Michael J. Kemmy

Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law

Michael Kemmy is the first member of the Mecklenburg Bar to be board-certified by the North Carolina Bar as an Elder Law specialist.  With more than 30 years of experience, he heads our Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Law Department.

Michael's Practice Areas Include:

Before moving to Charlotte, Michael was in private practice in Houston, TX. He also worked for the Internal Revenue Service as an estate and gift tax attorney. He is a member of the State Bars in Texas and Kansas as well as in North Carolina.

A frequent lecturer on probate and estate planning, Michael has produced two educational videos on wills and trusts. Additionally, he has provided pro bono consultations to the elderly residents at the Carriage Club of Charlotte.

Michael is married with two children. He joined Lou Trosch and T.C. Conrad in their law practice in 1987 and became a partner in 1992. Michael’s father was an attorney and a Special Agent of the FBI in San Antonio, TX. Michael’s brother is a practicing attorney in San Antonio.

Michael has been rated in a confidential survey of area judges and attorneys as having high to very high legal ability and very high ethical standards.

Michael taught Business Law at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for 10 years. He is a graduate of Creighton University and earned his Juris Doctor at Washburn University School of Law. He sold educational books door-to-door for three summers while in college.
 

About Michel Kemmy:

EDUCATION
Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, J.D., 1979
Creighton University, B.S.B.A., 1977

BAR ADMISSIONS
North Carolina, 1987
Texas, 1982
Kansas, 1980

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina State Bar Association
Mecklenburg County Bar
Texas State Bar
Kansas State Bar

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Carriage Club of Charlotte
Social Venture Partners Charlotte

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Wills and Estate Planning (Video)
Understanding Living Trusts (Video)
Frequent Lecturer on Probate and Estate Planning Topics
"Elder Law", Charlotte Talks, WFAE, August 25, 2011 (Click to listen)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor of Business Law, University of North Carolina
   at Charlotte, 1987 – 1997
Estate and Gift Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service