Holly Birnbaum Martin - Durham, NC
Attorney at McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson, Wilson & Hinkle, PLLC
Adult Guardianships due to Mental Illness Lawyers in Durham, NC
3211 Shannon Road Suite 400 Durham, NC 27707 - 6328
Durham Adult Guardianships due to Mental Illness Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Adult Guardianships due to Mental Illness
- Adult Guardianships due to Age-Related Decline
- Guardianships for Adults with Disabilities
- Trust and Estate Litigation
- Special Needs Planning
- Estate Planning
- Estate Administration
Attorney Information
Overview
Raised in Chapel Hill, Holly graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998. She attended law school at Tulane, graduating as a merit scholar in 2003, and in that same year, Holly was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar.
Holly began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender, where she was assigned to the mental health court and the substance abuse court. From there, she transitioned into private practice, becoming her firm's sole family law attorney at that location.
Later, Holly served as a Social Services Attorney in Gaston County, where she handled child support enforcement, child abuse and neglect, and adult abuse and neglect, including adult guardianship hearings.
In 2014, Holly moved to Colorado and was admitted to the Colorado State Bar. In Colorado, Holly's practice centered around divorce and custody actions. In 2018, Holly moved back to Durham and focused her career on estate planning, litigation and guardianships.
Holly's current practice focuses on complex family dynamics, including families in crisis-whether due to the loss of a loved one, an individual suffering from mental illness or age-related decline, parents of an adult child with a disability, or guardianship and estate-related family disagreements. She strives to serve her clients with compassion and integrity, helping them navigate both legally and emotionally challenging periods in their lives.
Education
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Legal Education
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 2003
J.D.
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 2003
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Non Legal Education
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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, 1998
B.A.
Major: Sociology
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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, 1998
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Pro Bono Activities
- Fundraising Chair, Congregation Har Shalom, 2016 - 2017
- Fundraising Committee, Congregation Har Shalom , 2015 - 2016
- Fundraising Committee, Lerner Jewish Day School, 2018 - Present
- Fundraising Committee, Judea Reform Congregation, 2018 - Present
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 2003
- Colorado, 2014
Other Affiliations
- Colorado Bar Association
- Larimer County Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law and Family Law Sections
- Durham County Bar Association
- Durham Orange Estate Planning Council
- American Bar Association
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Contact
3211 Shannon Road
Suite 400
Durham, NC 27707 - 6328
Phone: N/A
Fax: 919-493-0856
Email: Send a message
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