is a partner in Garlock & McKinney, P.C., where she concentrates her practice in the areas of probate law, guardianships, estate administration, estate taxes, trusts, and special proceedings before the Clerk of Superior Court. Ms. McKinney has been licensed to practice law in North Carolina for more than 14 years. In addition to her years of experience in the private practice of law, she dedicated five years of her time as a licensed attorney employed with the North Carolina Judicial Branch. A portion of Ms. McKinney's employment with the Judicial Branch was working as an assistant clerk of court overseeing the estates divisions of two counties in North Carolina; and a portion of her time was spent as an associate legal counsel in the Administrative Office of the Courts where she provided legal advice, training, and procedural support to clerks of court statewide in the areas of guardianships, trusts, estates, special proceedings and civil law. Ms. McKinney also provides legal and financial management services to her law partner, Victor C. Garlock, in his role as the Buncombe County Public Guardian and as the founder of the fiduciary services company Fidelicare, Inc. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and her J.D. degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law.

is a sole practitioner in High Point, where his areas of practice include estate planning and settlement, estate litigation, asset protection, elder law, workers' compensation, personal injury law and business law. Mr. Snow is a member of several professional organizations, including the NC Advocates for Justice and the North Carolina Bar Association. He is past president of the High Point Bar Association, and the first winner of the Fisher-Haworth Award for outstanding service to the bar. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

is a tax and litigation partner with Culp Elliott & Carpenter P.L.L.C. in Charlotte, North Carolina. He represents corporate clients and individuals in federal IRS and civil and criminal tax litigation matters, state and local tax controversies, and probate litigation matters. Mr. Elliott regularly represents clients in cases before the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and Federal District Courts. He also represents closely held corporations and their owners in federal estate tax and gift tax controversies. Mr. Elliott is a co-author of the nationally published book by Clark Boardman Callahan entitled Valuation Practice in Estate Planning and Litigation. He is currently a member of the council of the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation, and a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Tax Counsel. Mr. Elliott is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar. He has spoken at many professional seminars and workshops across the country on civil and criminal tax controversy and litigation topics. Mr. Elliott earned his LL.M. degree, highest honors, from George Washington University National Law Center, his J.D. degree from University of South Carolina School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of Business North Carolina magazine's Legal Elite Hall of Fame.

is an assistant county attorney with Guilford County, North Carolina. He is licensed in both Tennessee and North Carolina. Over the course of his career, Mr. Hicks has practiced family/divorce law, probate and litigation, as well as elder law, juvenile law, and local government law. He is a member of the District 24 (North Carolina), Putnam County (Tennessee), Tennessee, North Carolina, and American bar associations. Mr. Hicks is currently the president of the North Carolina DSS Attorney's Association. He is past-president of the Putnam County Bar Association and the Upper Cumberland Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Hicks is also the past vice-president of the Tennessee Bar Association-Young Lawyers Division. He is a frequent speaker at legal education seminars, having presented over forty CLE presentations. Mr. Hicks is a barrister member of the Guilford Chapter, American Inn of Courts. He earned his B.A. degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and his J.D. degree from Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.