Merrill G. Jones, II

Jones, Merrill G. (II)

Contact Information

P: 252.215.4008
F: 252.215.4077
mgj@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

Peer Rated AV

Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

  • Business Formation/Organization and Reorganization
  • Construction Contracts
  • Corporate, Limited Liability Company, and Partnership Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Biography

Mr. Jones is leader of the Business Practice Group. His practice experience encompasses a broad range of business law matters, including start-up businesses, business transfers and acquisitions, transactional matters, and tax matters. Mr. Jones' practice also includes the representation of health care organizations and their owners in corporate, transactional, and merger and acquisition matters. Additionally, he has extensive experience representing contractors, design professionals, and project owners in drafting and negotiating construction, design, and design/build contracts. Mr. Jones has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his respective fields of law. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1994.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 1997
  • All state courts in North Carolina

Education

  • J.D., Wake Forest School of Law, 1997. Articles Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, Moot Court Board.
  • M.B.A., East Carolina University, 1993
  • B.S., Wake Forest University, 1990

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • American Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Taxation
  • North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Construction Law; Tax Law
  • Pitt County Council on Aging (board of directors)