Electronic Wills
Linda Funke Johnson has been practicing law since 1985 and has extensive practical and theoretical experience in the areas of Guardianship, Estate Planning and Administration, Tax, Real Estate, and Small Business Law. Her credentials include chairing committees and sections for the North Carolina State Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association, teaching Continuing Law Education courses, and educational publications. She is one of 143 North Carolina Bar Certified Legal Specialists in Estate Planning and Probate in the state, and the only one in the Fuquay-Varina area. Linda is the sole shareholder of Senter, Stephenson, Johnson, PA.
Education: J.D. Quinnipiac School of Law (1985); B.S. Fairfield University (1982)
Publications: "Timing is Everything" published in The Will and the Way (May 2018); "Administration of the Insolvent Estate AKA: 'You can't get honey out of a rock'" published in The Will and the Way (April 2017); "Tax Basis Planning" presented at the North Carolina Bar Foundation (October 2015); "A Summary of the North Carolina Law Relating to Guardian and Ward, Transfers to Minors, and Custodial Trusts" Survey Course, presented at the North Carolina Bar Foundation (September 2015, September 2013)
Legal Designations: Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law (2007-present); Fellow, American College of Trust and Estates Council (ACTEC) (2018-present); Court Appointed Public Administrator for Wake County, Raleigh, North Carolina; Adjunct Professor, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, Will Drafting and Estate Administration (2012)
Member: North Carolina State Bar Specialty Certification Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Law, Member (2008-present), Vice Chair (2015 and 2010-2011), Co-Chair (2014 and 2012), Chair (2013); North Carolina Bar Association Estate and Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, Chair (2017-2018), Vice Chair (2016-2017), Treasurer (2015), Secretary (2014), Council Member (2010-2014)
