Background
Arruda, Michelle M. was born on December 12, 1965 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
Arruda, Michelle M. was born on December 12, 1965 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1987). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1992).
Worked at Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. (Concord, New Hampshire) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporate, Banking, Real Estate, Environmental, Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate, Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Administrative Practice before Local, State and Federal Boards and Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1992, North Carolina.
1996, New Hampshire.
Company-Author: "The GRAT: An Effective Wealth Transfer Device for the South Corporation Shareholder," Journal of South Corporation Taxation (Winter, 1995). "The Role of Family Partnerships in Estate and Business Planning," The Will and The Way, North Carolina Bar Association Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section Newsletter (May, 1993).
Member: North Carolina (Member, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Tax. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. was established in 1959.
Since that time the firm has developed a state-wide practice with a commitment to excellence by meeting clients" needs with the highest quality legal services, being accessible to clients, and responding to clients" cost concerns.
Member: North Carolina (Member, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Tax. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.