Profile
Nature of Legal Practice: RETIRED OFFICE IS CLOSED
Solo practitioner concentrating in wills, trusts, probate, estate planning, and related business and corporate work. Works with individuals in putting together a plan for the current and future needs of their estates and the preparation of documents to implement the plan. Handles administration of estates, including court probate, estate and inheritance tax returns, and establishment of trusts.
John R. Cunningham, III
Professional Organizations and Recognitions
Martindale-Hubbell Legal Rating- AV (highest rating)
N.C. Bar Certified as Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Administration
Named one of Charlotte’s Top Young Attorneys by The Business Journal in 1992
Named to The Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide in 2000
American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
Professional Experience
Judicial Clerk for Two Federal Judges
Private Practice of Law with Emphasis on Estate Planning
Worked at Davidson College doing charitable tax planning
Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest Law School
Author of Numerous Articles on Estate Planning, Probate and Related Tax Issues
Professional Organizations and Recognitions
Martindale-Hubbell Legal Rating- AV (highest rating)
N.C. Bar Certified as Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Administration
Named one of Charlotte’s Top Young Attorneys by The Business Journal in 1992
Named to The Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide in 2000
American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
Education
B.A. Davidson College, 1979
Summa Cum Laude
Valedictorian
J.D. Yale University, 1984
Personal
Married to Jean Cunningham and has two daughters and a beagle.