Scott W. Lamb
Partner
- Direct
- (828) 203-2299
- Fax
- (828) 203-2299
- Mobile
- (828) 329-1609
- scott.lamb@dhwlegal.com
Scott Lamb devotes his practice to advising individuals, families, and closely held businesses in all aspects of estate and trust planning including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, charitable giving, powers of attorney, advance directives, and living wills. He has extensive tax planning experience including the income, estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax (GST) consequences of wealth transfers and business succession. He also advises executors, trustees, and beneficiaries in simple and complex probate matters, trust termination and modification, and family disputes and family settlements.
Scott’s core values include compassionate representation of clients, personalized attention, prompt, open, and honest communication, and meticulous attention to detail. Prior to law school, Scott worked as an individual and family counselor earning a master’s degree in psychology.
Whether preparing estate planning documents, navigating challenging family dynamics, or finding creative solutions to preventing or resolving conflict, Scott combines technical knowledge of tax, trust, and probate law with sincere empathy and a deep appreciation and understanding of human relationships.
- North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, B.A., 1993
- Wake Forest University, M.A., 1999
- American University, J.D., 2003
- Fellow, American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section – 2004-2006
- Vice-Chair of the Non-Tax Issues Affecting the Planning and Administration of Estates & Trusts Committee of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association – 2004-2006
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association – Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law
- Buncombe County, District 28, Bar Association (2005-Present)
- Wealth Counsel, L.L.C.
- “Applicable Exclusion + Unlimited Marital Deduction = Basic Estate Planning for Spouses” in North Carolina Bar Association, 2004
- “New Uniform Power of Attorney Act” presentation to the Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Section of American Bar Association, 2005
- “Tax Issues Surrounding Contributions to a Qualified Tuition Program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code,” Wells Fargo Bank National Services Group Tax Division, 2007
- Roberts & Stevens, P.A.
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
- Asheville, NC
- Hilton Head, SC*
- *Not Licensed in SC