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 China’s National People’s Congress Releases Draft Foreign Trade Law With IP Articles by: Aaron Wininger FTC Inquires AI Companies on Safeguards for Children and Pilot Program Uses AI to Authorize Medicare Treatments — AI: The Washington Report by: Bruce D. Sokler , Alexander Hecht Flying Solo: How Entrepreneurs Protect Themselves Legally by: Francisco González de la Matta Arbitration in ERISA Litigation: Supreme Court Declines Review as Circuit Split Persists by: Jenny Cascone Mosh , Cory Thomas Qantas Airways Cuts Executive Pay After Cyber Incident: A Governance Signal for the Industry by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity TSCA CBI Substantiations Will Begin to Expire in 2026 by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. The NLRB Announces Its Intention to Sue Just as Governor Huchul Signs Bill Asserting Jurisdiction Over Labor Relations in New York by: Christopher R. Williams , John S. Bolesta Employer Not Liable for Co-Worker’s Harassing Off-Duty, Off-Premises Conduct But Should Have Better Protected Employee by: Anthony J Oncidi , Jennifer J. McDermott FDA's AI-Powered Crackdown on Alleged Deceptive Drug Promotions by: Kate Hardey The Multi-Pronged CCC Approach to Advocacy by: Marybeth J. Nassif Adequacy of the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework Survives Challenge by: Frances M. Green States Grant Safe Leave for Crime Victims by: Adam T. Pankratz , John G. Stretton Enhanced Cooperation and Information Sharing in Customs Enforcement: DOJ and DHS Create Trade Fraud Task Force by: Laura Siegel Rabinowitz , Linda Ricci California Privacy Protection Agency Defends Broad Authority to Investigate Potential CCPA Violations by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Trump Administration Continues Dismantling Government Organizations Focused on Climate Change by: Jacob H. Hupart Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 18 2025 Workplace Horizons Extension: Chicago Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Print
