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Celebrating 15 Years of Commitment to Justice

This year’s reception honored Anton J. Gunn, a nationally recognized leader, culture expert, former public servant, and advocate whose career has spanned government, healthcare, executive leadership, and public service.

From Practice to Policy: What Three Conversations Taught Us About Protecting Family Land 

This spring and summer, the Center for Heirs’ Property® (CHP) hosted its first-ever policy webinar series — three conversations rooted in two decades of direct legal and landowner support and shaped by the voices of the families at the center of it all.

National Make-A-Will Month: Why a Will is One of the Greatest Gifts You Can Leave Your Family

For landowners and families with generational wealth tied up in property, that step is especially urgent. A will doesn’t just organize your affairs. For many families, it’s what keeps a piece of land and everything that land represents, from slipping away.

Family Reunions and Family Land: Keeping Your Legacy Strong for Future Generations

Family land carries the same weight as the stories told around the table. It’s history. It’s an opportunity. It’s proof that your family has been building something for generations.

When the Field Comes Together: Reflections from the 2026 Toolkits Gathering

Something happens when people who are doing the hard, daily work of protecting family land finally get to be in the same room together. The conversations deepen. The energy shifts. And something that can be difficult to manufacture in a virtual meeting, real trust, real momentum, begins to move through the space.

Beyond Giving: How Supporting Heirs’ Property Creates Opportunity for Communities

Together, we raised $35,000, which is not a small number. These funds help  support legal filings, free one-hour advice and counsel sessions, seminars, and workshops

Whether you’re seeking support, exploring a partnership, or simply want to learn more – our team is here to help.

About Us

The Center for Heirs’ Property® has been helping landowners protect their family legacy. Learn about how they save, protect, and grow land value – and the impact they’ve made.

Our Team

Meet the passionate team driving the mission of the Center for Heirs’ Property®. These are the leaders protecting land, legacy, and justice to build generational wealth.

East Texas Heirs Property Intiative

As part of our expansion efforts, the Center for Heirs’ Property® (CHP) has launched a new initiative, the East Texas Heirs’ Property Initiative.

At the Center for Heirs’ Property®, we help families protect what matters most — their land and their legacy.

Service Areas

The Center for Heirs’ Property® serves families across South Carolina and East Texas, providing legal services, forestry support, and education to help protect land. 

Forestry

At the Center for Heirs’ Property®, we help families turn that opportunity into lasting value through sustainable forestry and land management.

Legal

Explore how the Center for Heirs’ Property® provides free and low-cost legal services to help families resolve heirs’ property issues and protect their land and legacy.

Expanded Impact

For over 20 years, the Center for Heirs’ Property® has helped families protect their land, preserve their legacy, and build generational wealth.

Give today and be part of the movement to safeguard family land for generations to come.

Donate

Support the Center for Heirs’ Property® and help us protect family land and preserve their legacies. Your donation makes a lasting impact on communities and generations to come.

Careers

Discover career opportunities at the Center for Heirs’ Property®. Join our team in protecting family land and empowering landowners.

Resource Guides

Discover resources that uplift and inform our community.

Blog

Stay informed with insights, ideas, and practical guidance on topics that matter.

Newsletters

These clinics are especially focused on helping families protect their heirs’ property, ensuring that land and assets are passed down securely and clearly across generations.

Press Releases

We provide vital information and resources to help families resolve land ownership issues and make informed decisions about their property.

News

These gatherings cover topics like conservation practices, timber harvesting, and land stewardship, all designed to help protect and sustain your forestland for future generations.

Join one of the many Heirs Property events in your county today and get involved with us today. 

FREE Wills Clinics

These clinics are especially focused on helping families protect their heirs’ property, ensuring that land and assets are passed down securely and clearly across generations.

Heirs’ Property Seminars, Clinics and Land Use Workshops

We provide vital information and resources to help families resolve land ownership issues and make informed decisions about their property.

Sustainable Forestry Workshops & Forestry Events

These gatherings cover topics like conservation practices, timber harvesting, and land stewardship, all designed to help protect and sustain your forestland for future generations.