Stanley M. SamsWard and Smith, P.A.Websitewww.wardandsmith.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmailLinkedIn252.215.4005 Professional Biography Stanley has many years of experience in a broad range of real estate, business, and transactional matters, including business start-ups, financing, contracts, and transfers. He regularly represents companies in the acquisition, governmental approval, and development of cellular and telecommunication tower facilities. Stanley represents clients in negotiating and closing purchases, sales, financing, leases of real estate, and commercial and residential development, as well as in planning for and creating conservation easements. He has substantial experience in economic development projects throughout eastern North Carolina, representing development organizations, lenders, and industries. Stanley' practice areas also include negotiating construction contracts, advising clients on construction liens, related construction law matters, tax-deferred exchanges, real estate brokerage issues, subdivision, and the governmental approval process. He has served as lecturer with the East Carolina University School of Business. Stanley has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law. More Legal and Business Bylines From Stanley M. Sams New Statutes of Limitation For Zoning Enforcement - (Posted On Monday, April 30, 2018) Conservation Easement Opportunities: Protecting Natural Resources While Receiving Tax Savings - (Posted On Monday, May 29, 2017) Current Legal Analysis CFPB Proposes Interpretive Rule Characterizing Earned Wage Access Products as Loans by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Different School of Thought, Part III: New Title IX Regulations Now Blocked by Four Courts, Affecting 15 States by: James C. Pennington , Lisa Karen Atkins Beltway Buzz, July 19, 2024 by: James J. Plunkett The NLRB Must Apply Its Prior Standard for Protected Employee Outbursts and Abusive Speech by: Amanda E. Beckwith , Keahn N. Morris EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for 1,1-Dichloroethane and Draft Hazard Assessment of 1,2-Dichloroethane for Public Comment and Peer Review by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Lisa M. Campbell New Florida Law Overhauls Consumer Finance Loan Interest Rate Requirements by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Upcoming Legal Education Events Oct 9 2024 Government Contracts Annual Update 2024 Sep 6 2024 Public Company Shareholder Engagement Summit Sep 6 2024 2024 Employment Law Symposium Aug 28 2024 REACH 30/30 - 28 August 2024 Print