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Best Lawyers®, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named four Ward and Smith attorneys as 2015 “Lawyer of the Year.”  Only…

Ward and Smith is pleased to announce that attorney Joanne H. Badr has joined the Firm.  She is located in our Asheville office.  Ms.…

Prior to 2014, there were 22 domain extensions, called generic top-level domains (gTLDs) (.com, .org, .edu, etc.), available to direct internet users.  In response…

Ward and Smith, P.A. congratulates Laura C. Snyder for her recognition by the International Legal Technology Association (“ILTA”).  Laura, the Firm’s Applications Development Supervisor,…

Income taxes that would otherwise be incurred as a result of the involuntary conveyance or destruction of real property can be deferred to a…

Rising federal estate tax exemptions are providing you an opportunity to reconsider your existing trusts to determine whether a trust termination may provide an…

The use of “covenants not to compete,” or “non-compete agreements,” which limit former employees from working for a competitor are gaining in popularity and…