include establishing revocable and irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts, limited liability companies and family business limited partnerships, as well as drafting buy-sell agreements, shareholder agreements, marital agreements, wills, powers of attorney, medical directives, living wills and other estate planning documents necessary to protect clients both during lifetime and at death. She assists clients and their families with planning for future long-term care needs and in evaluating ways to protect and preserve assets. She advises clients on methods available for protecting assets from income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes and helps clients in preserving wealth for future generations. In addition, Helena helps clients deal with issues such as incapacity and death of a loved one and guides clients through the process of administering trusts and estates. She regularly practices before the local courts in instituting guardianships and conservatorships, reforming trusts and wills, and handling a variety of other matters involving wills, trusts, and estates. Helena also often serves in the capacity of executor or trustee and has frequently been appointed by local courts to serve as a fiduciary.
Her expertise in estate planning has earned her recognition by her peers as Legal Elite by Virginia Business for seven years, by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2007 and 2008, and by Global Strategy Group (GSG) as a Super Lawyer for 2013-2021. Additionally, she has been awarded the top "10" rating with AVVO.com, a respected legal website and resource, and she has been certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist® and received recognition as an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. Helena has also been accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist U.S. military veterans in planning and applying for benefits with the VA.
Helena is a frequent speaker on topics relating to her areas of practice, and served as an Adjunct Professor of Law for the College of William & Mary School of Law for over 15 years, where she founded the Law School's Elder & Disability Law Clinic and served for several years as its Managing Attorney.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Legal Elite by Virginia Business, Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, 2007 - 2008
- Global Strategy Group, Super Lawyer, 2013 - 2017
- Top "10" rating with AVVO.com, Accredited Estate Planner
- Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist and Accredited Estate Planner
- St. George Tucker Adjunct Professor of Law (2014)
Other Sources of Feedback About Helena S. Mock Esq.
Included on the 2026 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law,
Williamsburg,
Virginia, 2000
J.D.
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The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law,
Williamsburg,
Virginia, 2000
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Non Legal Education
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University of Maryland, 1992
B.A. -
Old Dominion University, 1996
M.A.,
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University of Maryland, 1992
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Attorney, The Peninsula Center for Estate and Lifelong Planning
Past Positions
- Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C., Newport News, VA, Partner
- William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg, VA, Adjunct Professor of Law
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Faculty Member, College of William & Mary School of Law, 2004-2019
Pro Bono Activities
- Former Director and Officer for Avalon, a Center for Women and Children, 2002 - 2003
- Former Treasurer, Newport News Bar Association, 2002 - 2007
- Secretary and Board Member, Mary Immaculate Hospital, 2012-2016
- Advisory Board Member, Dream Catchers of Williamsburg, 2010-2022
- Secretary and Board Member, Williamsburg House of Mercy, 2016 - Present
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2002
- Virginia Supreme Court, 2000
- North Carolina Supreme Court, 2021
Other Affiliations
- Peninsula Estate Planning Council (Member and Officer)
- Williamsburg Bar Association (Member)
- Virginia Bar Association (Member)
- Virginia State Bar, Trust & Estates Sections (Member)
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) (Member)
- North Carolina State Bar, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Helena S. Mock Esq.
Highlights
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0.5 Quality of Service
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0.5 Professional Competence
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Hired Attorney 2025Helen is good her parallegal is rude hateful and the firm doesn’t tell u how much u owe them they break u with the bill
Contact
461 McLaws Circle
Suite 2
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: 757-847-5596
Fax: 757-969-1903
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.tpcestate.com
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