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Greenville, North Carolina
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Stanley M. Sams


Mr. Sams has many years of experience in a broad range of real estate, business, and transactional matters, including business start-ups, financing, contracts, and transfers.  He regularly represents companies in the acquisition, governmental approval, and development of cellular and telecommunication tower facilities.  Mr. Sams represents clients in negotiating and closing purchases, sales, financing, leases of real estate, and commercial and residential development, as well as in planning for and creating conservation easements.  He has substantial experience in economic development projects throughout eastern North Carolina, representing development organizations, lenders, and industries.  Mr. Sams' practice areas also include negotiating construction contracts, advising clients on construction liens, related construction law matters, tax-deferred exchanges, real estate brokerage issues, subdivision, and the governmental approval process.  He has served as lecturer with the East Carolina University School of Business.  Mr. Sams has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.

Practice Groups
Real Estate
Real Estate Development
Construction
Government Representation

Practice Concentration
Cellular and Telecommunication Facilities Law

Commercial Real Estate Acquisition, Financing, Development, Subdivision, and Sale

Planned Community and Condominium Formation
Conservation Easements
Negotiation and Preparation of Leases

Creation and Governance of Corporations and Business Organizations

Real Estate Licensing and Broker Issues

Representation of Financial Institutions and Borrowers in Loan Transactions

Tax-Deferred Exchanges
Economic Development Organization Issues
Restrictive Covenants Drafting and Issues

Admitted to Practice
North Carolina, 1979
All state courts in North Carolina

United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina


Education

J.D., The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1979. Holderness Moot Court Bench, Magister of Phi Delta Phi.

B.S., Business Administration, East Carolina University, 1976


Professional and Community Affiliations

American Bar Association — Sections: General Practice; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law

Carolinas Wireless Association

East Carolina Estate Planning Council

North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law; Real Property (former member, Real Property Council)


Publications

Construction

Developers

Government Representation

Real Estate


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