James E. Hickmon - Charlotte, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 2001
    Juris Doctor
    Honors: Adjunct Professor of Law, Fall Semesters 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023

• Non Legal Education

  • University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1992
    B.S., Bachelor of Science
    Major: Finance
  • East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 1996
    M.B.A.
    Major: Finance
  • College of Financial Planning
    Honors: Certified Financial Planner Board, Inc. Denver, CO

Past Positions

• Hickmon Law, PC, with offices in North Carolina and Virginia, Principal Shareholder
• Hickmon & Perrin, PC, Partner, 2006-2020
• Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, Special Counsel, 2009 - 2012
• McGuireWoods, Associate Lawyer, 2003 - 2006
• Williams Mullen, Associate Lawyer, 2001 - 2003

Classes and Seminars

• Fall Semester 2017; Wake Forest University School of Law; Wealth Transfer & Fiduciary Income Taxation; Adjunct Professor; Winston-Salem, NC
  
• November, 2017; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act - Judicial Relief and Procedure; Cary, NC
  
• May, 2015; North Carolina Bar Association; Representing Clients in an Aging Population; Cary, NC
  
• February, 2015; North Carolina Bar Association; Trusts & Estates: Fiduciary Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Cary, NC
  
• February, 2013, Mecklenburg Bar Association; Understanding & Mitigating the Fiduciary Income Tax; Charlotte, NC
  
• July, 2012; North Carolina Bar Association; Revised NC Probate Procedures; Asheville, NC
  
• March, 2012, North Carolina School of Government; Revised NC Probate Procedures; Raleigh, NC
  
• February, 2012; Sterling Education Services, Inc.; North Carolina Guardianship Proceedings; Charlotte, NC

Ancillary Businesses

• Humane Society of Charlotte, Inc., Development Committee, Outside Counsel for Planned Giving, since 2019

• National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2001-2003

• NAMI, VA, Inc., President, 2003-2004

Published Works

Articles

• North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, Estate Proceedings, North Carolina Fiduciary Litigation Manual, Author, December 2018
  
• North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act: Judicial Relief and Procedure, North Carolina Fiduciary Litigation Manual, Contributing Author, December 2018
  
• North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, Estate Proceedings, North Carolina Estate Administration Manual-Supplemented 8th Edition (2014/2016), Author, 2016
  
• North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act Judicial Relief & Procedure, The Will & The Way, Vol. 37, No. 2, Contributing Author, October 2017
  
• North Carolina Bar Association, A War of the Wills - Competing Scripts and the Race to the Courthouse, The Will & The Way, Vol. 37, No. 1, Contributing Author, August 2017
  
• North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Appellate Court Decision Clarifies Jurisdictional Authority to Clerls of Superior Court, The Will & The Way, Vol. 35, No. 1, Contributing Author, December 2015
• North Carolina Bar Association, The Unauthorized Practice of Law by Non-Lawyer Professionals in North Carolina, The Will & The Way, Vol. 32, No. 2, Author, December 2012
• North Carolina Bar Association, Claims, Liens & Judgments Against Estates, The Will & The Way, Vol. 31, No. 2, January 2012
• North Carolina Bar Association, Revised Probate Procedures - New Chapter 28A, The Will & The Way, Vol. 21, No. 1, September 2011
• The Bureau of National Affairs, Sarbanes-Oxley Produces Complex Blackout Notice Requirements & Imposes Personal Civil Liability for Plan Administrators, Financial Planning Journal, Author, September 2003
• The Bureau of National Affairs, Current Considerations in Adopting New Employee Benefit Claims & Procedures, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, Contributing Author, May 2002

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 2001
• Virginia, 2001
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2001
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2001
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2001
• U.S. Tax Court, 2002
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2012
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2017

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, Since 2015
• Certified Financial Planner®, Since 1996

Other Affiliations

• North Carolina State Bar, 2004 - Present
• North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section, Member, 2006 - Present
• Financial Planning Association, Charlotte Chapter
• Charlotte Estate Planning Council
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Virginia State Bar
• American Bar Association
• Committees on Employee Benefits and Estate Planning (Member)
• Tax, Labor & Employment, and Real Property & Probate Sections (Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section, Counsel Member, 2016 - 2018
• North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section, Past Chair, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Committee
• North Carolina Bar Association, Legislative Committee, Member 2007 - 2017
• North Carolina Bar Association, Legislative Committee, North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act Drafting Subcommittee, Member 2014-2017
• North Carolina Board of Law Examiners, Uniform Bar Examination, North Carolina Drafting Committee, Probate and Fiduciary Law, Member, 2017
• Charlotte Estate Planning Council, Member, since 2006
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Member since 2004
• 26th Judicial District Bar, Member since 2004
• American Bar Association, RPTE Committee of Uniform Laws for Trusts & Estates, Member, since 2013
• Virginia Bar Association, since 2001
• American Bar Association, Chair, 2021-2023
• Real Property & Probate Section, Member since 2004
• House of Delegates, North Carolina Bar Delegation, Delegate, since 2020