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We Build Estate Plans That Actually Work
A husband and wife estate planning firm serving Georgia families since 2020.
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Melissa Breyer, Esq. — Georgia Estate Planning Attorney at The Hive Law
Melissa Breyer is a Georgia-licensed estate planning attorney who drafts every plan personally at The Hive Law in Buford, GA. She handles revocable living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and elder law planning for families across metro Atlanta and greater Georgia. There are no templates, no junior staff handoffs — just a complete estate plan reviewed and signed by Melissa.
Why The Hive Law Exists
Most estate planning firms hand over a set of documents and consider the job done. But a signed trust that has never been funded does not protect your family. Accounts still in your own name go through probate. Property that was never retitled goes through probate. The document may be legally valid, but a document alone is not a plan.
We have watched this play out in our own family. Shawn’s great-grandfather owned 300 acres that had been in the family for generations. He remarried late in life, left the land to his new wife, and the family lost it entirely. A great-uncle put his daughter’s homes into a trust before she married. When she went through a divorce years later, those homes could not be touched. Same family. Completely different outcomes. The difference was whether the plan was built correctly and funded completely.
Shawn’s grandfather built a trust specifically to avoid probate, then forgot to update a beneficiary designation on one life insurance policy. His grandmother still had to probate the estate. His grandmother later developed dementia. She had refused to do any planning while she was well, and the family had to go through guardianship and conservatorship court just to care for her. Three separate situations. Three families left dealing with courts, fees, and losses that were entirely avoidable. That is what The Hive Law was built to prevent.
Like most parents, we are always thinking about our children and how to make life easier for them down the road. The last thing we would ever want is confusion or chaos for our boys. Melissa was wonderful to work with from start to finish. She is knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely cares about the families she serves.
Meet Melissa Breyer
Melissa Breyer is a Georgia estate planning attorney. She personally designs every estate plan The Hive Law builds. She does not pass work to associates or junior staff. Every client works directly with Melissa from the Design Meeting through the signed trust.
Melissa graduated from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta and has nine years of experience in estate planning. She works exclusively on trust-based estate plans and LLC formation. That focus means the attorney handling your plan has spent her entire career doing this specific work, not rotating through practice areas.
Melissa reviews your assets, your family situation, and your goals before recommending anything. She walks through every option with you, explains the tradeoffs of each, and lets you decide what is right for your family. If a trust is not the right fit for where you are right now, she will tell you that directly. No one here is going to talk you into something you do not need.
Our experience with The Hive Law has been excellent. Shawn and Melissa have been professional, responsive, and thorough, and the virtual process worked surprisingly well. Everything was clearly explained, and we feel confident in the plan we put in place.
Meet Shawn Breyer
Shawn Breyer runs operations at The Hive Law. Before starting the firm, he worked as a project mechanical engineer, designing robotic assembly lines and installing antenna measurement systems for military equipment around the world. That career was built around one standard: the system either works correctly every time, or it fails when it matters most.
He brought that same standard to how The Hive Law operates. Every part of the process, from the Design Meeting to the Funding Checkup, is built to function as a complete system. Nothing is handed off. Nothing falls through the cracks. Shawn handles every first conversation with a new client, walks them through the process, and answers every question before the legal work begins.
You may know Shawn from social media. He creates content from home on their small farm, covering estate planning topics in plain language for an audience of over 121,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. The farm is home to sheep, goats, chickens, geese, and rabbits, and has been a fixer-upper project since they bought it. Their five-year-old daughter has named most of the animals and regularly carries the chickens around the property as if it were a full-time job. Their two-year-old son’s single greatest ambition in life is to ride the tractor, which he requests every day without exception. A third child is on the way later this year. Estate planning is personal work. For Shawn and Melissa, it starts at home.
How We Work
The Hive Law is a husband and wife firm. Shawn handles the first call and runs operations. Melissa designs and builds every estate plan. Every client works with the same two people from the first meeting to the final signature. Nothing is handed off to a junior associate. Nothing is templated without being reviewed line by line.
We work with a limited number of families each week. Every part of our process is documented, every step is timed, and every plan is checked before it is delivered. That is why the Design Meeting exists: to see whether we are the right fit for your family before anyone commits to anything.
Who We Serve
The Hive Law serves Georgia families. We work with clients across Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Cherokee, Hall, and every surrounding county. Most of our clients meet with us virtually. We designed the process so you never have to drive downtown, pay for parking, or take a day off work to build a plan.
We are not the right firm for every family. We are the right firm for Georgia households that want careful, thorough work from a husband and wife team who take the responsibility personally.
Melissa Breyer
Georgia Estate Planning Attorney
Melissa Breyer is a Georgia estate planning attorney who works exclusively on trust-based estate planning and LLC formation. She personally designs and drafts every plan at The Hive Law after the initial call. Every plan is built from scratch for your specific family, your specific assets, and your specific wishes.
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What Our Clients Say
After my father passed away, my mother had to rely on my father's employer to navigate the estate. It was a disaster. After this experience, I knew I needed a plan. I turned to The Hive Law to set up a trust. I no longer have to worry about my wife and children going through a difficult process if something happens to me. I highly recommend The Hive Law!
My biggest fear was that if I died first, my wife would have no idea how to navigate the estate and legal system. I reached out to The Hive Law and they put my mind at ease immediately. Their process is easy to follow and they took care of everything. The Hive Law is the best decision I've made for my family's future.
Working with Melissa Breyer to set up our Living Trust was a wonderful experience. She and her entire team were knowledgeable, professional, and made the whole process easy to understand. I highly recommend The Hive Law for all your estate planning needs!
We highly recommend Hive Law. They were extremely patient and responsive, answering our many rounds of questions regarding trusts and estate planning. Shawn consistently responded the same day we sent our questions, even while his family was on vacation, which we greatly appreciated. Shawn was also always available to discuss matters by phone whenever we needed additional clarification on the options we were considering. Both are very knowledgeable in estate planning, and we would confidently recommend Hive Law to friends and family.
The Hive Law made the entire estate planning and trust process easy to understand and stress-free. Melissa and Shawn walked us through every step and answered all of our questions. We feel confident that our family is protected. Highly recommend!
My mom chose The Hive firm to help with estate planning and developing a trust to protect her assets. I sat in on her meeting with Melissa, and Melissa did a great job of simplifying complex legalese into easily understood concepts. Shawn was very quick to get us our documents and all steps in the process were clear and easy. They make a great team and we are thankful for their help!
I used The Hive Law to help me create a trust for my family. The process was straightforward and Melissa and Shawn made sure I understood each step. They were responsive to all of my questions. I feel much more confident about my family's future now. Highly recommend!
Working with Shawn and Melissa at The Hive Law has been an excellent experience. They were one of three firms we contacted, but she made the strongest impression during our initial call. They asked great questions to understand our situation and clearly explained what we needed to put in place. We initially had some reservations about their fully virtual approach, but those concerns were quickly put to rest. After the first two calls, it was clear how easy they are to work with and how well connected we felt. Communication has been clear, organized, and reassuring throughout the process. Shawn and Melissa are professional, approachable, and thorough. We feel confident we're in good hands and highly recommend The Hive Law for estate planning.
The Hive Law Firm, and specifically Melissa, has been wonderful to work with during our estate planning process. She is knowledgeable, patient, and thorough. She answered all of our questions and made the process easy to understand. I highly recommend The Hive Law!
Shawn and Melissa were amazing to work with! My partner and I recently bought a house and wanted to get important things like wills, healthcare directives, etc. set up. They were incredible at answering all our questions and working with us to make sure we felt confident in all of the legal aspects. Having tried to do this online before with one of the DIY tools, it was just an amazing experience to get to talk through what we wanted with a knowledgeable human and have them take care of the details.
Hive Law was awesome to work with! Melissa and Shawn explained everything, kept things stress-free, and were always quick to respond to my questions. They made the whole process simple and smooth from start to finish. Highly recommend if you want a team that's knowledgeable but also easy to work with.
I lost my father in February of this year without any estate planning in place. The process of dealing with the probate court has been overwhelming and expensive. After this experience, I contacted The Hive Law to set up a trust so my children never have to go through what I've been through. Melissa and Shawn were compassionate, knowledgeable, and made the entire process simple. I highly recommend The Hive Law!
I used to know the bare minimum about probate and trust. I first encountered Shawn Breyer on Facebook. He was offering a webinar that I watched. That gave me a better understanding of probate versus trust. I was impressed enough to have him and his wife represent me. I had my initial one on one interview with Melissa Breyer, it went smoothly and she made everything clear. We are now proceeding with getting a revocable trust in place.
The Hive Law has been amazing throughout the process of setting up our trust. Every detail is considered and no stone is left unturned. They have been easy and enjoyable to work with. I would absolutely recommend them! Don't let your estate be turned over to Probate!!
The Hive Law helped us set up a revocable trust. Their webinar is great for answering any questions you may have, to clarify and avoid probate. Get in touch with them right away, you won't be disappointed.
Melissa was great! She gave me an honest review of my future plans that I already have in place. Turns out, I already had my ducks in a row!!! She was a pleasure to talk with!!
For several years now I have been thinking about having a will drawn up, but continued to procrastinate until an older sibling had a medical situation occur which none of the family was prepared for. This was the determining factor for me to get it done. We never know when an emergency medical situation could arise and I didn't want my other siblings to be scrambling around trying to figure things out in the event I couldn't make any decisions for myself, or God forbid I pass away. My attorney (Melissa), was very funny and made the whole experience quite entertaining. She listened to what I wanted and explained the type of plan I needed. Thanks Melissa & Shawn for making the process an enjoyable experience.
The Hive Law Firm did an excellent job helping my mother-in-law with her estate plan. The process felt overwhelming at first, but their team walked us through every step with compassion and professionalism. They listened to our concerns, explained things in simple terms, and made sure our mother's wishes were honored. We're very grateful for their guidance.
The Hive Law firm did an outstanding job helping my family members with their estate planning. They made the process clear, smooth and stress free. Truly professional and caring team, highly recommend!
The whole process of creating a family trust felt simple, clear, and stress-free. We really appreciated how patient, helpful, and easy to communicate with the team was throughout everything. Shawn and Melissa gave us great guidance and helped us feel confident every step of the way. We're grateful for their support and would definitely recommend them.
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You’ve been meaning to do this for a while now. That’s normal. Most families wait until something happens, then wish they hadn’t.
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