Meet Our Team
Mitzi Y. Kincaid
Attorney and Owner
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (866) 435-5971
Mitzi Kincaid has more than 10 years of experience in corporate accounting and finance. Prior to receiving her law degree, she worked with BellSouth’s cellular phone company (Cingular, now AT&T).
She served as Corporate Counsel for VisionAIR, a software development company in Wilmington, NC for more than 6 years. She has also worked for the North Carolina State Treasurer as an auditor and with Bell+Howell, an international company specializing in mail sorting machines, where she worked in financial management.
Ms. Kincaid is licensed to practice in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina and before the United States Tax Court. She earned a Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte.
Ms. Kincaid is the founder of Indie Tree, Inc., a 501(c)3 dedicated to providing supported housing to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. www.indietree.org
Practice Areas:
- Estate planning
- Probate
- Special needs trusts and disability advocacy
- Business formation planning
- Corporate counsel
- Civil litigation and dispute resolution
- Taxation
Education
- J.D., Evening Program, North Carolina Central University School of Law
- B.S., Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Admissions:
- North Carolina State Bar
- South Carolina State Bar
- United States Tax Court
Kelli Espaillat
Attorney
Attorney Kelli Espaillat works primarily in our Charlotte, North Carolina office advising families and individuals with disability, guardianship, social security, special education law, and other estate needs focused on disability issues.
She is also a mother of two girls which makes here even more passionate about helping families and anyone facing disability issues, even just helping get someone into a school, or decide what their long-term care plans might need to be, so they’re better thought out in estates and guardianship matters.
After attending Charlotte School of Law, Kelli Espaillat has spent the past five years in Charlotte focusing on her passion to help families with options for SSI Hearings, Medicaid Hearings, Guardianships, and Special Needs Estate Planning.
Susan Hill
Attorney
Email: [email protected]
Susan Hill holds a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.), in addition to her J.D. degree, which allows her to assist clients with complex estate and business matters, such as IRA trusts and business succession planning. Susan focuses her practice on tax and estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare planning, as well as estate administration and probate matters. She also assists with entity formation and general advising of business entities as well as simple and complex succession planning.
Education
- Legum Magister degree (LL.M) in Taxation from Loyola Law School – Los Angeles (2012) | with honors and highest distinction
- Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law – Malibu (2005) | cum laude
- Master of Arts degree from Salisbury University (1997)
- Bachelor of Arts degree from Nazareth College of Rochester (1996) | cum laude
Admissions
- North Carolina State Bar (2014)
- Maryland State Bar (2005)
Awards and Recognitions
- Pro Bono Publico, Equal Access to Justice, New Hanover County Pro Bono Program, 2014-2016, 2016-2018
Mikal-Ellen Bennett
Attorney
Email: [email protected]
Mikal-Ellen (pronounced “Michael-Ellen”) is a Registered Patent Attorney, licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and represents clients from all over the world in trademark and other intellectual property issues. Although a biochemist by training, Mikal-Ellen has represented a large range of “arts” in patents that she has prosecuted and defended throughout her career.
Mikal-Ellen was born at and attend law school at West Virginia University. A lifelong Mountaineer, Mikal-Ellen is also the Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the West Virginia Bar, having taught Continuing Education courses for WV Bar members, and a published author in the emerging fields of sports, gambling, and marijuana law. With a lifelong love of sports and a love of numbers and statistics, Mikal-Ellen has a number of clients in the world of legal sports gambling and the emerging NIL market in the collegiate sports sector. Mikal-Ellen came to Kincaid & Associates, PLLC, so that she could further her goal of helping individuals or small business owners and intellectual property owners protect their IP and grow and build their businesses and their brands.
Karyn Sarvis
Paralegal/Office Manager
Karyn is our Office Manager and Paralegal. Before joining us in February 2019, Karyn worked for a local defense law firm for nine years. Karyn graduated from Appalachian State University with a Marketing/Management degree and an International Business minor. Karyn even worked in China while employed with an import/export business right after college. Karyn obtained a paralegal certificate from Cape Fear Community College. Karyn is also a mother to 3 kids, 2 grandchildren and 2 pit bulls. You can reach Karyn at [email protected].
Savannah Nalls
Paralegal
Savannah Nalls is our Paralegal for all Estate Administration, Guardianship, and Social Security Disability Appeals matters. Savannah graduated from Liberty University Magna Cum Laude with two bachelor’s degrees in Paralegal Studies and Government. At the time of her graduation, she participated as a member of student government for the Tau Sigma Honor Society. When she is not reading about psychology or philosophy, Savannah enjoys being a dog mom to her senior yellow lab, Sunny.
Sherry Sanford
Paralegal
Email: [email protected]
Sherry is our paralegal specializing in estate administration and guardianships. Before joining us in June 2020, Sherry worked for a law firm in Southern Pines, North Carolina for 14 years specializing in estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, corporate and real estate. She graduated from the Katherine Gibbs School in Montclair, New Jersey and has worked for large corporate firms in New York City, Beverly Hills and Washington, D.C. Sherry is the mother to an amazing daughter and a slightly less amazing Poshi.
We have the experience and resources to help you with your legal concerns. To learn more about our team, send us an email or give us a call at 910-399-7907.
We look forward to hearing from you.