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Woody Griffin is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, and the cornerstone of Griffin, Wells & Queen.  With nearly 40 years of experience practicing law in Western North Carolina, he has built a strong reputation with both clients and attorneys. Woody is well versed in wills, trusts, estates, business law, real estate, and municipal law.. Woody also worked as a trust officer for more than three years at First Union National Bank (now Wachovia Bank), and is a certified mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission.. Woody is a member of First Methodist Church and currently serves as attorney for the Town of Waynesville.  He is an active member of the Waynesville Rotary Club and a former member of the local advisory board of the Salvation Army.  Woody loves fly fishing for wild trout in the clear mountain streams of Western North Carolina.

Sarah Wenzel is an attorney who handles estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and other related documents.  She also handles probate and estates, as well as guardianships, with the court proceedings and accountings and other legal documents. Her clients are typically individuals and couples needing estate planning, as well as the Executor, Personal Representative, Trustee, or Guardian.. Sarah Wenzel grew up in Connecticut, before finding her way to Waynesville, NC. She graduated cum laude from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. Sarah then received her law degree with honors from Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, DC. In law school, she served for two years on the American University International Law Review, and as note and comment editor for one year.. Sarah Wenzel is very involved in the Haywood County community. She joined Altrusa International, Inc. of Waynesville in 2004, and has served on the Board as President in 2007-2008. She currently serves as the Scholarship Committee Chair. Sarah also currently serves on the Board of the Fund for Haywood County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, where she serves as the Grants Committee Chair.In the past, Sarah has served on the boards of various other community organizations, such as the Haywood County Hospice Advisory Committee and Habitat for Humanity.  She also volunteers for the Haywood County School Foundation and Folkmoot USA.Sarah is a member of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys and the Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law section and the Elder Law section of the North Carolina Bar Association.