James Edward Hickmon

James Edward Hickmon

Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law
  • Business Law, Estate Planning, Probate ...
  • North Carolina, Virginia
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Jim Hickmon assists clients with wealth transfer, estate planning, trust, tax, and probate law issues. He also works with clients to resolve trust and estate related disputes, including representing beneficiaries and fiduciaries in litigated matters. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Committees on Estate Planning and Employee Benefits and is Vice Chair of the ABA’s Probate & Real Property Section’s Uniform Acts Committee for Trusts and Estates. He is a Council member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Section on Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law and also sits on the Section’s Legislative and Fiduciary Litigation Committees. In addition to his bar activities, Jim is also a contributing author to the 8th Edition of the North Carolina Estate Administration Manual published by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, and regularly contributes articles to the Bar Association’s estate planning professional journal, The Will & The Way. Jim has also authored a number of professional articles published in the Bureau of National Affairs’ Tax Management & Compensation Planning Journal.
The North Carolina State Bar has certified Jim as a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. In addition to his extensive trusts and estates experience, Jim brings many years of business experience to his practice. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a trust officer for two national banking corporations. He also earned the designation of Certified Financial Planner® (CFP) from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.
Jim holds an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, an MBA from East Carolina University and his law degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law where he teaches Wealth Transfer and Fiduciary Income Taxation.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Elder Law
Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
North Carolina
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Virginia
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Education
Wake Forest University School of Law
J.D. (2001) | Law
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East Carolina University
MBA (1996) | Finance
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University of North Carolina - Wilmington
B.S. (1992) | Finance
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Professional Associations
Virginia State Bar
Member
Current
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North Carolina State Bar  # 33076
Member
Current
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Website
Contact & Map
SouthPark Office
5605 Carnegie Boulevard
Suite 175
Charlotte, NC 28209
Telephone: (980) 939-0262
Fax: (704) 973-9674