Gene E. Adkins

Gene E. Adkins is a Minnesota estate planning lawyer at Hitchcock Law Firm, PLLC, with more than 33 years of experience serving individuals, families, fiduciaries, and business owners. He concentrates on probate, estate administration, estate planning, real estate law, and business formation. His practice combines detailed legal analysis with sensitive guidance during significant financial and family transitions. He provides practical advice designed around each client’s assets, responsibilities, and long-term objectives.

Gene earned a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Mathematics from Wartburg College. He received his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law and attended its summer program at Regents College in London. He has practiced in Minnesota since 1990. His federal admissions include the US District Court for the District of Minnesota and the Eighth Circuit. He belongs to the Minnesota State Bar Association and Ramsey County Bar Association.

Gene covers large, complex estates and smaller administrations requiring equal care and attention in his probate practice. He handles formal and informal probate, special administration, summary assignment, determination of descent, ancillary probate, and trust administration. His estate planning work includes wills, revocable trusts, support trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives. He helps clients prepare for incapacity, transfer property, and document important personal and financial decisions.

Gene E. Adkins advises clients on residential and commercial real estate transactions involving purchases, sales, leasing, financing, and title concerns. He prepares and reviews purchase agreements, deeds, leases, easements, mortgages, financing agreements, and closing documents. His business formation work helps owners establish appropriate legal structures and complete related documentation. He frequently speaks about probate, estate administration, estate planning, and real estate matters. His previous volunteer service included coaching high school mock trial teams in several Minnesota communities. He brings careful preparation, clear communication, and steady guidance to every legal matter while keeping clients informed throughout each stage of representation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hitchcock Law Firm, PLLC
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Ramsey County Bar Association
• Member, Olmsted County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Wartburg College
  BA in Political Science

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