Carter Giegerich is a writer for LegalZoom.

Carter Giegerich

Carter is an award-winning political journalist based in Western North Carolina with a background reporting on local and state government, non-profit organizations, education and the environment. He is a graduate of the East Tennessee State University journalism program and has worked extensively in low-income, rural communities as a reporter and editor covering the unique issues facing families and individuals living in small-town America.

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