Mariah McKinney

Mariah McKinney

Garlock & McKinney, P.C.
Estate PlanningProbate

Mariah McKinney is a partner in the law firm of Garlock & McKinney, P.C., with its main office in Black Mountain, NC.  In 2026, she opened an extension of her practice in Topsail Island, in eastern NC.  She has shifted her primary focus to fiduciary litigation and is now able to serve clients statewide, from the mountains to the sea.  For more than the past decade, she has dedicated her practice to advising and representing executors, guardians, trustees, and agents named in powers of attorney in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, trusts, and guardianship law.  When unavoidable, she represented those fiduciaries in contested court proceedings.  Ms. McKinney was admitted to practice law in North Carolina in 2004. In addition to her years in private practice, she worked several years serving in the public sector with the North Carolina Judicial Branch as Associate Legal Counsel to the North Carolina Clerks of Superior Court, and as Assistant Clerk of Court in the Estates Division both in Wake County and Buncombe County.  She provides legal services and representation with her law partner, Victor C. Garlock, in his roles as the Buncombe County Public Guardian and Founder of Fidelicare, Inc.  She is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and the Buncombe County Bar. Ms. McKinney earned her B.A. degree at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and she earned her J.D. degree at the North Carolina Central University School of Law. 

Mariah McKinney's Courses

  • North Carolina Estate Administration From Start to Finish

    NC Specific

    Trusts, Estates & Probate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    North Carolina CLE Approved 6.5 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 6.67 Total
    North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6.5 Total
    OnDemand
  • Estate Planning in North Carolina: From A to Z

    NC Specific

    Trusts, Estates & Probate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand