Eldridge Dodson

Eldridge Dodson


Ward and Smith, P.A.

Recognized since 2025

Wilmington, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

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Eldridge is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. She assists all types of clients in drafting and implementing estate plans, including estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, and also provides counsel to executors and trustees in administering estates and trusts.

Eldridge has also earned a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Southern California. Her years of experience as an attorney and expertise in aging provide her with a unique ability to address the needs of her clients and advocate for them. Her clients value her experience, expertise, and responsiveness.

Eldridge frequently lectures to civic and community groups and at continuing legal education seminars on various topics relating to estate planning, estate administration, and elder law.

Prior to joining the firm, she practiced in Florida and Alabama.

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Location
  • University Corporate Center
    127 Racine Drive
    P.O. Box 7068
    Wilmington, NC 28406-7068
Education
  • University of Southern California, Graduate Certificate of Gerontoloty, graduated 2021
  • The University of Alabama, B.A., graduated 1976
  • Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1980
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, 2005
Court Admissions
  • All state courts in North Carolina
  • All state courts in Florida
  • All state courts in Alabama

Ward and Smith, P.A.
Headquarters: New Bern, North Carolina

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates

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