Practice Areas

Business Law
The firm handles a wide range of business and transactional matters for small, family-owned businesses and large closely held and publicly owned corporations in areas as diverse as timber, paper manufacturing, investments, franchises, professional corporations, and real estate. We provide assistance in planning, organizing and forming corporations, limited liability companies and other business entities. We also assist our clients in negotiating contracts and in the sale and dissolution of their businesses.
Civil Litigation
The firm handles litigation matters in state courts including litigation related to business transactions, real property, foreclosure, collection, personal injury, and wrongful death.
Commercial Real Estate
Our real estate practice includes representing clients in commercial real property transactions and development projects. We represent numerous real estate developers in our area and routinely negotiate, draft, and interpret various documents associated with the acquisition, development, leasing, and sale of commercial properties.
Estate Administration
We work with personal representatives and fiduciaries in probate, estate and trust administration. We help guide executors, administrators, trustees and guardians through the entire estate administration and settlement process. This guidance includes assisting our clients by
  • Probating wills
  • Qualifying executors, administrators, trustees and guardians
  • Collecting information to properly administer the estate
  • Preparing estate accountings
  • Assembling information for income tax returns
  • Preparing estate tax returns
  • Assembling information for payment of debts and expenses of the estate
  • Distributing assets to beneficiaries
Municipal Law
We represent the Town of Weldon and Roanoke Rapids Housing Authority and advise both on a variety of legal matters concerning these local government entities. We also represent clients before other local governmental bodies on matters including annexation, subdivision issues, permitting, zoning and ad valorem tax matters.
Residential Real Estate
We represent buyers, sellers, developers and lenders with various legal issues involving residential real estate. We have an experienced group of attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants who work with our clients to make each transaction as efficient as possible. We provide individual title examinations, prepare and supervise closings, and disburse funds for both purchases and refinances. We guide our clients through the closing process and work closely with banks and real estate agents to coordinate a final closing of each residential transaction.
Our firm’s client list includes borrowers, lenders, banks, title insurance companies, homebuilders and real estate agents. We provide services in various areas, including
  • Review of Offer to Purchase and Contracts
  • Preparation and review of closing documents for purchases, refinances and construction loans
  • Title examinations
  • Preparation and review of Lease Agreements
  • Real estate closing services
  • Foreclosures
  • Deed preparation
Wills and Estate Planning
We represent clients in planning for the efficient transfer and preservation of their assets. We work with our clients in the preparation of wills, powers of attorney (financial and health care), living wills, and living trusts (revocable and irrevocable).
Zoning, Planning & Land Use
We assist individual and business clients with issues that arise through zoning and land use, including compliance with zoning ordinances and matters pertaining to permitting and subdivision issues. We work closely with city and county planning departments and their attorneys to identify and resolve the issues that need to be addressed.
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