About Garistine Davis
Garistine Davis Simmons has an education that spans accounting, business and law. She earned a B.S. in Accounting from Saint Augustine's College in 1988. She went on to Ohio State University, completing an MBA in 1991 and a J.D. in 1992. Later she added an LL.M. in Taxation from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2003.
Her academic path informs a career that bridges tax matters and client-centered legal work. After completing her degrees, she entered legal practice and built a practice that reflects both her accounting background and her advanced tax training. The LL.M. strengthened her technical grasp of tax law, while the earlier business training sharpened her understanding of financial issues relevant to clients.
She is admitted to practice in North Carolina. Her professional memberships indicate areas of regular work and professional engagement. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and WealthCounsel, and she belongs to the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers and the Cumberland County Bar Association. Those affiliations align with practice areas that include estate planning, elder law and tax-oriented legal services.
In day-to-day practice she handles matters that arise at the intersection of family needs, financial planning and tax considerations. That can mean preparing wills and trusts, advising on long-term care planning and helping clients structure affairs to address tax consequences. She works with older adults and their families as well as with individuals whose plans raise tax or business-related questions, drawing on both her accounting degree and her graduate tax study.
Her practice is conducted through Davis Simmons, PLLC. Colleagues and clients see a lawyer who brings technical knowledge to practical problems and who maintains active ties to local and national professional groups. She publishes or speaks only when opportunities arise that match her expertise and interests.
Garistine Davis Simmons continues to practice law at Davis Simmons, PLLC, handling estate planning, elder law and tax-related matters in North Carolina.
