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Gregory Herman-Giddens

Experienced and Qualified Trust and Estate Counsel and Expert Witness

33 years of experience
Estate Planning, Probate, Tax Law ...
England and Wales, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee

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Biography

Greg Herman-Giddens provides estate planning, probate and tax law comprehensive wealth planning, protection and management services to residents of North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and New York. Through careful selection of strategies tailored to our clients' individualized goals and objectives, he helps individuals protect family, preserve assets and save taxes.

Education

University of Miami School of Law: LL.M | Estate Planning; 1992 - 1993

Tulane University School of Law: J.D | Law; 1984 - 1987; Honors: Honor Scholarship

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill: B.A | Psychology; 1982 - 1984; Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi

Professional Experience

Founder & President: Southern Gun Law Group; Current; The Southern Gun Law Group creates NFA gun trusts in North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. Founded by Chapel Hill estate planning attorney Gregory Herman-Giddens, the Southern Gun Law Group uses a sophisticated planning system designed to help individuals legally acquire, own, share and transfer firearms the way they want. Protecting firearms collectors, gun enthusiasts, hunters and their beneficiaries, NFA gun trusts hold title of weapons in lieu of individual ownership. The Southern Gun Law Group combines award-winning estate planning legal expertise with specialized training in federal gun laws and gun trusts to provide top legal services for the owners of firearms throughout the south.

President: TrustProtector, LLC; Current; TrustProtector, LLC provides trust protector services for domestic and offshore trusts.

President: TrueSouth Asset Management, Inc.; Current

Stockholder: Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.; 2019 - Current

President: TrustCounsel; 1996 - Current; The skilled estate planning attorneys at TrustCounsel develop estate plans to protect your family, preserve your assets and save taxes. TrustCounsel’s attorneys focus on educating and empowering clients with the legal options they need to make well-informed decisions with their families’ future in mind. High levels of technical expertise do not prevent our attorneys from communicating complicated laws in easy-to-understand language. We strive to provide prompt, courteous, and personalized service while keeping legal jargon at a minimum. In addition to North Carolina estate planning offices in Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, TrustCounsel also operates out of Miami, Florida and New York City. Through these law offices, TrustCounsel provides estate planning, probate and elder law services to North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and New York.

Publications

Articles & Publications

North Carolina Probate Blog: TrustCounsel

Certifications

Estate Planning and Probate Law: North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization

Certified Financial Planner: Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards

Awards

North Carolina Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate Law: Super Lawyer Magazine; 2017

Pro Bono Award: New Hanover County Bar Association & Legal Aid of North Carolina Wilmington; 2012; The award recognizes continued commitment to assisting and advising families on North Carolina estate planning, elder law and powers of attorney. The Pro Bono Awards were given only to North Carolina attorneys who generously provided free legal assistance to persons who could not afford to hire an attorney.

North Carolina Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate Law: Super Lawyer Magazine; 2011; Received award in 2007 and 2011.

Triangle Impact Financial Leader: Business Leader Magazine; 2008

Legal Elite in Tax and Estate Planning: Business North Carolina magazine; 2007

Professional Associations

Tennessee State Bar # 023425: Member; Current

WealthCounsel: Member; Current

Financial Planning Association: Member; Current

Orange County Bar Association: Member (President 2010); Current

15-B Judicial District Bar: President; 2014 - Current

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners: Member; 2011 - Current

Florida Bar: Member; 1992 - Current

North Carolina Bar Association: Member; 1988 - Current; Activities: Estate Administration Manual Committee of Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law, 1997-2000; Taxation and Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Sections; Council of Elder Law Section, 1997-2001 (Editor, Newsletter, 2001-2002

15-B Judicial District Bar: Secretary-Treasurer; 2012 - 2014

Triangle Community Foundation: Member, Professional Advisors Committee; 1999 - 2009

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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

England and Wales
Since 2011

Florida
Since 1992

New York: New York State Office of Court Administration
Since 2011

North Carolina
Since 1988

Tennessee
Since 2004

U.S. Supreme Court
Since 1998

Fees

Credit Cards Accepted

Practice Areas

Estate Planning: Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Probate: Probate Administration

Tax Law: Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, Tax Planning

Business Law: Business Formation

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Legal Answers

Q. As Exec, in NC, can estate funds be used to pay the court fee when filing AOC-E-505 "90-day" inventory, my case @$2000?: 19 July 2018; A: Yes, and you may sell assets to raise the cash necessary.

Q. Process for selling a inherited house in NC?: 6 April 2018; A: The house can be sold before or after probate is closed. After the estate is closed, the executor is not a necessary party to the sale.

Q. How do I get a Letter of Testamentary? Do I need to hire an attorney?: 5 April 2018; A: You are not required to have an attorney, although that is certainly recommended. The Clerk of Court in the county in which the decedent lived issues the Letters.

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