Gregory Herman-Giddens

TrustCounsel's estate planning, probate and tax law attorneys provide comprehensive wealth planning, protection and management services to North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and New York. Through careful selection of strategies tailored to our clients' individualized goals and objectives, we help individuals protect family, preserve assets and save taxes. TrustCounsel's experienced estate planning lawyers provide legal assistance with: Wills, IRA trusts, special needs trusts and charitable gift planning. We also advise on elder law matters, including Medicaid and Veterans Affairs planning. Other services include: Asset protection, including development of limited liability companies (LLCs) and establishing domestic and offshore trusts. Planning for business entities, including business formation (corporations and LLCs), buy-sell agreements and establishing nonprofit organizations. Estate administration, including guidance for probate, trust administration and trust protector services. Taxation, including estate and gift tax planning, retirement / IRA distribution planning, and tax return preparation. Guardianship, including instituting incompetency proceedings and powers of attorney. Prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements and property-division agreements for unmarried couples. Real estate partitions. NFA gun trusts for purchasing and owning suppressors, SBRs and other weapons controlled by the National Firearms Act. TrustCounsel's attorneys and paralegals assist clients in North Carolina's Triangle / RTP area from our main office in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; we have additional offices in Miami, Florida and New York City.

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

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

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.

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North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization

Certified Financial Planner

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards

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

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

England and Wales

Since 2011

Florida

Since 1992

New York

Since 2011

North Carolina

Since 1988

Tennessee

Since 2004

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1998

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• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Tax Law
• Elder Law
• Business Law