About AnchorPoint
Experience You Can Trust
AnchorPoint Estate Services was founded by Michele Lyles, a fiduciary professional with more than 25 years of experience in trust administration, estate settlement, and private wealth services.
Throughout her career with leading financial institutions, Michele has worked with families, executors, trustees, attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors to help navigate complex trust and estate matters.
After years of seeing families struggle with the administrative responsibilities that follow major life events and the loss of a loved one, Michele founded AnchorPoint Estate Services to provide the experienced support she knew families needed.
AnchorPoint complements the work of attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, and other trusted professionals by helping clients organize records, coordinate administrative tasks, and maintain important estate information.
Our mission is simple:
To provide organized, compassionate, and experienced estate planning support that brings clarity and peace of mind during life’s most important transitions.
Why AnchorPoint was Created...
For more than 25 years, I have worked in trust and estate administration with leading financial institutions, helping families, executors, trustees, and professional advisors navigate the complexities that follow the loss of a loved one. Over the years, I noticed something that stayed with me. Families often left their attorney's office with excellent legal guidance and carefully prepared estate planning documents. But once the legal process began, many found themselves asking the same question:
"What do I do next?"
They were suddenly responsible for locating financial accounts, gathering important documents, contacting banks and insurance companies, tracking paperwork, and managing countless Estate Settlement Services tasks—often while grieving the loss of someone they loved. That is why I created AnchorPoint Estate Services. This business wasn't created from theory. It was built from decades of firsthand experience seeing where families struggle, how financial institutions process estates, and where attorneys and CPAs naturally hand the process back to their clients.
I believe no family should have to navigate the Estate Settlement Support side of estate settlement alone. My goal is to provide experienced, organized, and compassionate support that helps families move through the estate settlement process with greater confidence while working alongside their attorneys, CPAs, and financial professionals. Because when families have someone helping manage the details, they have more time and energy to focus on what matters most; honoring their loved one and supporting one another. Throughout my career, I have believed that trust is built through organization, clear communication, and treating every family with the same care and respect I would want for my own
Advisor Collaboration
We work alongside attorneys and CPAs to support information gathering and improve coordination among all parties involved in estate administration.
Estate Administration Support
We assist executors and trustees in managing tasks, timelines, records, and ongoing communication throughout the settlement process.
Financial Institution Coordination
We communicate with banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies, and retirement custodians to obtain required documentation and facilitate account processing.
Asset & Account Organization
We help identify, organize, and document estate assets to create a clear and actionable financial picture for fiduciaries and advisors.
AnchorPoint Estate Planning Services
Core Support Areas