Deb Rasmussen, owner of Rasmussen Law, PLLC, is an estate planning attorney in Apex, North Carolina. Before entering the legal field, Deb was an entrepreneur for 15 years in the personal publishing and scanning business and then worked as a Real Estate and Estate Planning paralegal for Jonathan Richardson. It was her work as a paralegal that sparked her passion for estate planning. After law school, Deb clerked for Chief Judge Donna Stroud of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and then worked as an associate for Paul Stam, Stam Law Firm in Apex. Deb knows what causes estate plans to fail (even expensive ones with pretty binders) and her estate planning practice is intentionally designed to ensure that your estate plan works, keeping your family out of court and out of conflict. Deb also knows that family wealth is much more than your real estate, business, or personal property; it is also your family values, pictures, and stories. When you work with Deb you will be prepared, protected, and remembered.
Deb graduated in Linguistics from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah with minors in Chinese and Japanese, and from Campbell Law School in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the J. Reuben Clark Legal Society. She and her husband, Lars, love North Carolina and are the proud parents of four children. Deb enjoys people, swimming, Asian food, karaoke, and AI.
Recent Blog Posts
What Is the Difference Between a Financial and a Healthcare Power of Attorney, and Why Getting It Wrong Can Cost Your Family
Why Quick and Simple Estate Plan Reviews Don't Exist
What to Do When You’re Ready to Create Your Estate Plan but Your Spouse Isn’t
Five Signs Your Estate Plan Is Outdated (And What to Do About It)
What Is a Family Legacy Interview, and Why It Might Be the Most Important Thing You Do This Year
Recommendations
- “Rasmussen Law was nothing short of outstanding in setting up our family trust. Deb Rasmussen walked us through each step of the process. She understood the details thoroughly and prepared documents which were tailored to our specific family needs. Deb Rasmussen took the time to explain all the d...
- “I want to thank the entire team at Rasmussen Law (especially McCaul Nelson) for guiding me through the process of creating my will and other necessary documents. They were thorough, thoughtful, and made me feel like family. I highly recommend them!”
- “We had an incredible experience working with Deb and her team at Rasmussen Law, PLLC! From the very beginning, Deb was patient, knowledgeable, and truly took the time to help my wife and me understand how a trust works—especially in the areas that were most important to us: protecting our childr...
- “Deb took a very complicated estate situation and made it seem easy. She ended up helping us with a trust accounting, revocable living trust, wills, power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, and a supplemental needs trust. She helped us communicate our needs to the people who will be help...
- “We just set up a trust with pour-over wills to replace our outdated wills. We highly recommend Debbie Rasmussen in Apex, North Carolina who set it up for us. We've known Debbie for a long time and we have great confidence in her abilities and her integrity.”