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Larry S. Hartley is a Board Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation and a Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law by the NC State Bar, one of the first of 11 Board Certified Elder Law attorneys in North Carolina. After receiving his B.S with honors from University of Missouri in 1982, Larry went on to earn his Juris Doctor in 1996 from University of Florida College of Law. Larry has held admissions since 1996 to both the North Carolina Bar and U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2003-present). Larry also a member of the Asheville-Biltmore Rotary Rotary Club, and is a past president of the club.. Larry has been successfully working in the law industry since receiving his J.D. From 1996 to 1998 he worked as an associate for W. Leon Davis & Associates, following which he started his own firm, Larry S. Hartley, P.C., until 1999. He served as an associate for the firm of Douglas K. Simmons & Associates from 1999 until November 2002, when he left to work with Strauss & Associates, P.A. the firm name has changeds to Strauss attorneys, PLLC.  Larry Hartley is now a member of Strauss Attorneys, PLLC.. In an effort to reach out, educate, and engage with the community, Larry frequently holds public seminars on Veterans benefits and Medicaid eligibility for long-term care.. Larry is married to Cindy L. Hartley with two beautiful children, Don and Anna.  In his downtime he is active in scouting, backpacking, camping, and swimming. Larry is Eagle Scout and was active in Boy Scouts until 2011.

Do you care what happens to your loved ones when you die? Protect your legacy through foundational estate planning with the help of an experienced attorney. Asheville attorney Christopher M. Craig built Craig Associates, PC with the needs of families in mind. Coupling knowledge and experience with a unique ability to cultivate personal relationships with every client who walks through his door, Chris Craig can help you prepare for the future so you can sleep easier today.. As a father, Chris knows first-hand the importance of ensuring your family lives on comfortably and happily when you are no longer around—and as a lawyer, he knows the best way to do that is through proper planning long before the need arises.. With a focus on the logistical, financial, and emotional aspects of giving your loved ones a better future through trust-based foundational estate planning, Chris Craig collaborates with every client to build a solid estate plan that fits your needs and evolves with you throughout your life, including: revocable & irrevocable trusts, wills and living wills, nomination of guardianship, and more.. Chris seeks to guide you in creating the most appropriate estate plan for you and your family, one that protects your loved ones but that isn’t overly complicated or difficult to maintain. He helps protect your kids and your assets when bad stuff happens to you.. Chris is known for utilizing his teaching, collaborative law, and mediation experience to approach clients in a way that empowers them to be proactive in their lives, no matter whether they’ve sought help starting the family, maintaining the work they’ve created, or protecting the legacy they’ve worked to build.. Craig Associates PC can also help you grow your family through adoption and gestational surrogacy. Chris Craig is the only Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys Fellow in Western North Carolina.. Let us help you make informed decisions for you and your family. Call us today.

Andrew D. Atherton is the practice group chair for the Estates and Elder Law Practice Group with the law firm of McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A., where his practice focuses on developing and implementing comprehensive personal estate plans, assisting clients in navigating the estate administration and probate process, advising client on how to deal with the costs of long term care, asset preservation, insurance coverage, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, special needs trust development and implementation, and guardianship.  Prior to moving to North Carolina, Mr. Atherton completed a clerkship with the Kentucky Supreme Court.  He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Economics from Western Kentucky University and law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2000.  He is licensed to practice law in Kentucky and North Carolina.  He is a member of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina's Professional Advisory Committee, Land of Sky Estate Planning Council, the 28th Judicial District Bar, Kentucky Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, Immediate Past Chair of the Elder Law Section, Estate Planning & Fiduciary Section, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.  Mr. Atherton has been a regular instructor for National Business Institute, UNCA OLLI - College for Seniors, and the Elder Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association on topics such as Powers of Attorney, Special Needs Trusts, Trusts, Medicaid and Ethics in the Elder Law practice.

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