Gregory T. Peacock
North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist - Estate Planning, Probate, and Elder Law
T 252.672.5432
F 252.672.5477
E gtp@wardandsmith.com
O New Bern, NC, Raleigh, NC
Practice Areas:
Business Succession Planning, Closely Held Companies, Education and Non-Profits, Education Law, Elder Law, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates Litigation
Gregory T. Peacock
North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist - Estate Planning, Probate, and Elder Law
Greg is certified by the National Elder Law Foundation as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). He also 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.
Greg 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.
Honors and Distinctions
- “Super Lawyer,” Estate Planning & Probate, North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2017-2026
- “Best Lawyer,” The Best Lawyers in America®, 2010-2026
- “Legal Elite,” Business North Carolina, Tax/Estate Planning, 2010, 2013-2016, 2018, 2021-2023, 2025
- “Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers®, 2015
Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite/; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.
- 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
- Arendell Parrott Academy (board of trustees 2008-present; executive committee 2010-2012; secretary 2012-2015; vice-president 2016-present)
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- National Elder Law Foundation
- New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce (Leadership Craven Alumnus, Class of 2000)
- North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Elder & Special Needs Law; Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law
- North Carolina Community Foundation (Craven County affiliate board member 2003-present)
- North Carolina State Bar — Specialty Committee: Estate Planning and Probate Law
- Southeast Fellows Institute of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel, Class of ’21
- North Carolina, 1996
- All state courts in North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Articles + Insights
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January 18, 2012
