Ashley F. Charnetski

Ashley Charnetski is a trusted advisor who has established a practice preparing wills and trusts for individuals and families and helping local businesses plan for succession. Clients entrust her with meeting their ongoing needs and reaching their personal wishes and goals.

Iowa Trusts and Estates Attorney

For more than a decade, Ashley has focused her practice solely on wills, trusts and estates. She keeps families, individuals, and businesses up to date on the legal developments that affect their long-term plans and objectives. She understands that each client engagement is unique and conveys about what they can expect and the appropriate solutions for their needs. Ashley is quick to identify potential issues and strategize about developing and maintaining effective plans over the years and decades ahead.

Helping clients build their legacy

Often, Ashley’s first conversation with clients begins when they need a will. As the relationship grows and the client’s life and plans change, she works with them to create comprehensive estate plans. The thorough knowledge developed also to ensures that their plans continue to fit changing life circumstances, goals, and laws over time.

Estate planning and probate issues have the potential to cause significant stress and exacerbate family tensions. She regularly advises executors and trustees in administration issues, including litigation. Ashley’s self-assured approach with clients aids discussions about the process and expectations along the way.

Iowa Agriculture and Real Estate Succession Planning

Ashley grew up on a family farm in Colorado at a time when the agriculture industry was shifting. From first-hand experience, she gained an appreciation of the importance of small business succession planning in an evolving industry. To this day, Ashley applies the same sensibility and thorough delivery to urban and rural clients alike.

Whitfield & Eddy Law Estates, Wills and Trusts Team

Ashley is backed by an experienced staff that knows the ins and outs of estate planning and administration. She also works with her clients’ entire legacy-building teams, collaborating with financial and tax professionals.

CONTACT ATTORNEY ASHLEY CHARNETSKI

Contact Ashley today or call 515-288-6041 for a consultation about your future planning needs.

Honors & Recognitions

• Selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates Law (Ones to Watch: 2021—2025)

Thought Leadership

Ashley is a regular speaker at private client events and seminars about topics including wills, trusts, and estate planning.

Public Speaking

• Speaker, Dress for Success Professional Womens Group, "Understanding Wills, Estates, and Trusts," April 2024

• Speaker, Des Moines Estate Planners Forum, “Life Insurance, Shareholder Redemption Agreements and Connelly v. United States,” April 2024

• Speaker, Expedition Wealth Management, “Basics of Estate Planning,” February 2024
• Speaker, Iowa LICA Convention, “Estate Planning,” January 2020
• Speaker, Honkamp Krueger Retirement Planning Seminar, "Make the Best of the Rest: Retire the Way You Want," Des Moines, October 2019

• Speaker, New York Life Insurance Company, Ankeny, Iowa, “Beneficiary Designations After Divorce in Iowa,” July 2018

• Speaker, NACM Heartland, “Working with Trusts,” March 2018