J. Troy Smith, Jr.
Business Attorney
T 252.672.5425
F 252.672.5477
E jts@wardandsmith.com
O New Bern, NC
Practice Areas:
Alcoholic Beverage Law, Business, Business Succession Planning, Closely Held Companies, Economic Development, Financial Transactions and Regulation, Government Relations, Health Care, Name, Image, and Likeness, Professional Licensing
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.
Honors and Distinctions
- “Best Lawyer,” The Best Lawyers in America®,1987-2026
- “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
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.
- 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
- 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)
- 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
