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Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorneys M. Charles “Chuck” Cloninger, Rendi L. Mann-Stadt, Grant B. Osborne, and Hayley Roper Wells…

Ward and Smith, P.A. is delighted to announce it is among the winners of the Law Technology News‘ ninth annual LTN Innovation Awards.  These…

J. Troy Smith, Jr. has been named to a new state review panel to screen judicial nominees. Governor Beverly Perdue announced Mr. Smith’s appointment…

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce the inclusion of 14 of its attorneys in Business North Carolina‘s “Legal Elite.”  More than 20,000…

Interest in shale gas development is reaching a fevered pitch in North Carolina.  Shale gas is natural gas found in shale deposits a few…

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce the formation of our Employee Benefits Practice Group.  Compensation and benefit programs can play a critical…

On September 16, 2011, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) was signed into law by President Obama.  The AIA ushers in the most dramatic…