Raleigh, NC – Poyner & Spruill Partner Craig Dalton was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). This honor is awarded to attorneys who have been elected by their peers in recognition of their having made outstanding contributions to the practice of estate and trust law.

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a nonprofit association of lawyers established in 1949. Its members are elected to the College by demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence and experience as trust and estate counselors.

All ACTEC members have made substantial contributions to the field of trusts and estates law through writing, teaching and bar leadership activities.

Craig Dalton is the head of the Trust & Estates Section at Poyner & Spruill LLP, based in the Raleigh office. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his undergraduate degree in 1972, an M.B.A. in 1977, and his J.D. degree in 1977. Craig also received an L.L.M. degree in Taxation from Emory University in 1979.

He can be reached at 919.783.2943 or cdalton@poynerspruill.com.