Elinor Johnsey Foy

Background

Elie Foy’s practice focuses on estate planning and administration, and business planning. She works with clients to develop plans that will not only achieve the client’s wishes for the disposition of their assets but will secure the best estate and gift tax consequences. As a member of the firm’s business law team, Elie assists clients in matters including choice of business entity, drafting operating agreements and advising on partnership and corporate tax matters. She enjoys working with clients to tailor an estate or business plan to meet their specific needs and help them reach their individual goals. Elie joined Young Moore and Henderson in 2005. After practicing with the firm for three years, Elie returned to school and received her LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University in 2009.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning, Wills, Estates and Trusts
• Business Law
• Tax

Education & Bar Admissions

• LL.M (Taxation), with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center, 2009
• J.D. Wake Forest University School of Law, 2005
• B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002 

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 2005
• U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
• United States Tax Court

Awards & Achievements

Dean’s scholar, Wake Forest University School of Law

Professional & Civic Activity

• North Carolina Bar Association
• Wake County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division