J. Gregory Wallace was born and raised in West Virginia and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall University in 1970 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973.  He has taught at the U.S. Naval Academy, was Chair of the Legal Department of the NC Justice Academy, served as an Assistant Attorney General for North Carolina, was Clerk of the Supreme Court of North Carolina for ten years, and is a partner in the Raleigh law firm of Monroe, Wyne & Wallace, P.A., with a practice focusing on the legal and planning needs of the elderly and disabled.

Greg is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is Co-President of the North Carolina Chapter of NAELA.  He is Past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and is retired from the United States Naval Reserve as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.

Greg was an Interactor in high school and has been a member of the Rotary Club of North Raleigh since 1993.  He served as club President in 2000-2001, served two years as Assistant District Governor for District 7710, and one year as District Service Chair.  He is currently his club’s Foundation Chair.  Greg is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Benefactor, and a Sustaining Member of the Rotary Foundation.

In other activities, Greg has served on the Boards of Directors of Resources for Seniors, Inc., and the Eastern NC Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and has served his church as a teacher, choir member, and as member and chair on many boards and committees.  He is currently the Vice-Chair of the Church Council and Lay Delegate to the North Carolina Annual Conference.  Greg’s recreational hobbies are scuba diving and golf.