Gregory D. Hutchins

Practices & Industries

• Business Law
• Health Care
• Land Conservation
• Manufacturers & Distributors
• Non-profit Organizations
• Real Estate Law
• Sports Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates

Education

• Wake Forest University, BS, Business, 1984
• Campbell University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1987

Bar & Court Admissions

• North Carolina Bar Association, Council Member, Business Law Section (2002-2005)
• North Carolina State Bar

Biography

Greg Hutchins is a native of Asheville, North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree in business from Wake Forest University and his Juris Doctor cum laude from Campbell University School of Law. Greg clerked with Roberts & Stevens during law school. Now, more than 20 years later, he remains a partner with the firm. His areas of practice include corporate law, business transactions, commercial real property, estate planning and administration, healthcare, and taxation.

Throughout Greg’s career, he has provided long-term representation for a diverse group of regional clients. He was recently named to Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite in corporate law. Greg balances his law career by offering his time and talent to a number of community-based organizations. He remains active in the Daniel Boone Council, Boy Scouts of America; Buncombe County Land Conservation Advisory Board; The Givens Estates, Inc.; and Trinity United Methodist Church.

Experience

Advising closely-held companies

Certificate of Need Law

Entity formations

Estate planning and administration

Representation of borrowers, lenders, purchasers and sellers of commercial real estate

Representation of non-profit organizations

Section 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges

Transactional representation in the acquisition and sale of businesses, including healthcare facilities and professional practices

Professional

Accredited continuing education presentations to attorneys, CPAs and other groups on Limited Liability Companies, 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges and Estate Planning, including:

• “Tax Free Exchanges–Basic, Problems and Creative Uses,” CPA Accredited Professional Seminar
• “Estate Planning and Estate Administration,” UNCA Center for Creative Retirement
• “Limited Liability Companies,” CPA and Attorney Accredited Seminar
• “Certificate of Need Regulations,” Buncombe County Medical Society

The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2012

Buncombe County Land Conservation Advisory Board, 2008-present

Business North Carolina magazine's Legal Elite, 2009, 2012

Community Service

Daniel Boone Council, Boy Scouts of America, Executive Board and Camping Committee, 1988-present

Scoutmaster of Troop 3, 2000-present

The Givens Estates, Inc., Board of Directors, Board Secretary, 2008 and Vice Chair, 2009

Trinity United Methodist Church, Finance Committee Chair, Administrative Board member