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Asheville Estate/Trust Planning Lawyer
Overview
Andy Strauss is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning & Probate Law. His North Carolina practice includes the full spectrum of complex estate planning, estate tax planning, and asset protection planning. He is a 1978 graduate of Georgetown University School of Law and a member of the North Carolina, Florida and Pennsylvania State Bars. Andrew is married to Holly and has two daughters: Spencer and Courtney.
About Andrew A Strauss
Practice Areas
- Estate/Trust Planning
- Asset protection
- Business Succession
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Shareholder
Representative Clients
- Quiznos - Asheville
- Asheville Oil Company
- Kimmel & Associates
- Steve White Motors
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1979
- Florida, 1979
- North Carolina, 1993
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
- U.S. Tax Court
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Specialist in Estate Planning & Probate Law, North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
Other Affiliations
- Who's Who in American Law (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Sections on Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law, Elder Law (Member)
- North Carolina State Bar Association (Past Member of Governing Council of Estate Planning/Fiduciary Law Section)
- Florida State Bar (Member)
- Land of the Sky Council of Estate Planning Attorneys (Member)
- Asheville Symphony and Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community (Board Member)
- Cornerstone Strategic Return Fund (AMEX:CRF) (Board Member)
- Cornerstone Progressive Return Fund (AMEX:PGF) (Board Member)
- Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (AMEX:CLM) (Board Member)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1978
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975
M.A. - University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975
B.S. Econ.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Economics
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Gamma Delta
Past Positions
- Honorable John Hess, Superior Court, Washington, D.C., Law Clerk
- McGuire, Wood (formerly Mahoney, Hadlow & Adams), Jacksonville, FL
- White Knight Healthcare, Inc., Asheville, NC, President
- LMV Leasing (Subsidiary of Xerox), President
Pro Bono Activities
- Pisgah Legal Services
- Board Member, Mission Hospital Foundation
- Advisory Board, Asheville Lyric Opera
Classes and Seminars
- Frequent Lecturer, Educational Seminars and Symposia for Attorneys, Presented at Annual Estate Planning Conference of North Carolina Bar Association on Family Limited Partnerships and Discount Entities
- Formerly Adjunct Professor, Business Law, University of North Carolina Asheville, N.C.
References
References
- First Citizens Bank
- Carolina First Bank
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Andrew A. Strauss
Included on the 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2013 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2012 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2011 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2009 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Fellow, National Estate Planning Study Group
- Highest Ranking ("AV") by national ranking firm of Martindale-Hubbell
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008
- Top Rated Lawyer in Trust & Estates – American Lawyer and Martindale-Hubbell™, 2016 - Present
Office Information
Address
77 Central AvenueSuite F Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
Fax
- (828) 252-4921
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- Estate Planning with Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, 1996
- Estate Planning with Family Limited Partnerships, 1998
- Charitable Planning with Real Property, N.C. Bar Association, 2002
- LEGACY: Plan, Protect and Preserve Your Estate, The Esperti Peterson Institute, Denver, 1996
- GENERATIONS, Planning Your Legacy, The Esperti Peterson Institute, Denver, 1999
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