Practice Areas - Business Law
- Estate Administration
- Estate Planning
- Foreclosures
- Estate Planning for Business Owners
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- Real Estate
- Real Estate/Land Use/Development Consulting
- Taxation
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 336-584-3388
Fax: 336-584-4487
http://www.wnhplaw.com
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| University | University of North Carolina at Asheville, B.S., with Distinction in Accounting, 1984 |
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| Law School | University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1987 |
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| Admitted | 1987, North Carolina |
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| Memberships | North Carolina Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2009-2012). North Carolinas Bar Association Strategic Planning & Emerging Trends Committee and Charter and Bylaws Committee. Member of the Construction Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Real Property Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association. North Carolina Bar Association Real Property Section Council - served as Legislative Committee Chair, Treasurer, Vice Chair, Chair and Past Chair (2001-2009). Alamance County Bar Association (Judicial District 15-A), served as Secretary. Treasurer, Alamance County Bar Association (Judicial District 15-A) (2012). Member of North Carolina Land Title Association. Member of American Land Title Association. |
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| Born | Sylva, North Carolina, July 15, 1962 |
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| Biography | Eagle Scout. Awarded J. Nelson Young Tax Scholarship (University of North Carolina School of Law, 1987). Selected for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Transactions, 2006-present. Business North Carolina's Legal Elite in Real Estate, 2006, 2009. NC Bar Association, Real Property Section Distinguished Service Award. Inducted as one of eight members of the Class of 1987 in the James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society at the University of North Carolina School of Law. Maintains an AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell (the highest peer review competence and ethical rating possible). Raised in Burlington, North Carolina. Married to Kimberly Hindman Steele. Two sons, William and John Charles. Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law-Residential, Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Bar 1994; Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners 2001; CCIM Designation 2008; SBA Designation Attorney in SBA 504 Loan Program. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law: Residential, Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization)
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| ISLN | 903459837 |
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| Transactions | Regularly represents certified development companies in connection with the making of SBA 504 loans to various commercial entities; Regularly represents clients in acquisition (including agreement negotiation, financing and closing of transaction) and disposition of income producing properties (both single site and multiple site/multi-state transactions), including retail, industrial, office and medical office facilities; Regularly represents clients in acquisition (including agreement negotiation, financing and closing of transaction) and disposition of owner occupied and user facilities (both single site and multiple site/multi-state transactions), including retail, industrial, office and medical office facilities; Regularly represents clients in acquisition (including agreement negotiation, financing and closing of transaction) and disposition of residential and agricultural properties; "Mandatory Student Fees At Public Universities: Bringing the First Amendment Within the Campus Gate", published in Journal of College and University Law, Spring 1987 Number 4. |
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