Glass & Culbreth, PLLC

P. Devan Culbreth

 

Estate Planning and Administration, Elder Law and Disability Planning, Special Needs Trust, Business and Corporate Law, Trusts, Wills, Probate, Business Succession Planning, and Nonprofit Tax Exempt Organizations.

 

Bar Admissions

Admitted to the North Carolina State Bar, September 2005

 

Memberships

Wake County Bar Association

North Carolina Bar Association

American Bar Association

 

Education   

    Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Juris Doctor, May 2004

Wake Forest Intellectual Property Journal, Editorial Staff, 2002-2004

Women in Law, Treasurer, 2002-2003

Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, Summer 2002

University of Richmond Law Conference: Six-week summer program including classes in Legal History and Comparative Constitutional Law

 

UNC-Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina

Master of Arts, Psychology, July 2005

Coursework Completed 1999-2001

Coursework heavily focused on pharmacology, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and the diagnosis and treatment of other learning disabilities.

Teaching Assistant Positions: Graduate Coordinator’s Assistant, Department of Psychology Undergraduate Statistics Teaching Assistant

UNCW Department of Psychology Scholarship for Academic Achievement

Spring, 2000

UNCW Graduate School Professional Development Grant for Graduate Student  Summer 2000

 

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, cum laude, with Honors in Psychology,

May 1999

Dean’s List, all semesters                   

Honors Program in Psychology

Other Coursework:    

• Introduction to Finance, Wayne D. Calloway School of Business

• Summer Management Program, Summer 1998, Pass with Distinction

 

Professional Experience   

  Johnson, Hearn, Vinegar, Gee & Glass, PLLC    

Raleigh, North Carolina, September 2005-2014

Associate Attorney with practice concentrated in estate planning and administration, elder law, disability law and special needs trusts, business law and corporate law.  Assisted senior partner with matters listed above and also brought in over 200 new clients over the course of employment.  Estate administration practice included appearing before both the Clerk of Court for Wake County, North Carolina and Wake County Superior Court.  Regularly drafted revocable, irrevocable and special needs trusts and drafted variety of corporate documents.  Corporate practice included the creation and maintenance of various business entities, contract creation and review, assisting with closings for the purchase and sale of business entities, and the filing of Applications for Tax Exempt Status with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP                            

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winter 2004

Administrative Assistant and Patent Secretary:  Assisted patent attorneys with administrative duties and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

North Carolina Court of Appeals Intern 

The Honorable Ann Marie Calabria

Raleigh, North Carolina, Summer 2003

Assisted in research and writing of memoranda and opinions for Judge Calabria for use in resolving and deciding cases pending before the Court.

 

D&J Automotive, LLC                                            

Louisburg, North Carolina, Summers 1992-2002

Administrative Assistant: Assisted Dealer in diverse management activities including public and customer relations, financial management, and data-entry.

           

Publications and Presentations

 

Presentations Drafting and Administering Special Needs Trusts

National Business Institute

March 28, 2011, Raleigh, North Carolina

Topics:What are Special Needs Trusts? The Truths and Falsehoods

Drafting a Solid Supplemental Needs Trust – Sample Trust Review & Analysis
 

Probate Procedures: The Essentials for Paralegals

Institute for Paralegal Education and National Business Institute

November 17, 2011, Raleigh, North Carolina

Topics:Basic Tax Matters

Common Probate Problems & How to Solve Them

 

Drafting LLC Operating Agreements

National Business Institute

June 26, 2013 National Video Webinar

Topics:Formation and Drafting: Articles and Operating Agreement

             Management and Voting Provisions

             Ethics

 

Trusts 101

National Business Institute

May 13, 2014, Raleigh, North Carolina

Topic: Estate Planning for the Disabled