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JAMES E. CREAMER, JR.
MANAGING MEMBER

LAUREN T. MILLOVITSCH
MANAGING MEMBER
CONTACT
Office (Winston-Salem): 336.860.0800
Office (Lake Norman): 704.997.7090
Cell: 336.972.4610
Email: jim@cmestatelaw.com
BIO
Jim has been involved in most facets of wealth transfer planning, including gift, estate and generation skipping transfer tax planning, grantor trusts, insurance planning, business recapitalization and restructuring, charitable giving, and estate tax audits. Jim has served as primary counsel for a number of business owners and their businesses and has assisted them in developing strategies for growth and transition. He counsels clients regarding employment contracts, pre-marital agreements and asset protection planning. Jim also has been an active participant in various legislative efforts through the NC Bar Association’s legislative committee.
EDUCATION
J.D., Wake Forest University, 1997
B.A., University of Virginia, Government and History, 1989
BAR ADMITTANCE
North Carolina, 1997
AWARDS
The Best Lawyers in America©
Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Legislative Committee for the Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
Forsyth County Bar Associations
American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section)
CONTACT
Office (Lake Norman): 704.997.7090
Office (Winston-Salem): 336.860.0800
Email: lauren@cmestatelaw.com
BIO
Lauren is an experienced estate planner who has been recognized by her peers as one of the top estate planning lawyers in North Carolina. Whether it’s a sophisticated estate plan that minimizes estate and gift taxes or a simple will, Lauren creates comprehensive estate planning documents for her clients designed to meet their specific goals and needs. Lauren’s depth of experience along with her ability to simplify complex estate planning concepts ensures clients not only have an effective estate plan, but one that they actually understand. Lauren values client satisfaction and clients appreciate her approachability and responsiveness.
EDUCATION
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 2008
Articles Editor, Wake Forest Law Review
Chief Justice, Wake Forest Moot Court Board
B.S., Boston College, 2005
BAR ADMITTANCE
North Carolina, 2008
AWARDS
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyers Magazine, North Carolina Rising Stars
Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine
50 Most Influential Women of 2018, The Mecklenburg Times
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Pine Lake Preparatory, Board of Directors
Davidson Community Foundation, Board of Advisors
Foundation for the Carolinas, Cabinet of Professional Advisors
Queens University Estate Planners Day Steering Committee
NAEPC Charlotte Estate Planning Council
Mecklenburg County Bar Association
American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section)