John J. "Jody" Carpenter

John J. "Jody" Carpenter


Culp Elliott & Carpenter P.L.L.C.

Recognized since 2008

Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Real Estate Law

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
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Mr. Carpenter's primary practice areas include tax, estate planning and probate law, IRS tax controversy, asset protection planning, business mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate law. He is a NC Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. Mr. Carpenter specializes in estate planning, estate administration, representing clients before the IRS, asset protection planning, and sophisticated real-estate tax-deferral strategies, including capital gain maximization planning, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges and reverse exchange techniques. He has assisted numerous clients with IRS tax controversies, asset protection planning, and in sophisticated tax, estate planning and probate matters, business mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Carpenter has been successful in applying a multi-disciplinary approach in advising his clients how to structure their transactions to minimize the tax effect and to preserve assets for their families.


Mr. Carpenter has published articles and served as a speaker in various professional capacities, including Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, reverse exchanges and estate planning topics.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Three Morrocroft Centre, Suite 400
    6801 Morrison Boulevard
    Charlotte, NC 28211
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., cum laude, graduated 1984
  • Wake Forest University, B.S., cum laude, graduated 1980
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, 1984
Affiliations
  • ABA Tax Section - Member
  • AICPA - Tax Section - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association Tax Section - Former Tax Council Member
  • Mecklenburg County Bar Tax Section - Past Chairman

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Charlotte (2021)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Charlotte (2019)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Charlotte (2016)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Charlotte (2015)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Charlotte (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Asset Protection
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business and Succession Planning
  • Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning
  • Fiduciary Tax
  • Income Tax
  • Insurance Planning
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Partnership
  • Probate
  • Real Estate
  • State and Local Tax
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax
  • Tax Disputes
  • Tax Planning
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the area of Taxation (2008 - 2016)
  • Recognized as a "Legal Elite" a list of the top 2.9% of lawyers in North Carolina compiled by Business North Carolina Magazine (2008, 2010, 2012 - 2015)
  • North Carolina Super Lawyer, Taxation by Super Lawyers magazine (2006 - 2016)
  • Best Lawyers - 2016 Lawyer of the Year - Litigation and Controversy - Tax - Charlotte, NC
  • Best Lawyers - 2015 Lawyer of the Year - Litigation - Trusts and Estates - Charlotte, NC
  • Best Lawyers - 2014 Lawyer of the Year - Litigation and Controversy - Tax - Charlotte, NC

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