A. Rexford Willis, III
Contact Information
New Bern, NC 28562
Post Office Box 867
New Bern, NC 28563-0867
Practice Groups
Practice Concentrations
- Business Formation/Organization and Reorganization
- Business Transactions
- Corporate, Limited Liability Company, and Partnership Law
- Professional Practices
- Taxation, Including IRS Procedures and Disputes
Biography
Mr. Willis works primarily with clients who are forming, acquiring, or disposing of business or investment entities, or who are in need of tax planning or representation in a tax controversy. He has been a certified public accountant since 1982. Mr. Willis regularly represents clients with income, estate, excise, employment, sales and use, and property tax problems. In addition to his taxation and business planning areas of expertise, he serves as the Firm's contact for several of our corporate and business clients. Mr. Willis has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.
Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina, 1980
- All state courts in North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina
- United States Tax Court
Honors and Distinction*
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2012
- "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2007-2010
Education
- J.D., The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1980
- B.S., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1977
Professional and Community Affiliations
- American Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Taxation
- Carolina Coastal Classrooms (board of directors)
- New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce (member, board of directors)
- North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
- North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law; Tax Law (council 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.