William E. Martin
1001 College Court
New Bern, North Carolina
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Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 867
New Bern, North Carolina
28563-0867

Phone: 252-672-5464
Fax: 252-672-5477
Email: wem@wardandsmith.com

Mr. Martin's practice experience includes the representation of both companies and individuals in residential and commercial real estate issues including leasing, preparation of restrictive and protective covenants, purchase contracts, letters of intent, and title insurance issues.  He also is experienced in the licensing and legal responsibilities of real estate agents, brokers, and firms.  Mr. Martin has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.  Prior to joining the firm, he owned a private practice and was also the Chief Federal Public Defender for the United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina.

Practice Groups
Real Estate
Real Estate Development

Practice Specialties
Commercial Real Estate
Land Acquisitions and Financing
Leases and Leasing
Residential Real Estate
Retail Leasing

Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1975

Court Admissions
All state courts in North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
United States Supreme Court

Education
J.D., cum laude, Ranking Scholar, Wake Forest University, 1975
B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Wake Forest University, 1971

Memberships
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Construction Law; Environmental Energy & Natural Resources Law; Real Property; Zoning, Planning and Land Use

Publications
Developers
Real Estate

 

 

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