Estate planningHickory, North Carolina
Patrick, Harper & Dixon, LLP
4 attorney licenses verified · North Carolina (North Carolina State Bar) · checked Sep 26, 2026
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Full-service law firm in Hickory, North Carolina, serving Hickory and Catawba County since 1946, with practice areas that include estate planning and administration, elder and special needs law, family law, business and corporate law, employment, litigation and commercial real estate. Its estate work covers wills, trusts and powers of attorney, help for executors and trustees, Medicaid planning, special needs trusts and guardianships.
Who you may work with.
- David W. HoodPartnership Chair
- Kimberly H. WhitleyManaging Partner
- Michael J. BarnettPartner
- Michael P. ThomasPartner
Named as listed on the firm’s website.
License verification.
- VerifiedDavid W. HoodNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 18249 · Active
- VerifiedKimberly H. WhitleyNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 19992 · Active
- VerifiedMichael J. BarnettNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 32210 · Active
- VerifiedMichael P. ThomasNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 28122 · Active
Checked on the licensing authority’s public lookup on the date shown.
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Experience Score.
Not yet scoredEstatePlan.now Experience Score for Patrick, Harper & Dixon, LLP2 of 5 factors checkedHow this score works
Measures how openly a firm publishes its pricing and how much of the process can happen online or remotely. Not a rating of legal skill, ethics or results.
A number appears once at least 3 of the five factors have been checked on the firm's site.
- Pricing transparency / 300 / 30No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm)
- Start online / 253 / 25A contact form · Source: patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/estate-planning · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Remote meetings / 15UnknownNo statement about remote meetings has been recorded.
- Flexible signing / 15UnknownNo statement about remote signing or online notarization has been recorded.
- Family Access / 15UnknownThe Family Access checklist has not been reviewed for this firm.
Unknown means not recorded or not checked. It never counts against the firm.
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Sources and review.
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| Field | What we show | Source | Observed | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience Score: Pricing transparency | Not found — No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm) | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Start online | Observed — A contact form | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Experience Score: Remote meetings | Couldn’t check — No statement about remote meetings has been recorded. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Flexible signing | Couldn’t check — No statement about remote signing or online notarization has been recorded. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Family Access | Couldn’t check — The Family Access checklist has not been reviewed for this firm. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Firm and location | Patrick, Harper & Dixon, LLP, Hickory, NC | patrickharperdixon.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | David W. Hood, Partnership Chair | patrickharperdixon.com/team (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Kimberly H. Whitley, Managing Partner | patrickharperdixon.com/team (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Michael J. Barnett, Partner | patrickharperdixon.com/team (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Michael P. Thomas, Partner | patrickharperdixon.com/team (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Estate planning | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Wills & trusts | patrickharperdixon.com (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Probate & trust administration | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Incapacity planning | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Elder law | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/elder-special-needs-law (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Medicaid planning | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/elder-special-needs-law (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Special needs trusts | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/elder-special-needs-law (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Guardianship & conservatorship | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/elder-special-needs-law/guardianship (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Business succession planning | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/business-corporate-law (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Published price | Price not listed | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| How to begin | Call the firm or send its contact form to schedule an initial consultation (Contact firm) | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | David W. Hood: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Kimberly H. Whitley: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Michael J. Barnett: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Michael P. Thomas: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service area | Hickory and the surrounding North Carolina area | patrickharperdixon.com/practice-areas/estate-planning (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Phone | (828) 845-8523 | patrickharperdixon.com/contact (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Photo | Not shown | No suitable photo found on the firm’s website | — | — |
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