Andrew A Strauss Asheville, North Carolina
| Managing Shareholder | |
| phone | (828) 258-0994 |
| fax | (828) 252-4921 |
| Email Me | |
Andrew is married to Holly and has two daughters: Spencer and Courtney.
- Certification/Specialties:
- Certified Specialist in Estate Planning & Probate Law, North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1979
- Florida, 1979
- North Carolina, 1993
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
- U.S. Tax Court
- Education:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1978
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1975
M.A. - University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1975
B.S. Econ.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Economics
- Published Works:
- Estate Planning with Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, 1996
- Estate Planning with Family Limited Partnerships, 1998
- Charitable Planning with Real Property, N.C. Bar Association, 2002
- LEGACY: Plan, Protect and Preserve Your Estate, The Esperti Peterson Institute, Denver, 1996
- GENERATIONS, Planning Your Legacy, The Esperti Peterson Institute, Denver, 1999
- Representative Clients:
- Quiznos - Asheville
- Asheville Oil Company
- Kimmel & Associates
- Steve White Motors
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Frequent Lecturer, Educational Seminars and Symposia for Attorneys, Presented at Annual Estate Planning Conference of North Carolina Bar Association on Family Limited Partnerships and Discount Entities
- Formerly Adjunct Professor, Business Law, University of North Carolina Asheville, N.C.
- Honors and Awards:
- Fellow, National Estate Planning Study Group
- Highest Ranking ("AV") by national ranking firm of Martindale-Hubbell
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Who's Who in American Law
- Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Sections on Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law, Elder Law
- Member
- North Carolina State Bar Association
- Member of Governing Council of Estate Planning/Fiduciary Law Section
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member (Inactive)
- Florida State Bar
- Member
- Land of the Sky Council of Estate Planning Attorneys
- Member
- Asheville Symphony and Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community
- Board Member
- Cornerstone Strategic Return Fund (AMEX:CRF)
- Board Member
- Cornerstone Progressive Return Fund (AMEX:PGF)
- Board Member
- Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (AMEX:CLM)
- Board Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Honorable John Hess, Superior Court, Washington, D.C., Law Clerk
- McGuire, Wood (formerly Mahoney, Hadlow & Adams), Jacksonville, FL
- White Knight Healthcare, Inc., Asheville, NC, President
- LMB Leasing (Subsidiary of Xerox), President
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Pisgah Legal Services
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Gamma Delta
