James Edward Hickmon

Biographical Information

Jim is a wealth transfer, estate planning and employee benefits attorney in Charlotte, NC where he assists clients with estate planning, trust, tax and probate law issues. He also works with clients to resolve trust and estate disputes. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Committees on Estate Planning and Employee Benefits and the North Carolina Bar Association's Section on Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law where he is a member of that body's Legislative Committee and Ethics Committee.

In addition to his extensive trusts and estates experience, Jim brings many years of business experience to his practice. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a trust officer for two national banking corporations. He also earned the designation of Certified Financial Planner® (CFP) by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

Jim holds an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, an MBA from East Carolina University and his law degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law.

Jim has involved himself in a number of charitable and community service organizations at the local, state, and national levels. He was selected by Business North Carolina magazine as a 2010

Legal Elite in the field of Tax and Estate Planning Law.

Author: "Sarbanes-Oxley Produces Complex Blackout Notice Requirements and Imposes Personal Civil Liability for Plan Administrators," Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, July 2003; "Current Considerations in Adopting New Employee Benefit Plan Claims Procedures," Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, May 2002. Associate, Williams Mullen, 2001-2003; Vice President, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company of North Carolina, 1995-1998; Trust Officer, Wachovia Corporation, 1993-1995; Certified Financial Planner, 1996.