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 How a Texas Federal District Court Changed the HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule, But SCOTUS Decision May Say Not So Fast by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti , Melissa Ostrower What Are the Immigration Impacts in Budget Reconciliation Bill H.R. 1? by: Lauren Frances Bowen OFCCP Proposes Changes to Veterans and Disability Regulations by: Laura A. Mitchell Supreme Court Limits Scope of Nationwide Injunctions—Is Nationwide Vacatur Next? by: Chris S. Edwards , Mark S. Wigley Poland: Pay Transparency Directive Implementation From 24 December 2025 by: Malgorzata Grzelak OFCCP Unveils Regulation Changes Winding Down Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Mandates by: Lauren B. Hicks , T. Scott Kelly The Coming Battle Over New York's RAISE Act by: Eliya France Objection: The U Is Badgering the Player – University of Wisconsin Sues University of Miami over Tampering by: Jonathan D. Wohlwend , Rudy Hill What’s Going on with Human Cell and Tissue Products? by: Dominick DiSabatino , Audrey Mercer EAD Terminations and Status Change Reporting: Key Updates for E-Verify Users by: Andrew W. Merrills , Andrew G. Drozdowski Texas Legislature Strengthens Business Court with Expanded Jurisdiction and Operational Reforms by: David G. Cabrales , Brantley Smith Nevada’s New Workers’ Comp and Personal Injury Law: A Simpler Guide to NRS 616C.215 by: Joseph L. Benson II , Ben J. Bingham The State of Reproductive Healthcare Privacy by: Michael D. Sutton , Gianfranco Spinelli Copyright at a Crossroads: How Generative AI Challenges Traditional Doctrine by: Bernard K. Elegbede Preempting Fragmentation: Why the First Principles of Federalism Demand a Unified Path for AI Development by: Kevin Frazier Upcoming Events Jul 2 2025 Top Tips for Employers – Drug Testing Policies, Administration, & Litigation Jul 8 2025 Environmental Essentials Webinar - EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants: Implications for the Rest of Industry Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Mandatory Roth Catch-up Print
