Estate Planning & Probate Administration
Estate Planning & Probate Administration
Planning Ahead. Settling Affairs with Confidence.
Delivering personalized guidance for individuals, families, and fiduciaries.
Overview 
Kightlinger & Gray provides estate planning and probate services that reflect your goals and honor your wishes. We help individuals and families plan for the future with clarity, while also supporting personal representatives and trustees through the probate process.
Our attorneys provide trusted counsel every step of the way in administering a loved one’s estate.
Attorneys Practicing In This Area
Attorneys Practicing In This Area
William E. Smith, III
Of Counsel
William “Bill” Smith has been practicing law in Indiana for over 30 years and has handled a variety of issues. Bill’s current practice includes Bankruptcy matters, for the debtor and for corporations, Commercial Collections, and Business and Corporate transactions for small to medium size businesses. Bill also handles Civil Rights cases, Construction matters, Estate Planning and Probate Administration, Governmental Liability, and Zoning matters. Bill is an active member of ACA International, an association for credit and collection professionals.
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Timothy J. Stucky
Attorney
Timothy Stucky serves as an Attorney at Kightlinger & Gray’s New Albany office, where his journey began as a Summer Law Clerk in 2020 before officially joining the firm as an Attorney in 2022. His extensive civil litigation practice covers a wide array of legal areas, including personal injury, premises liability, insurance subrogation, debt collection under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act, wrongful death, dram shop liability, employment disputes, and defending governmental entities and their employees.
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Jeffrey D. Hawkins
Senior Partner
Jeff Hawkins is a member of Kightlinger & Gray’s five-member Management Committee and a seasoned trial attorney with extensive experience in complex litigation and catastrophic loss defense. He routinely represents national retailers, hoteliers, and professionals in matters involving bodily injury, property damage, indemnity, defamation, invasion of privacy, and legal malpractice.
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