Frequently Asked Questions

The firm is located at 100 North Spring Street, Searcy, AR 72143, in a former 1920s movie theater that has been revitalized and turned into office space.

Based in Searcy, the firm serves White County, Cleburne County, and clients throughout central Arkansas and statewide, including Little Rock, Conway, Cabot, Heber Springs, and Batesville.

Call 866-930-2441 or 501-268-4420, or complete the online contact form at gibsonlaw.co/contact/. The firm will contact you as soon as your message is received.

A closing attorney is especially valuable if you are purchasing your first home, handling a long-distance transaction, buying a bank-owned or short sale property, purchasing an estate sale property, buying or selling a commercial building, dealing with judgments or liens on the property, or you are concerned something could go wrong with the deal.

The firm handles closings, remote closings, document preparation and filings, title searches, and title insurance for residential and commercial transactions in Searcy and throughout Arkansas.

Yes. Buck C. Gibson, P.A. offers remote closing services, which are especially convenient for out-of-state buyers and eliminate the need to travel to town to sign paperwork at the title office.

The firm helps business owners choose and form corporations, S-corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, and nonprofits, and handles the necessary paperwork while considering the potential taxation consequences of the entity selection.

Yes. The firm brings over 50 years of combined experience helping clients buy or sell a business and can handle all aspects of the transaction, from drafting purchase agreements to negotiating acquisitions.

The firm advises on employment contracts, lease agreements, noncompete and nondisclosure agreements, independent contractor agreements, purchase and sale contracts, partnership agreements, commercial real estate contracts, and breach of contract matters for small to mid-sized businesses throughout central Arkansas.

The firm educates business owners on asset protection, corporate structure, corporate succession, contracts, commercial real estate matters including lease agreements, insurance, permitting, and working with general and independent contractors.

The firm prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills, handles estate administration and probate, represents clients in estate litigation, and assists with charitable giving.

A revocable trust is established during your lifetime and can be modified at any time until your death, at which point it becomes irrevocable. Buck C. Gibson, P.A. assists clients with both revocable and irrevocable trusts.

Yes. A trust can help you avoid probate and eliminate the possibility of will contests or other disputes over your estate, while also allowing the value of your estate to be disbursed over time and assisting in the minimization of estate tax implications.

Beyond outlining how assets pass to your heirs, a will can leave assets to a favorite charity, help avoid estate taxes, or create a testamentary trust for a family member. A will is usually created as part of a larger estate plan that may include a living will, power of attorney, guardianship for minor children, and a trust for a spouse or minor children.

Probate may not be necessary at all. Sometimes probate can be completely avoided by using a series of estate planning documents to pass property from one person to another outside of the probate process. Buck C. Gibson, P.A. can help you explore your options.

The process starts with locating all of the decedent's assets, assisting with valuation if necessary, distributing assets to compensate creditors of the estate, and passing the remaining assets to heirs according to the will or, if there is no will, according to Arkansas law.

The firm handles contested and uncontested divorce, child custody and parenting time arrangements, child support establishment, enforcement, and modification under Arkansas guidelines, and spousal support (alimony).