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Gregory Herman-Giddens
Experienced and Qualified Trust and Estate Counsel and Expert Witness
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Biography
As an expert estate, trust and tax attorney, Greg Herman-Giddens provides comprehensive wealth planning, protection and management services to residents of Florida, North Carolina Tennessee and New York. He also provides consulting adn co-counseling services to attorneys throughout the country. Through careful selection of strategies tailored to clients' individualized goals and objectives, he helps individuals protect their family, preserve assets and save taxes.
Education
- University of Miami School of Law
- LL.M | Estate Planning
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- Tulane University School of Law
- J.D | Law
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- Honors: Honor Scholarship
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- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- B.A | Psychology
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- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi
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Professional Experience
- Founder & President
- Southern Gun Law Group
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- The Southern Gun Law Group creates NFA gun trusts in North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. Founded by 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 expert legal services for the owners of firearms throughout the south.
- President
- TrustProtector, LLC
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- TrustProtector, LLC provides trust protector services for domestic and offshore trusts.
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- TrueSouth Asset Management, Inc.
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- Partner
- Galbraith, PLLC
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- President
- TrustCounsel
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- Stockholder
- Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
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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
- Florida Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate law
- Super Lawyer Magazine
- 2021 and 2022
- Top Lawyer in Trusts and Estates
- Naples Illustrated Magazine
- North Carolina Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate Law
- Super Lawyer Magazine
- Pro Bono Award
- New Hanover County Bar Association & Legal Aid of North Carolina Wilmington
- 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
- Received award in 2007 and 2011.
Professional Associations
- Tennessee State Bar # 023425
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- WealthCounsel
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- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
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- Florida Bar
- Member
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- North Carolina Bar Association
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- 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
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- 15-B Judicial District Bar
- President
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- 15-B Judicial District Bar
- Secretary-Treasurer
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- Triangle Community Foundation
- Member, Professional Advisors Committee
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- England and Wales
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- Florida
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- North Carolina
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- Tennessee
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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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?
- A: Yes, and you may sell assets to raise the cash necessary.
- Q. Process for selling a inherited house in NC?
- 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?
- 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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