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 California’s “Auto Renewal Law” Takes Effect on July 1 by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia California Assembly Advances Bill to Permit Crypto Payments under DFAL by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia CFPB and Pawn Store Operator to Settle MLA Suit by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia FDIC and Maryland End Joint Consent Orders Against Regional Bank by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia FTC Permanently Bans Debt Collector for UDAP and FDCPA Violations by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Know Your Limits: Insights on Statutory Minimum Limits for Nursing Facilities by: Aaron J. Campbell , Katherine J. Henry U.S. Supreme Court Reverses ‘Reverse’ Employment Discrimination Pleading Standard by: Samia M. Kirmani , Michael D. Thomas President Signs EO to Restore Gold Standard for Science, Calls for Reevaluation of Biden Administration’s Scientific Integrity Policies by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. SCOTUS Declines to Rule on Whether District Court can Certify a Class Containing Uninjured Members by: Garrett Scott Llewellyn New DOL/EBSA Opinion Letter Program Offers a Path to Clarity for Plan Sponsors by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti , Tia L. Martarella California SB 690 Passes California’s Senate, Signaling a Major Step in Redefining Privacy Law and Limiting CIPA Litigation for Online Businesses by: Harrison Brown , Ana Tagvoryan DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: Amendment to the Regulation of Telephone Solicitation Sitting on the Gov Desk Might Make it the Next Hot State for Litigation! by: Angelika Munger Texas Extends R&D Credit and Implements Other Tax Changes in 89th Legislative Session by: Nikki E. Dobay , Bradley R. Marsh House Advances Tax Legislation: Implications for Tax-Exempt Organizations by: Shira Helstrom , Cameron Custard A Fact-Intensive Inquiry: How California Courts Are Resolving Authenticity Disputes of Electronically Signed Arbitration Agreements by: Jeremy A. Avila Upcoming Events Jun 6 2025 Healthcare Insights: Navigating Change Under the New Administration Jun 9 2025 The First 100 Days and Beyond Under the New Administration | Session 4: FDA-Regulated Products, Consumer Goods and Advertising Practices Jun 10 2025 Energy Emergency: Agency Implementation of Executive Order 14156 in Permitting and Review Jun 10 2025 Update on EU Sustainability Regulations Print