H. L. Stephenson, III

Stephenson, H. L. (III)

Contact Information

P: 252.215.4004
F: 252.215.4077
hls@wardandsmith.com

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120 West Fire Tower Road
Greenville, NC 28590
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 8088
Greenville, NC 27835-8088

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Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

  • Closely-Held Businesses and Owners
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Biography

Mr. Stephenson's practice experience encompasses business law (including formations, transfers and acquisitions, tax planning, and controversies), estate planning, and business and corporate management counseling.  His practice is focused on advising business owners, representation of their companies, negotiation of contracts and agreements, and estate and business succession planning.  Mr. Stephenson has lectured extensively in continuing legal education programs and to civic organizations on business organizations and transactions and estate and tax planning.  He also has authored and co-authored manuscripts on those subjects.  Mr. Stephenson has been an officer and member of the boards of directors of numerous civic, charitable, and economic development organizations.  He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 1982
  • All state courts in North Carolina
  • United States Tax Court

Honors and Distinction*

  • "Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006-2007

Education

  • LL.M., Taxation, College of William & Mary Law School, 1983
  • J.D., The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1982
  • A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • American Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Taxation
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Pitt County, Inc. (advisory board member; foundation board member; past president; past board member)
  • East Carolina Estate Planning Council (past president)
  • East Carolina University Medical and Health Sciences Foundation, Inc. (board member; past president)
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law; Tax Law
  • North Carolina Biotechnology Center Eastern and Southeastern Advisory Committees (committee member, vice chairman of Eastern Advisory Committee)
  • North Carolina Economic Developers Association
  • Pitt County Committee of 100 (past president; past board member)

* Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; www.businessnc.com/legalelite; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.