About Garistine Davis
Garistine Davis Simmons has a schooling that spans accounting, enterprise and law. She earned a B.S. in Accounting from Saint Augustine's College in 1988. She went on to Ohio State University, completing a MBA in 1991 and a J.D. in 1992. Later she further a LL.M. in Taxation from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2003.
Her educational trail informs a profession that bridges tax things and client-centered legal work. After completing her degrees, she entered legal practice and built a tradition that reflects both her accounting background and her advanced tax education. The LL.M. reinforced her technical draw close of tax law, while the sooner enterprise education sharpened her knowing of monetary problems relevant to clients.
She is admitted to practice in North Carolina. Her expert memberships indicate areas of regular work and professional engagement. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and WealthCounsel, and she belongs to the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers and the Cumberland County Bar Association. Those affiliations align with practice areas that include property making plans, elder law and tax-orientated legal offerings.
In day-to-day practice she handles matters that arise at the intersection of family wants, monetary planning and tax considerations. That can imply making ready wills and trusts, advising on lengthy-time period care planning and helping clients shape affairs to address tax consequences. She works with older adults and their households in addition to with people whose plans raise tax or enterprise-related questions, drawing on both her accounting diploma and her graduate tax study.
Her practice is conducted thru Davis Simmons, PLLC. Colleagues and clients see a lawyer who brings technical information to realistic problems and who keeps lively ties to local and national expert groups. She publishes or speaks solely when opportunities occur that match her expertise and interests.
Garistine Davis Simmons continues to practice law at Davis Simmons, PLLC, handling estate planning, elder law and tax-related matters in North Carolina.
