Licensed to practice law in North Carolina, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and in Federal District Court for the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Member of the Tax Law, Business Law, Estate Planning and International Law Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association. Mr. Worth concentrates on business transactions, tax law, tax controversies and litigation and estate planning. His practice is conducted throughout North Carolina and he has developed special expertise in the tax law of Conservation Easements. He regularly lectures on tax and estate planning matters and has provided technical manuscripts on Conservation Easements to programs sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina State University and various land trusts throughout North Carolina. He has been on the Board of Directors of the National Committee for the New River and the High Lonesome Strings Bluegrass Association.

Licensed to practice law in North Carolina and before the United States Tax Court. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys.

Ms. Forbes is Of Counsel to the firm and concentrates her practice in estate planning, estate administration, fiduciary law and business law. She also conducts a separate practice in family law and civil litigation

Licensed Notary Public of Alamance County, North Carolina. Margaret is the firm Office Manager and Legal Assistant to Mr. Worth and Ms. Forbes. She assists with estate administration and the preparation of estate planning documents and Corporate & Limited Liability business setup and compliance.

She has an accounting background and has attended specialized training seminars and courses in estate administration, employee benefits and payroll management, as well as various computer software programs. Her prior business experience was as an office/accounting manager for over twenty five years in the areas of retail sales, customer service and customer relations.