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 USCIS Announces Initial FY 2026 H-1B Cap Selection: What Employers Need to Do Next by: Jessica K. Lang SEC Provides Further Clarity in Rule 506(c) Offerings by: Daniel I. DeWolf , Samuel Asher Effron FedRAMP 20x – Major Overhaul Announced to Streamline the Security Authorization Process for Government Cloud Offerings by: Townsend L. Bourne , Daniel J. Alvarado USDA Will Fund 543 Projects in 29 States Through Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Immigration Enforcement and Healthcare Facilities: Key Considerations for Providers by: Lotan Barbaresso , Amy J. Dilcher The Third Time’s A Charm: Colorado Adds Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource by: Thomas J. Dougherty SEC Policy Shift and Recent Corp Fin Updates – Part 1 by: Julie F. Rizzo , Linsey N. Taulbee Corporate Transparency Act Update: Drastic Reduction in Scope of BOI Reporting in March 21, 2025 FinCEN Guidance by: Jonathan F.X. O’Brien USPTO Implements Bifurcated Review Process for Patent Petitions Under New Policy by: Preston H. Heard , Kyle W. Kellar Trump Administration Efforts to Eliminate Cartels Pose Heightened Risk for Financial Institutions by: Seth D. DuCharme GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Drug Litigation Overview and Trends by: Liane M. Peterson Supreme Court Declines Review of “Relational Analysis” for Determining Administrative Exemption by: Michael Reed Kentucky Legislature Ends Judicial Deference To State Agencies by: Stephen P. Kranz , Michael J. Hilkin VHA and DLA Enter Into Another Interagency Agreement: Déjà Vu All Over Again? by: Merle M. DeLancey Jr. When Is Conduct ‘Primarily and Substantially’ in Massachusetts Under Chapter 93A? by: David G. Thomas , Angela C. Bunnell Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 3 2025 Defense Counsel: Obligations to Insured Clients and Insurers Apr 3 2025 Defense Counsel: Obligations to Insured Clients and Insurers Apr 7 2025 Understanding the Basics of a Class Action Print
