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• Business

  …The Business Practice Group provides clients with a range of services from starting a business and handling daily legal concerns to dealing with complex matters such as mergers, acquisitions, and sales…

• Outdoor Sports and Recreation

  …Outdoor sports and recreation businesses need solid advice and counsel that keep up with their active and adventurous industry. With offices in the mountains, on the coast, and in between, our experie…

• Zoning + Land Use Planning

  …Zoning and land use laws enacted by the state and federal governments, counties, and municipalities significantly affect the acquisition, sale, development, and use of real property.  Government a…

• Environmental

  …Ward and Smith, P.A.'s Environmental Practice Group attorneys help individuals, businesses, and local governments achieve compliance with environmental and energy laws.  Achieving that goal requir…

• Economic Development

  …Ward and Smith, P.A's Economic Development Practice Group focuses on the recruitment and retention of businesses in North Carolina.  Our commitment is to assist clients with bringing jobs and inve…

• Workplace Safety + Health

  …Ward and Smith, P.A.'s Workplace Safety and Health attorneys are your boots on the ground when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, North Carolina Department of Labor – OSH Division…

• Workouts + Restructuring

  …When a lender suspects that its borrower is in danger of default, or when the borrower defaults on its obligations, we counsel our clients in the most effective methods of curing defective loan documen…

• White Collar Defense

  …Ward and Smith, P.A.’s White Collar Defense Practice Group represents individuals and companies in a wide range of government investigations and prosecutions.  The group is comprised of expe…

• Water-Related + Other Transportation Accidents

  …Boating accidents, plane crashes and other transportation accidents Whether on vacation, having fun on the weekend, or traveling for business, there are serious risks involved in every mode of transpo…

• Trusts + Estates Litigation

  …Ward and Smith, P.A.'s Trusts and Estates Litigation Practice Group represents clients in a wide variety of trust and estate disputes, including will caveats, challenges to trust provisions, fiduciary …

• Trusts + Estates

  …Ward and Smith, P.A.'s Trusts and Estates Practice Group provides estate planning, estate administration, and related services to individuals, charitable organizations, foundations, and corporate fiduc…

• Truck + 18-Wheeler Accidents

  …A single moment is all it takes. A moment of distraction or fatigue for a long-haul trucker. The failure of a tire or brakes or safety equipment on a tractor trailer. Bad weather and high speed that a …

• Trade Secrets

  …Our attorneys whose practices include trade secrets matters provide not only counsel regarding the identification, preservation, and protection of trade secrets, but also representation under circumsta…

• Trademark

  …We understand that trademarks are a critical asset of every business, and our focus is to provide comprehensive, practical advice aimed at developing, expanding, and enforcing this valuable asset.…

• Technology

  …We provide technology based companies with integrated services to fit their specific needs. Our clients include growth companies, founders, management, shareholders, directors, and investors in a …

• Tax

  …Attorneys in our Tax Practice Group regularly advise clients on local, state, federal, and international tax matters.  Such matters involve income, estate, gift, employment, excise, sales and use,…

• Securities

  …The Securities Practice Group advises public and privately held companies about capital raising, disclosure, and other issues affecting the issuance or transfer of securities. We provide services to c…

• Real Estate Development

  …Ward and Smith, P.A.'s Real Estate Development Practice Group provides advice and counsel to commercial and residential real estate developers, landowners, investors, and institutions in connection wit…

• Public Housing Authorities

  …Ward and Smith, P.A. represents a substantial number of public housing authorities, including Ayden, Eastern Carolina Regional, Mid-East Regional, New Bern, and Washington Housing Authorities.  Co…

• Product Liability

  …We live in a world of technological marvels. Medical devices are engineered to fit inside our bodies to revive failing organs or replace worn out joints. Airbags and seatbelts in our cars react in an i…

• Privacy and Data Security

  …Privacy and data security issues are among the most challenging and rapidly-evolving areas of risk for companies across a wide variety of sectors and industries.  Privacy laws govern the collectio…

• Premises Liability

  …A routine shopping trip. A vacation. A weekend at a beach house. None of these should be dangerous activities. But, sometimes, they are. Hotels, apartments, beach houses, shopping centers and stores…

• Physician's Practices

  …As a full service law firm, we are in a unique position to provide legal service to group and solo practices on a multitude of issues.  Have a human resources issue?  Our labor and employment…

• Personal Injury + Wrongful Death

  …Perhaps you or a family member were seriously injured. Perhaps a loved one lost his or her life. It’s hard to know what to do and where to get help. We know, because we’ve been there with m…

• Patent

  …Our registered patent attorneys routinely practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") and have experience in all areas of both domestic and international patent law. Our pat…

25 results found for “” under Our Team

• Alexander C. Dale

  …Alex's practice experience encompasses a broad range of business law matters, including experience representing individuals, start-ups, small businesses, and multi-national companies in a variety of fi…

• Whitney Campbell Christensen

  …Whitney is a government relations attorney who represents clients before the North Carolina General Assembly, where for eight legislative sessions she has monitored, evaluated, drafted, supported, amen…

• Wes J. Camden

  …Wes helps businesses and professionals respond to government investigations or criminal prosecutions. A former federal prosecutor, Wes uses his insight to frame his client’s situation, while atte…

• William S. Durr

  …Bill's practice experience encompasses civil litigation in both the state and federal courts. He has represented clients in a broad variety of complex construction, business, and commercial disputes.&n…

• William E. Martin

  …Bill leads the Financial Transactions and Regulation practice.  His experience includes the representation of lending institutions, companies, individuals, and community associations in a wid…

• Gary J. Rickner

  …Gary is a diverse trial lawyer whose litigation practice includes all forms of commercial and business disputes and product liability defense.  He has tried to verdict in excess of 70 jury trials,…

• Thomas C. Wolff

  …Thomas regularly handles matters concerning complex bankruptcy cases as well as state and federal court litigation.  Additionally, he has experience overseeing cases throughout the appellate proce…

• Emily G. Massey

  …Emily's practice focuses on a wide range of labor and employment law issues, including personnel policies and handbooks, background checks, employment discrimination and harassment, employee discipline…

• Devon D. Williams

  …Devon's experience focuses on a wide range of labor and employment issues, including wage and hour matters, federal contractor compliance, employment discrimination and harassment, employee discip…

• Lance P. Martin

  …Lance represents creditors in bankruptcy, collections, foreclosures, Uniform Commercial Code security agreement enforcement, and structured liquidations and workouts.  He also represents clients i…

• Jill A. Peters

  …Jill joined Ward and Smith at the New Bern office in 2017 as an estate administration paralegal.  She worked as a trusts and estates paralegal at a law firm in New York State prior to relocating t…

• Michelle E. Wallace

  …Michelle joined Ward and Smith in October 2016 as an administrative assistant. In 2017, she was promoted to paralegal in Trusts and Estates. Michelle worked for nine years as a legal assistan…

• Tracey S. Anderson

  …Tracey began her career as a paralegal shortly after graduating college.  Tracey joined Ward and Smith in 2012 and has primarily worked in the areas of family law and general litigation.  She…

• Derek J. Allen

  …Derek leads the Alcoholic Beverage Law, Real Estate Development, and Zoning and Land Use practices.  He has extensive experience with craft breweries ranging in size from small startups …

• Joseph A. Schouten

  …Joe's practice experience encompasses various areas of litigation.  He represents clients in all phases of litigation, including trial.  He counsels clients in cases involving contract l…

• Hayley R. Wells

  …Hayley's practice primarily focuses on labor and employment law and civil litigation.  She regularly advises individual and corporate clients in matters of covenants not to compete, employment dis…

• Adam M. Beaudoin

  …Adam's practice experience encompasses a broad range of business law and transactional matters, including preparation of all components of business entity formation, including articles of incorpor…

• Norman J. Leonard

  …Norman's practice encompasses a broad range of creditors' rights and intellectual property matters.  His creditors' rights practice includes the representation of lenders, trade creditors, communi…

• Joanne Badr Morgan

  …Joanne's practice emphasizes the representation of banks and other financial institutions in commercial loan transactions involving asset-based and real estate secured loans, including new constru…

• Angela P. Doughty, CIPP-US

  …Angela leads the firm's Intellectual Property (IP) practice and is both a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Trademark Law and a Certified Information Privacy Professional &nda…

• Caroline B. McLean

  …Caroline's practice experience encompasses various areas of commercial and business litigation.  She tries products liability, property disputes, intellectual property litigation, including patent…

• Tyler J. Russell

  …Tyler has a diverse practice with experience in creditors' rights issues and business law matters. He leads the firm's financial institution practice group where he coordinates the firm's resources to …

• Edward J. "Trip" Coyne, III

  …Trip maintains a diverse litigation and general business practice. He has significant experience in corporate, construction, commercial, class action, maritime, and real property litigation, and r…

• Samuel H. Poole

  …Sam has retired from full-time practice, though he continues to work on behalf of firm clients on select engagements in the government relations area.  Sam led the firm's international pract…

• Rendi L. Mann-Stadt

  …Rendi's practice experience encompasses a wide range employment and business law matters.  Additionally, she counsels health care providers on employment, regulatory, compliance, and transactional…

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• FAQs

  …You have questions, we have answers! If there is something else you'd like to know, message us at rsvp@wardandsmith.com. Who should attend? This program is designed for human resources professionals…

• Accreditations

  …The Employment Law Symposium is pre-approved for CLE, HRCI, and SHRM continuing education credits. Please see information specific to each organization below.  CLE The North Carolina St…

• Registration

  …This is where you plug in to the May 18, Employment Law Symposium. This event is free to attend, but a confirmed registration is required. Please register here. Registration Policies: Your regist…

• Agenda

  …The Employment Law Symposium will begin with registration, networking, and breakfast from 7:30 to 8:00 a.m on May 18. Symposium sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the event will conclude at noon.&nbs…