J. Troy Smith, Jr.

Smith, J. Troy (Jr.)

Contact Information

P: 252.672.5425
F: 252.672.5477
jts@wardandsmith.com

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1001 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 867
New Bern, NC 28563-0867

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Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

  • Corporations
  • Land Use/Zoning Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Municipal Law
  • Partnerships
  • Taxation

Biography

Mr. Smith's practice experience encompasses a wide range of business law, from start-up businesses to complex transactional matters. He also represents health care providers, both private and institutional, and is regularly involved in government affairs, land use regulation, and municipal law matters. Mr. Smith has been a continuing legal education lecturer for the North Carolina Bar Association. He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 1967
  • All state courts in North Carolina
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Tax Court

Honors and Distinction*

  • The Best Lawyers in America,1987-2012
  • "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2002-2012
  • North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame, member 
  • North Carolina Bar Foundation Justice Fund Wall of Honor, 2006 
  • "Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006-2012

Education

  • J.D., with highest honors, The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1967. Editor in Chief, North Carolina Law Review, Order of the Coif, The Chief Justice Walter Clark Award.
  • A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1965

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; International Law & Practice; Tax Law

* 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.