About Keith
Keith Wood is both an attorney and CPA with a special background in taxes. He also is a board-certified specialist in estate planning and probate law.Keith’s practice is focused on business, tax and estate planning for a wide range of clients, including new startups, entrepreneurs and multigenerational family-owned businesses. He counsels these closely held enterprises in the unique challenges they face – from succession planning, tax planning and management structures to effective compensation strategies.Keith frequently speaks to groups on tax and business succession topics and has been honored by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants with multiple “Outstanding Speaker” awards.
Keith Wood is both an attorney and CPA with a special background in taxes. He also is a board-certified specialist in estate planning and probate law.
Keith’s practice is focused on business, tax and estate planning for a wide range of clients, including new startups, entrepreneurs and multigenerational family-owned businesses. He counsels these closely held enterprises in the unique challenges they face – from succession planning, tax planning and management structures to effective compensation strategies.
Keith frequently speaks to groups on tax and business succession topics and has been honored by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants with multiple “Outstanding Speaker” awards.
Practice Areas
Case History
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Triad (2021)
- Recognized: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Recognized: Tax Law
- Practice Area: Corporate Law
- North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation: Business Manager, 1991
- Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2023
- Best Lawyers in America: Triad Tax Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2021
- Business North Carolina: Legal Elite, 2004-2021
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- NCACPA Outstanding Conference Speaker Award, 2004, 2007, 2010
- NCACPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award, 2003
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006-2023