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North CarolinaEstate and Probate Law Lawyers in Gaston County, North Carolina

Attorneys that focus on estate and probate law in Gaston County, North Carolina help clients resolve all facets of planning for the conservation and disposition of estates. Estate and probate lawyers must understand the state and federal tax burdens that apply to this area of the law. Estate and probate lawyers prepare the legal instruments to accomplish the estate plans including drafting and executing wills, administering formal and summary estates, including tax related matters. Attorneys also engage in probate litigation including will contests or will or trust construction suits in probate court.

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John H Griffing

John H Griffing
Griffing Leazer
518 S New Hope Rd
Gastonia, NC 28054
Licensed for 36 years, John H Griffing is a Criminal Defense and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School o... read more >

John D Kersh Jr

John D Kersh Jr
PO Box 2636
Gastonia, NC 28053
Licensed for 46 years, John D Kersh Jr is a Criminal Defense and Estate and Probate Law lawyer... read more >

Elizabeth N Sumner

Elizabeth N Sumner
Mullen Holland & Cooper P.A.
P. O. Box 488
Gastonia, NC 28052
Licensed for 42 years, Elizabeth N Sumner is a Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Wake Forest University Law School... read more >
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Estate Planning Certification

National Association of Estate Planners and Councils - NAEPC is accredited by the ABA to certify attorneys as estate planning law specialists.



Board Certified in Estate Planning

Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate in North Carolina - Estate Planning and Probate was first proposed as a potential specialty area to the North Carolina Bar in 1982.


The North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization designated estate planning and probate law as a field of law for certification of specialists under the Plan of Legal Specialization.


State Bar Rules, Ch. 1, Subch. D, .2302, defines the specialty of estate planning and probate law as the "practice of law dealing with planning for conservation and disposition of estates, including consideration of federal and state tax consequences; preparation of legal instruments to effectuate estate plans; and probate of wills and administration of estates, including federal and state tax matters."


Nonprofit Legal Associations

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

ACTEC is a fellowship of attorneys seeking to improve trust, estate and tax laws, as well as the procedures and ethics of attorneys who work in those fields. Many of the top trust and estate attorneys belong to this respected organization.


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