About Us

Clarity. Comfort. Confidence.

EXCEPTIONAL LEGAL AND FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

Hook Law serves clients across Virginia and North Carolina with integrity, excellence and accountability, delivering trusted legal and financial planning for every stage in life. We help individuals and families protect and transfer their wealth while making complex legal matters feel clear and manageable. Every conversation, document, and decision reflects our commitment to guiding clients with clarity, comfort, and confidence.

Plan for the Good Life

The best way to enjoy life today is to secure your tomorrow. Don’t leave your future—or your family’s—up to chance. Start planning today.

Guided by Integrity, Excellence and Accountability

Our Core Values guide everything we do. They shape how we support our clients and our colleagues, and how we uphold the highest standards of service and professionalism with every interaction.

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Integrity

Honesty, transparency and ethical decision-making guide everything we do. We do the right thing when no one is watching. We honor our commitments, uphold confidentiality, disclose any conflict, and speak up when something isn’t right. Integrity builds the trust that allows us to deliver lasting and meaningful results to the clients who put their faith in us everyday.

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Excellence

We strive to exceed expectations with every task, every time. From anticipating client needs to collaborating across teams, we're committed to ensuring that every client experience is exceptional and every detail is covered. Excellence means delivering work that is thorough, accurate, proactive and thoughtful, with a never-ending effort to improve.

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Accountability

We take ownership of our work and our results. That means following through, meeting our deadlines, being responsive and reliable, admitting mistakes if they happen, and correcting them if they do. Accountability strengthens our team, enhances our clients’ trust in us, respects their time and resources, and ensures we consistently deliver on our promises.

Thought leaders protecting client legacies

At Hook Law, we know our strength is in the talent and camaraderie of our people. We're a team of highly accomplished, experienced professionals who work in the spirit of collaboration to provide plans personalized to your needs, and customer service that you can count on. Your goals are our goals. Always.

Our Process.

We help our clients navigate the legal maze and implement plans to secure their futures. By working together, we’re able to offer comprehensive planning, life care services and legal representation, giving you peace of mind for whatever life brings.

75+ Years of Excellence in Service

The Firm’s History

  • 1949

    The Beginning

    Robert Babb, Esq. forms what is now known as Hook Law.

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  • 1975

    Robert Babb Esq.

    Robert Babb hires Andy Hook

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  • 1977

    Babb, Oast & Hook, P.C.

    Firm declares itself an Elder Law firm, one of the first in the country

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  • 1998

    Oast & Hook

    Firm expands outside of Portsmouth to Virginia Beach and Suffolk

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  • 2012

    Hook Law Center

    Andy Hook buys the firm

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  • 2023

    Hook Law

    The firm undergoes a rebrand and positions itself for continued growth and expansion

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  • 2025

    Hook Law - Leadership Transition

    • Andrew Hook becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors
    • Tejal D. Desai is named Chief Executive Officer
    • Kelly Roulaine is named Director of Operations

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