wills for the people.
Our Team.
Wills for the People was founded in 2024 on a simple belief: estate planning is for everyone—not just the white and wealthy. Our work is grounded in a commitment to advancing racial wealth equity and a clear-eyed understanding that Black and Brown women are often excluded from conversations about building and protecting wealth despite being the backbone of their families and communities. That’s unacceptable.
We deserve high-quality estate planning that is easy to understand and culturally affirming. Many of our clients come to us confused by misinformation, overwhelmed by legal jargon, or unsure whether estate planning even applies to them. Our services and educational workshops bridge gaps in estate planning education.
We focus on serving women of color through practical, customized, and goal-driven asset-protection strategies. After getting to know you, our team explains how wills, trusts, and probate work. From there, we build a plan that protects what you’ve worked for and supports the legacy you want to leave—one that actually works in real life, not just on paper.
We are proud to be recognized by the Georgia Business Journal as an Honorable Mention for Best Estate Planning Law Firm in Georgia (2025).
A lifelong advocate for justice.
Whitney Knox Lee’s career reflects her commitment to justice. Throughout her 12 years as a licensed attorney, Whitney has litigated cases covering a wide range of legal issues on behalf of low-income and incarcerated individuals. In her previous work with the Georgia Legal Services Program and the Southern Center for Human Rights, Whitney handled cases involving landlord/tenant law, family law, wills and estates, disability law, and class action civil rights and prison law cases.
Whitney also operates W. Knox Lee Consulting & Mediation to support individuals, organizations, and communities seeking to foster cultural humility, access, true equity, and inclusivity. She holds a certificate in transformative mediation from the Institute on Conflict Transformation and supports non-profit law firms with ombudsperson and conflict management services. As affiliate faculty at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, Whitney taught Foundations for Racial Justice and Supervising for Quality and Impact programs.
Read Whitney's full biography.