Stephanie K. Faris
Personal, proactive, and focused estate planning and elder law.
Stephanie joined the Cary Estate Planning team in May of 2023 as an Estate Planning Lawyer. She spent a combined eight years as a solo estate planning practitioner and then pro bono attorney in Pittsboro, North Carolina. She believes in proactive planning at all stages of our lives and aims to provide client-centered service.
Stephanie lived in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Ohio before attending Duke University in North Carolina, where she studied comparative religion. She relocated permanently to Chatham County after returning to Ohio briefly to study at Miami University.
During law school at North Carolina Central University, Stephanie served as Symposium Editor of the N.C. Central Law Review, President of OutLaw, and Secretary of the Women’s Law Caucus. She also volunteered extensively with the Pro Bono Project, earning the N.C. Bar Association Certificate for more than 75 hours of pro bono service. Stephanie earned the David Jolly Award for Outstanding Student Leadership and Support of the N.C. Central LGBTA Resource Center and graduated cum laude.
Stephanie lives in Pittsboro with her husband, two children, and their dogs, where she enjoys running and gardening, as well as volunteering for the Chatham County Schools and CORA.
- North Carolina Central University School of Law
- J.D. (2014) | cum laude; Elder Law, Estate Planning
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- Duke University
- B.A. (2003) | Comparative Religion
- Honors: Dean's List
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- Estate Planning and Probate Attorney
- Cary Estate Planning
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- Contract e-Discovery Attorney
- Various
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- Pro Bono Estate Planning Attorney
- The Law Office of Stephanie K. Faris, PLLC
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- Attorney-Owner
- Faris Law Firm
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- Volunteer Attorney
- Legal Aid of North Carolina--Pittsboro
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- Law Student Volunteer
- N.C. Central School of Law Pro Bono Program
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- Volunteer Law Student Intern
- U.S. Attorney's Office--Middle District of North Carolina
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- Volunteer Law Student Intern
- Legal Aid of North Carolina--Pittsboro
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- "Estate Planning FAQ", Chapel Hill, NC
- Faris Law Firm with Opus Financial Advisors
- "Applied Legal Ethics", Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid, Charlotte, NC
- National Business Institute
- "Using Special Needs Trusts", Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid, Charlotte, NC
- National Business Institute
- "Pre-Need Medicaid Planning", Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid, Charlotte, NC
- National Business Institute
- North Carolina Certified Paralegal (2010-2013)
- North Carolina State Bar
- Scholarship, Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section Annual Meeting
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Certificate of Achievement for Student Pro Bono Work
- North Carolina Bar Association
- David Jolly Award for Outstanding Student Leadership and Support of the North Carolina Central University LGBTA Resource Center
- North Carolina Central University
- CITI Law Scholarship
- North Carolina Central University School of Law
- Book Award in Torts
- North Carolina Central University School of Law
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member
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- Activities: Member: N.C. Chapter
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- State Bar of North Carolina # 47731
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- North Carolina Bar Association
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- Activities: Member: Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section; Elder Law and Special Needs Section; Military and Veterans Law Section; Young Lawyers Division
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- American Bar Association
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- Activities: Member: Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section; Young Lawyers Division; Senior Lawyers Division; Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division
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- North Carolina
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- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Special Needs Planning
- English: Spoken, Written