Justin R Ervin III

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Estate planning and administration attorney (NC, FL) serving diverse clients.

Experience: 13 years

Estate Planning, Probate, Business Law and Tax Law

Florida and North Carolina

Experience 13y

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Justin R. Ervin, III is a partner in the law firm of Johnson, Peddrick, and McDonald, PLLC in Greensboro NC, where he focuses his practice on estate planning, estate administration, and adult guardianships. Justin enjoys working with all sorts of clients and has a particular affinity for serving LGBTQIA individuals and non-traditional families, as well as immigrant clients, which often gives him a chance to use this Spanish skills.

Justin is open and active in the local LGBTQIA community, having served on the Board of Directors of Guilford Green Foundation and the Greensboro LGBTQIA Center, Benevolence Farm, the Greensboro Estate Planning Council, and the Greensboro chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. Justin continues to be involved with his legal alma mater, Elon Law, as an adjunct faculty member and student mentor.

Justin completed a double-major in Business and French at UNC Greensboro, then went on to graduate cum laude from Elon University School of Law and earn an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Tax Law from the University of Florida. He is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Florida.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida

Since 2012

North Carolina

Since 2010

Professional Experience

2011 - Current

Johnson, Peddrick, and McDonald, PLLC

Associate Attorney

Estate administration comprises about half of my practice and includes the probate process, but also trust administration, claiming benefits from life insurance and retirement plans, and complying with tax responsibilities (completing estate tax and fiduciary income tax returns). About a quarter of my practice is estate planning, where I meet with clients to become acquainted with them, their goals, and their family structures, and then craft a suite of documents, often highly customized, to help carry out those goals. The rest of my practice includes a variety related to the above two major areas, including tax law, small business law, guardianships, and beneficiary representation. I often work closely with professionals in allied fields, including financial planning, accounting, and insurance. I enjoy giving seminars and doing pro bono work to educate the public on estate planning and to ensure that the most vulnerable among us have at least basic protection.

Education

2010 - 2011

University of Florida

LL.M. (2011) | Taxation

Activities: OutLaw

2007 - 2010

Elon University

J.D. (2010) | Law

Honors: J.D. cum laude; book award in Property 1, Contracts 2, and Criminal Law.

2009 - 2009

Renmin University of China (中国人民大学)

Chinese Business Law

I spent a summer session in Beijing, China studying under the faculty of Renmin University of China School of Law and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indianapolis. Our curriculum included intellectual property, contracts, foreign investment and joint ventures, business organizations, employment law, criminal procedure, and alternative dispute resolution. Field trips included visits to the Supreme People's Court; the Legislative Committee of the National People's Congress; the Ministry of Commerce; the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); and Jun He (???????, junhe.com), a prominent Chinese law firm.

1989 - 1993

University of North Carolina - Greensboro

B.S. (1993) | Marketing, French

Activities: GLSA/GLBSA/Pride, Alpha Phi Omega, Animal Rights League

Contacts

work 440 W Market St Ste 300 Greensboro NC 27401-2252 Telephone: (336) 574-9720

Videos

Green Queen Bingo 2014-01-24 sponsored by Johnson, Peddrick and McDonald, PLLC

My firm, Johnson, Peddrick and McDonald, PLLC (http://www.jplegal.net/) sponsored a game at Green Queen Bingo on January 24, 2014. This is me giving a spiel about our firm and the services that we offer, then calling numbers with the hostess, Big Shirli Stevenz. Fun times!