Patla Straus Robinson & Moore, P. A. -- Attorney Profiles

Profiles of Attorneys
Patla, Straus, Robinson & Moore, P.A.
Established 1953

Administrative Law, Business & Corporate Law, Civil Litigation & Mediation, Elder Law, Estate Planning & Administration, Real Estate Transactions & Disputes, Taxation.

JOSEPH A. PATLA (1881 - 1979).

WILLIAM C. MOORE (1931 - 2006).

ROBERT J. ROBINSON, born Asheville, North Carolina, November 7, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, North Carolina. Education: Mars Hill College and Wake Forest College (B.A., 1958); Wake Forest College (LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, 1960 1961. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1962 1964. President, Buncombe County Bar Association, 1976 1977. Councilor, 28th District, North Carolina State Bar Council, 1983 1991. Trustee, Client Security Fund, 1989-1991; Chairman, 1990-1991. President 1993-1994, North Carolina State Bar. Trustee, 1997-2003; Chairman, 2002-2003, North Carolina IOLTA Board. Member: American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1997-2000).
PRACTICE AREA: Estate Planning & Administration

STEVEN I. GOLDSTEIN, born New York, New York, January 2, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Vice President, 28th Judicial District Bar, 1993 1995. Member, Real Estate Specialty Committee of the Board of Legal Specialization, 1993-1999. Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law -Residential, Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization.
PRACTICE AREA: Real Estate Transactions & Disputes

VICTOR W. BUCHANAN, born Albany, Georgia, March 13, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Adjunct Professor, Healthcare Law, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 1976-2001. Law Clerk, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1968-1969. President, 28th Judicial District Bar, 1992-1993. Chair, North Carolina Conference of Bar Presidents, 1995-1996; Member of Executive Committee, 1992-1997 and 2000-2006. Certified Mediator, North Carolina, 1995.
PRACTICE AREA: Administrative Law

ROBERT A. FREEMAN III, born Marion, Virginia, March 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, North Carolina; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Estate Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Treasury Department, 1967-1975.
PRACTICE AREA: Estate Planning & Administration

RICHARD S. DANIELS, born Asheville, North Carolina, July 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1979). Morehead Scholar. Member: American Bar Association. PRACTICE AREA: Civil Litigation

KERRY A. FRIEDMAN, born Asheville, North Carolina, September 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Secretary Treasurer, 28th Judicial District Bar, 1984 1986. President, Legal Services of North Carolina, Inc., 1996; Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1998.
PRACTICE AREAS: Business & Corporate Law; Taxation

MARK C. MARTIN, born Madrid, Spain, May 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1987); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1990).
PRACTICE AREA: Real Estate Transactions & Disputes

CINDY M. RICE, born Asheville, North Carolina, May 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 2000; J.D., 2003). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology, 2001-03. PRACTICE AREA: Civil Litigation

CAROL EUBANK, born Covington, Kentucky, November 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky; 1976, North Carolina; 1977, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1973 1975. Law Clerk, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1976.
PRACTICE AREA: Business & Corporate Law

EILEEN M. McMINN, born Lynn, Massachusetts, March 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina. Education: Barnard College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Massachusetts (M.S., 1977); University of Connecticut Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: American Bar Association.
PRACTICE AREA: Business & Corporate Law

DONNA K. DOUGLAS, born Thomasville, North Carolina, December 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina. Education: Meredith College (B.S. 1978); North Carolina Central University (J.D. 1984). Phi Delta Phi. North Carolina Central University Law Journal, 1983-84; Attorney Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1985-89.
PRACTICE AREA: Business & Corporate Law

ANDREW D. ATHERTON, born Owensboro, Kentucky, June 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2002, North Carolina. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.S., 1996); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 2000). Law Clerk, Kentucky Supreme Court, 2000. Member: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; American Bar Association. PRACTICE AREA: Estate Planning & Administration

BRIAN D. GULDEN, born Easton, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Asheville (B.S., 1993); Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (J.D., 1999). PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation; Municipal Law; Domestic; Land Use/Zoning; Criminal Law.

ZACHARY F. LAMB, born Hickory, North Carolina, December 6, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, with Honors in Economics, 2003); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with Honors, 2006); University of Florida (L.L.M., 2007). Kappa Alpha Order. PRACTICE AREAS: Tax; Planning and Administration of Estates; Business Organizations.

OF COUNSEL

KARL H. STRAUS, born Germany, February 7, 1921; admitted to bar, 1951, New York; 1953, North Carolina; 1955, U.S. Tax Court. Education: New York University (LL.B., 1950). President, Buncombe County Bar Association, 1970 1971. Member, 1971 1983, and Chairman, 1982 1983, Board of Trustees, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Member, 1984 1992, and Chairman, 1986 1988, Board of Directors, University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation, Inc. ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE: German.
PRACTICE AREA: Estate Planning & Administration

All Attorneys are Members of the North Carolina Bar Association, the 28th Judicial District Bar, and The North Carolina State Bar.

COUNSEL FOR: Asheville Board of Alcoholic Control; Asheville Dodge, Inc.; Asheville Regional Airport Authority; Asheville Waste Paper Co.; Cason Companies, Inc.; City of Asheville; Conrad Industries, Inc.; Eliada Homes, Inc.; Giles Chemical Corp.; Grove Park Inn Resort, Inc.; Harry's Cadillac Pontiac GMC-Buick; Mars Hill College; Matthews Ford, Inc.; Mills Manufacturing Corp.; Mission Hospitals, Inc.; Pelle Automotive Group, Inc.; Plasticard Products, Inc.; Prestige Motors of Asheville, Inc.; H. Putsch & Company, an affiliate of H. Putsch & Comp. (Germany); Royal Crown Cola Bottling Co.; Union Transfer and Storage Company, Inc.; United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, Inc.; Western Highlands Area Authority; Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc.; Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District; YWCA of Western North Carolina; YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, Inc.; YWCA of Asheville and Western North Carolina, Inc.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Alliance Carolina Tool & Mold; Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.; First American Title Insurance Co.; Investors Title Insurance Company; Land America Title Insurance Co.; Lawyers Title Insurance Co.; Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.; Stewart Title Guaranty Co.

REFERENCES: Wachovia Bank, N.A.; Bank of America; Capital Bank.