Lawyer Bio : Edward W. Griggs

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Edward W. Griggs

Winston-Salem

As a member of the Tax, Trusts & Estates practice group, Edward focuses his practice on the areas of estate and gift tax planning, charitable planning, fiduciary administration and fiduciary litigation.  In addition, he assists clients with the creation of new charitable organizations and advises charitable and education clients about governance, compliance, grant-making and fundraising issues.

Edward has experience counseling clients about:

  • judicial and nonjudicial modifications of irrevocable trusts
  • closely-held business succession planning
  • asset protection planning
  • family limited partnerships and family limited liability companies
  • sales to grantor trusts
  • grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs)
  • planned giving (including charitable gift annuities, charitable donations, scholarships and endowments)
  • alumni associations and clubs
  • charitable remainder and charitable lead trusts
  • private foundations, public charities, supporting organizations and other nonprofit organizations
Outside of the office, Edward enjoys spending time with his family and friends, participating in sports and outdoor activities, and serving his church and charities.

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Professional Activities

Member, American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and Forsyth County Bar Association; Member and Past President, The Estate Planning Council of Winston-Salem, Inc.; Council Member, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the NCBA; Member, CLE Committee, North Carolina Bar Foundation; Participant, North Carolina Bar Association Leadership Academy (2011).

Admitted to bar: 2003, North Carolina. Admitted to practice before all North Carolina State courts and the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Civic Activities

Board Member and President, The Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem, Inc.; Member and Deacon, First Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem; Past Member, Wake Forest University Planned Giving Advisory Council.

Education

B.S. in Business, 2000, Wake Forest University.

J.D., 2003, University of South Carolina; Phi Delta Phi, Order of the Wig & Robe, Moot Court Board.

Prior Legal Experience

Summer Associate, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Winston-Salem, NC, 2001, 2002; Summer Associate, Young Clement Rivers and Tisdale, Charleston, SC, 2002.