Gregory Herman-Giddens
Experienced and Qualified Trust and Estate Counsel and Expert Witness
- 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.
- 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
- Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- England and Wales
- Since 2011
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- President
- TrueSouth Asset Management, Inc.
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Current
- President
- TrustProtector, LLC
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Current
- TrustProtector, LLC provides trust protector services for domestic and offshore trusts.
- President
- TrustCounsel
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1996 –
Current
- Partner
- Galbraith, PLLC
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2022 –
2023
- Stockholder
- Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
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2019 –
2021
- Education
- University of Miami School of Law
- LL.M | Estate Planning
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1992
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1993 -
- Tulane University School of Law
- J.D | Law
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1984
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1987 - Honors: Honor Scholarship
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- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- B.A | Psychology
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1982
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1984 - Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi
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- Awards
- Florida Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate law
- Super Lawyer Magazine
- 2022
- 2021 – 2024
- Top Lawyer in Trusts and Estates
- Naples Illustrated Magazine
- 2022
- 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
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Tennessee State Bar
 # 023425
- Member
- Current
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- WealthCounsel
- Member
- Current
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- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- Member
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2011 –
Current -
- Florida Bar
- Member
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1992 –
Current -
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
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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
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- 15-B Judicial District Bar
- President
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2014 –
2015 -
- 15-B Judicial District Bar
- Secretary-Treasurer
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2012 –
2014 -
- Triangle Community Foundation
- Member, Professional Advisors Committee
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1999 –
2009 -
- Publications
- North Carolina Probate Blog
- TrustCounsel
- Websites & Blogs
- Contact & Address
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