Wayne County Elder Law Lawyers

Andrew D. Atherton practices Elder and Special Needs Law with McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A., where his practice focuses on developing and implementing comprehensive personal estate plans, assisting clients in navigating the estate administration and probate process, advising clients on how to deal with the costs of long-term care, Veterans Administration Benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, guardianship and Special Needs Trusts. Mr. Atherton completed a clerkship with the Kentucky Supreme Court. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Economics from Western Kentucky University and law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. He...

Keith Stroud is a 25+ year veteran of the practice of law. Keith supports businesses in the Triad, spouses going through a separation and divorce, individuals and couples through estate planning, executors and administrators handling the estate of a loved one, and seniors and their family members in long term care and asset protection matters. He provides a straightforward and comprehensive approach to legal representation, and offers unique solutions designed to meet the goals of his clients.

While Keith’s practice is structured to help his clients avoid litigation, he is first and foremost a trial lawyer. His civil and past criminal...

Agatha “Aggie” Guy is a native of Haywood County, North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she graduated with a degree in Journalism. Aggie later earned a juris doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law and an LL.M in Tax with a concentration in Estate Planning from the University of Alabama. Aggie has extensive experience in estate planning and estate administration. She has worked with the Jackson County Area Agency on Aging for the past four years, helping area seniors with their estate plans and currently serves as the Public Administrator of Jackson County....

Michael DeMayo is Founder and CEO of the DeMayo Law Offices in North Carolina.

Mr. DeMayo is a very experienced attorney, having over 25 cases where he has recovered $1 Million dollars in a verdict or settlement.

Mr. DeMayo is consistently ranked as one of the top attorneys in North Carolina and Nationally. He is ranked annually as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers, is rated AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell, a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, has been named the Nation's top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and locally he is...

Terry Duncan attended law school at Texas Wesleyan University. He began practicing of law in the Charlotte area in 1996. He is also licensed to practice law in Texas. Terry is also licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals, and the federal courts in North Carolina. Terry is one of the preeminent bankruptcy attorneys in Charlotte and has filed thousands of bankruptcy cases for his clients. During the last 10 years he has likely filed more bankruptcies than any other Charlotte attorney. He appears in the United States Bankruptcy Court proceedings...

Marjorie Brown is a solo practitioner with Elder Law & Estate Planning Solutions of the Piedmont providing Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Elder Law and Veteran’s Aid and Attendance for the residents of the Piedmont area of North Carolina.

There are many issues that we face as we and our family members face aging, potential illness and death. There are many questions that you have to ensure that your family is cared for. There are also many issues which could potentially impair the ones you love that you do not know to ask about. Ms. Brown has the knowledge,...

Letha Sgritta McDowell is a highly accomplished attorney and shareholder at Hook Law, specializing in various areas of elder law, including estate planning, special needs planning, estate and trust administration, asset protection planning, long-term care planning, personal injury settlement consulting, guardianships & conservatorships, and tax law. Her expertise ranges from assisting clients with complex estate planning for high-net-worth individuals with assets over $75 million to developing simple plans for families with limited assets. Ms. McDowell has a distinguished professional background. She served as the President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), a notable position within the field. In...

Thomas C Jeter III is a North Carolina and South Carolina attorney focused in the practice areas of estate planning, probate, trust administration, business succession and corporate law, and traffic law.

Bachara & Essey, a general practice firm, provides intelligent, practical, and cost-effective legal counsel to clients across a wide range of industries. We provide legal assistance to clients throughout the Lower Cape Fear Region, in fields ranging from elder law, wills & estates and family law to criminal defense. Bachara & Essey counsel clients with respect to such essential matters as business transactions and litigation, real estate litigation, civil litigation, debtor/creditor issues, and probate & trust disputes. Please take a moment to explore our website to learn more about us, who we are and what we do,...

Mr. Teague is general practice attorney and a graduate of Appalachian State University and Wake Forest University School of Law. Mr. Teague is originally from Boone, North Carolina and returned to Boone to practice in 2007. Mr. Teague believes strongly in a commitment to personal service when handling his clients legal issues.

Jim Hickmon assists clients with wealth transfer, estate planning, trust, tax, and probate law issues. He also works with clients to resolve trust and estate related disputes, including representing beneficiaries and fiduciaries in litigated matters. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Committees on Estate Planning and Employee Benefits and is Vice Chair of the ABA’s Probate & Real Property Section’s Uniform Acts Committee for Trusts and Estates. He is a Council member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Section on Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law and also sits on the Section’s Legislative and Fiduciary...

Stephen Taylor earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond School of Law, where he served as Allen Chair Editor of the University of Richmond Law Review. He was a member of the John Marshall Inn of Court and was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society. Stephen's primary practice areas include Elder Law, Estate Planning, Business Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, and litigation in support of these practice areas. Stephen is licensed to practice in Virginia and North Carolina.

Mr. Walker has been practicing primarily in the Unifour Area (Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba counties) and provides competent and practical legal representation at a fair and reasonable cost. He has earned an excellent reputation for providing a reasonable, cost effective and common sense approach to planning, advising or resolving your legal matter.

Larry J. Ford is an attorney with 47 years of experience whose practice provides legal services to business owners, families, individuals, and retired persons in the following areas: Asset Protection Planning, Business Planning, Corporations, Charitable Trusts, Estate Planning, Federal Tax Planning, Family Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Living Trusts, Medicaid Planning, Real Estate, and Wills and Estates. Ford first practiced law in the Asheville/Hendersonville area, then was in the corporate business and legal arena in Charlotte, NC, prior to returning to Hayesville in 1991. In Charlotte, Ford served as Vice-President/Legal Counsel with two different title insurance companies, and as a...

At Sorrell Law Firm, we are here for you. Our focus is on achieving the results that you want and that benefit you the most; not what makes us the most money or inflates our ego. Fancy office space and solid oak conference tables are terribly nice, but what benefit do they really provide to you? You are hiring a lawyer, not renting office space. We work to keep our expenses low so that we can focus on providing our clients that which benefits them: top-quality and client-focused legal services at an affordable price. We are small by design so that...

Business - Estate - General Practice Attorney. Carl has over 25 years experience in the General Practice of Law with a focus on Business Planning and Litigation as well as Estate Planning and Estate Administration.

Ms. Jazmin G. Caldwell, Esq. earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Juris Doctor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law in Orlando, Florida. She is licensed to practice law by the State of North Carolina and has been admitted into the United States District Court of the Western District of North Carolina. The Law Office of J.G. Caldwell, PLLC focuses on Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning, Real Property Law Family Law, and Business Formation. However, we are highly versatile and able to deal with any...

Kimberly H. Whitley, Managing Partner of the Firm, concentrates her practice in Business and Corporate Law, Estate Planning and Administration, and Elder and Special Needs Law. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. She received her undergraduate degree (B.A., 1990) with Honors and Distinction and a law degree (J.D., 1993) with High Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an undergraduate, Kim was a John M. Morehead Scholar, National Merit Scholar, and a Phi Beta Kappa member. During law school, she was a Staff Member of the North Carolina Law Review...

Mark Shelley has practiced law since 1984 in North Carolina. He has a degree in Economics from Davidson College, a Juris Doctor Law Degree from Wake Forest University and a post-graduate law degree in Taxation from the University of Florida’s elite school of tax. He began his career as in-house counsel for a major publicly held corporation. He went into private practice in 1986 with the Gastonia law firm of Garland & Alala where he became a partner in 1989. In 1995 he moved his practice to Concord. While many clients come from Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Mt. Pleasant, Gastonia and...

Kevin's practice consists of transactional law involving corporations, partnerships, and secured transactions, as well as real estate transactions, contract law, and elder law. He joined the firm in 1993. Since then, Kevin has helped hundreds of businesses and individuals throughout Catawba County and western North Carolina form corporate entities that are right for their needs and to successfully navigate through various legal and business issues. Kevin has extensive experience with drafting corporate and business agreements for small businesses and expansive corporate entities. Kevin also has extensive experience in representing healthcare entities including nursing homes and medical...

I have been practicing law in southwestern North Carolina since 1981, concentrating in family law, wills, estates and guardianships, and civil litigation. I am experienced in each of these areas, and have successfully tried hundreds of cases over the years. My practice covers Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Macon counties in North Carolina.

Licensed to practice law in NC, SC, and GA.
Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney.