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J. Troy Smith, Jr.

Business Attorney

252.672.5425 252.672.5477

Post Office Box 867, New Bern, NC 28563-0867

Troy'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. Troy 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.

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

Honors and Distinctions*

The Best Lawyers in America, 1987-2020
"Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006-2012 and 2014-2019
"Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2002-2013 and 2015
North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame, member
North Carolina Bar Foundation Justice Fund Wall of Honor, 2006

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Professional and Community Affiliations

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain (member, board of directors)
UNC Health Care System (member, board of directors)
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (member, board of visitors)

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

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

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