Alton D. Bain - Lillington, NC
Attorney at Bain & McRae, LLP
Taxation Lawyers in Lillington, NC
65 Bain Street Lillington, NC 27546
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Lillington Taxation Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Taxation
- Elder Law
- Corporate Law
- Estate and Business Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Wills and Trusts
Attorney Information
Overview
Alton Bain's primary areas of practice are Taxation, Corporate Law, Estate and Business Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Trusts and Elder Law. He is one of the few attorneys in Eastern North Carolina to earn the advanced LLM degree (Masters of Laws) in Taxation. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Duke University in 1982 where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He earned his Law degree at the University of North Carolina in 1985 and received his LLM in Taxation from the University of Florida in 2001.
Alton is licensed to practice before all North Carolina State and Federal Courts, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and its Elder Law, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law, and Tax Law Sections. He is also a member of the American Bar Association including the Taxation and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections of the ABA. Alton has served as president of both the Harnett County Bar and the Eleventh Judicial District Bar.
He has lectured to other lawyers on topics in estate planning and administration for the National Business Institute including “Establishing and Following Ethical Best Practices” and “Basic Tax Matters”. He has also published an article in The Will and the Way, the newsletter of the Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association entitled "Joint Revocable Trusts: A Horse of a Different Color".
Education
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Legal Education
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University of North Carolina School of Law,
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, 1985
J.D. -
University of Florida College of Law,
Gainesville,
Florida, 2001
LL.M.
Major: Taxation
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University of North Carolina School of Law,
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, 1985
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Non Legal Education
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Duke University, 1982
A.B
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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Duke University, 1982
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Gerald Arnold, North Carolina Court of Appeals, Research Assistant, 1985 - 1986
- Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, Charlotte, NC, Associate, 1986 - 1989
Classes and Seminars
- “Establishing and Following Ethical Best Practices” and “Basic Tax Matters”., National Business Institute
Published Works
Articles
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"Joint Revocable Trusts: A Horse of a Different Color", Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1985
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Harnett County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (President)
- North Carolina Bar Association: Estate Planning, Fiduciary Law, Elder Law & Tax Sections (Member)
- American Bar Association: Sections of Taxation and the Real Property, Probate and Trust (Member)
- Eleventh Judicial District, 2005 (President)
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- WealthCounsel
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