Gregory T. Peacock

Peacock, Gregory T.

Contact Information

P: 252.672.5432
F: 252.672.5477
gtp@wardandsmith.com

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1001 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 867
New Bern, NC 28563-0867

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Practice Concentrations

  • Business Succession Planning
  • Elder Law
  • Estate and Gift Taxation
  • Estate Planning and Estate Administration
  • Wills, Trusts, and Guardianship Law

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Biography

Mr. Peacock's practice experience encompasses estate planning, estate administration, and elder law. He is certified by the North Carolina State Bar both as a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law and as a Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law. Mr. Peacock also is certified by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law. Mr. Peacock frequently lectures to civic and community groups and at continuing legal education seminars on various topics relating to estate planning and administration and Medicaid planning. Prior to attending law school, he was a trust officer in Retirement Plan Services for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 1996
  • All state courts in North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Honors and Distinction*

  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2012
  • "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2010

Education

  • J.D., Wake Forest School of Law,1996. Wake Forest Law Review, Moot Court Board.
  • B.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • Arendell Parrott Academy (board of trustees 2008 - present; executive committee 2010 - present)
  • East Carolina Estate Planning Council
  • Greater Greenville Community Foundation (board of trustees 2010 - present)
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Elder Law; Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law (council member)
  • North Carolina Community Foundation (Craven County affiliate board member 2003 - present)

* Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; www.businessnc.com/legalelite; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.