Anthony D Nicholson

Tony graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1991 with a Bachelors of Urban Planning. He earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina in 1998 and has practiced in the Durham-Chapel Hill area since then.He focuses his practice on estate and trust planning and administration, as well as the related areas of special needs planning, elder law, taxation law, and business law.Tony is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate Law and Elder Law by the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization, as well as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation.He is also an Accredited Attorney for Veterans Benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Tony is a member of many committees and organizations related to estate planning, elder law and special needs law including the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, North Carolina Bar Association (Sections on Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law, and Elder & Special Needs Law) and the American Bar Association (Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law).Tony is a past president of Chapel Hill and Durham Elder Care Resources, and he is active of the Section Council of the Elder & Special Needs Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. In addition, Tony is a member of the Durham‑Orange Estate Planning Council. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Anthony D Nicholson included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Anthony D. Nicholson Included on the 2026North Carolina Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list

• Member

• North Carolina, 1998
• Specialties and Certifications
• Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization, 2008
• Elder Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization, 2012
• Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), National Elder Law Foundation, 2012

• North Carolina Bar Association, Elder Law (Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning (Member)
• American Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law (Member)
• Durham-Orange Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Human Rights Committee of the ARC of Orange County
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• Chapel Hill and Durham Eldercare Resources (Vice-President)