About Begin

Why I built this

In a decade of private practice, I prepared wills and incapacity planning documents for hundreds of clients — and I watched just as many people put it off, not because they didn’t care, but because getting it done felt complicated and expensive. Years ago I built a simple web app so my own clients could prepare a basic will-based plan (it has since been retired), and I later worked on estate planning products from the inside as product counsel.

Begin is the version I always thought could exist, given enough of my personal time and resources. It is a gift, first and foremost, to my friends and family. It is the culmination of thousands of hours of experience and tinkering — my domain knowledge and expertise, plus an obsession with building a document engine that unbundles documents from advice when personal circumstances require it.

I still believe the true value of planning is in the collaboration and advice you get when engaging experienced professionals. But I recognize that, for many, they need the documents and cannot afford the advice. Begin is for that.

Answer a series of plain questions, get signature-ready Texas documents, with no accounts, no fees.

About Mitch

Mitch Mitchell is a lawyer and creator, certified as a specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In a decade of private practice, he prepared wills and incapacity planning documents for hundreds of clients and helped families navigate probate after the death of a loved one. He previously served as Product Counsel at Trust & Will.

He is married to Sara, who is an author, poet, and artist. Together they parent three girls on a farm in East Texas, along with several cats, various waterfowl, guineafowl, chickens, and a Great Pyrenees named Clover.