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Stephanie C. Crosby

Business Paralegal
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Email scc@wardandsmith.com
252.672.5436
Post Office Box 867, New Bern, NC 28563-0867

Stephanie has extensive experience in all business related legal matters including formation, maintenance, and dissolution of entities, mergers and acquisitions, housing authority redevelopment, and complex lending transactions.  

In addition, Stephanie assists attorneys with matters involving the Internal Revenue Service, North Carolina Department of Revenue, and various statewide regulatory boards including the North Carolina Medical Board.  She is a regular speaker on business law matters to paralegals and paralegal students and is an active leader in the legal profession, serving in a number of statewide leadership roles. 

Education

B.A., Economics, The University of the South

Honors and Distinctions

North Carolina Bar Association Distinguished Paralegal Award, 2012

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal

  • BarCARES of North Carolina, Inc. (Board Member)
  • Civitan International (Governor-Elect of North Carolina District East)
  • North Carolina Bar Association – Paralegal Division (including serving as Chair from 2007-2008); Membership Committee (including serving as Vice Chair from 2019-2021); 4ALL Statewide Service Day Committee (including serving as Co-Chair of the Committee from 2012-2014)
  • North Carolina Hunter Jumper Association
  • Special Olympics Craven County (Fundraising Organizing Committee)
  • Tryon Civitan Club
  • Cape Lookout Civitan Club

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