Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
Virginia
Education
University of Virginia, J.D., 1987
College of William and Mary, B.A., 1984, Phi Beta Kappa
Profile
Julie Griggs advises clients regarding family-owned business interests, including ownership succession issues, as well as the use of family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts and other techniques to transfer wealth at reduced transfer tax costs.
She also provides estate planning and related tax counsel to specialized clients such as business executives and professionals in the fields of medicine, law, and sports and entertainment.
Julie serves as a consultant to other law firms on substantive estate planning issues, complex estate administration and probate issues, and related tax matters. Her experience includes counsel in connection with successful resolutions of audits of gift and estate tax returns involving complex transfers and unique assets, special counsel in trust and estate litigation, and the formation and operation of charities, including private foundations.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, trusts and estates, 1995-2025; Charlotte Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year, 2015
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyer, 2006-13; estate planning and probate, 2006-24
- Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, tax and estate planning, 2005-07, 2009-10, 2016
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Experience
Experience
Prepares United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Returns.
Prepares United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Returns.
Prepares U.S. Income Tax Returns for Estates and Trusts.
Represents trust beneficiaries in obtaining judicial modification and nonjudicial consent modification of irrevocable trusts.
Represents trustees in modification of irrevocable trusts via statutory decanting power.
Drafts comprehensive estate plans, including wills, revocable trusts, financial powers of attorney and health care powers of attorney.
Drafts irrevocable trusts, including life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts and qualified domestic trusts.
Assists clients with formation and governance of private foundations.
Analyzes beneficiary designation and tax issues associated with retirement benefits and life insurance policies.
News & Events
News
- Aug. 15, 2024
- Jan. 8, 2024
- Aug. 17, 2023
- Jan. 20, 2023
- Aug. 23, 2022
- Jan. 14, 2022
- Aug. 26, 2021
- Jan. 15, 2021
- Aug. 20, 2020
- Jan. 22, 2020
- Aug. 15, 2019
- Jan. 28, 2019
- Aug. 15, 2018
- Jan. 30, 2018
- Eight Named “Lawyer of the Year”Aug. 16, 2017
- Jan. 26, 2017
- Eight Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year"Aug. 15, 2016
- Jan. 27, 2016
- Jan. 5, 2016
- Aug. 18, 2015
- Jan. 21, 2015
- Firm Topped North Carolina Rankings in Eight Practice AreasAug. 19, 2014
- Firm Has Most Charlotte Attorneys Named to List for Fourth Consecutive YearAug. 19, 2014
- Jan. 21, 2014
- Aug. 15, 2013
- Six Shareholders Among State’s Top 100 Attorneys, Two in Top 10Jan. 18, 2013
- Aug. 23, 2012
- Seven Shareholders Among State’s Top 100 Attorneys, Two in Top 10Jan. 23, 2012
- Sept. 1, 2011
- Seven Shareholders Included Among State’s Top 100 Attorneys, Two in the Top 10Jan. 21, 2011
- Aug. 9, 2010
- Jan. 28, 2010
- Jan. 26, 2010
- Aug. 10, 2009
- Jan. 23, 2009
- Dec. 31, 2008
- Sept. 19, 2008
- Jan. 23, 2008
- Sept. 7, 2007
- Jan. 26, 2007
- Dec. 31, 2006
- Sept. 6, 2006
- Jan. 18, 2006
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, Chair, 1999-2000
Community Affiliations
- YWCA Central Carolinas, Board of Directors, 2008-14
- Foundation for the Carolinas, Women's Impact Fund, 2006-present
- The Junior League of Charlotte, Inc., Sustaining Member