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| | Address | | 516 South New Hope Road, P.O. Box 2636 | | Gastonia, North Carolina 28053-2636 | | (Gaston Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Gray, Layton, Kersh, Solomon, Furr & Smith, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice, Arbitration, Corporation Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Mediation, Municipal and Zoning Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Family, Tax, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Personal Injury Law, Professional Sports Representation, Community Association Law, Labor and Employment Law. | | Year Established: 1991 | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Bryant Electric Supply Inc.; Carlisle Chiropractic Clinic, P.A.; Concrete Supply Co.; DRI Corp.; First Gaston Bank; Fleischman's Yeast Corp.; Gaston Country Club; Gaston Health Care, Inc., Good Will Publishers, Inc.; Gough Econ, Inc.; Hepaco, Inc.; Sonny Hancock Automotive Group, Inc.; Huseby, Inc.; M & M Electric Service, Inc.; McKenney Chevrolet, Inc.; Neuroscience & Spine Center of the Carolinas, LLP; RBC Centura; Standard Distributors, Inc.; Terminal Trucking; Witten Lumber Co., Inc.; United Oil of the Carolinas, Inc. | References:
RBC Centura; Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, N.A. | | David A. Layton (Member) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1968). Delta Theta Phi. Member, 1980-1984 and President, 1983-1984, Board of Directors, Legal Services of South Piedmont, Inc. Member, Panel of Construction Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1987-2004. Certified Mediator, North Carolina. Member: Gaston County, North Carolina (Member of Council, Business Law Section, 1986-1989; Real Property Section, 1994-1997; Construction Law Section, 1998-2001; Chair, Lien Law Revision Committee, 2001-2005); and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate Law. Email: David A. Layton | | John D. Kersh, Jr. (Member) born Gastonia, North Carolina, June 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1972); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1978); Emory University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1979). Instructor, North Carolina Association Certified Public Accountants, 1981-1995. (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: John D. Kersh, Jr. | | T. J. Solomon, II (Member) born Uniontown, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, South Carolina; 1975, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1979, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Coe College (B.A., 1971); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1974). Member: 27A Judicial District (President, 1986, 1987), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Association for Justice. [Capt. USAF, 1975-1980; Lt. Colonel USAFR, 1980-1996]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Commercial Law. Email: T. J. Solomon, II | | David M. Furr (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, November 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina, 1983, Florida, U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1982); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Gaston County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Sports Law; Sports Licensing; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: David M. Furr | | David W. Smith, III (Member) born Gastonia, North Carolina, July 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1976); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1979). Certified Mediator, North Carolina. City Attorney, Bessemer City, North Carolina. Author, "Collecting the Judgment," National Business Institute, 2000. Member: Gaston County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Council Construction Law Section, 2000-2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Debtor Creditor Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate. Email: David W. Smith, III | | William E. Moore, Jr. (Member) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Federal Circuits. Education: Utah State University; University of Florida (B.A., with high honors, 1978); Duke University (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Certified Mediator, North Carolina. Member: Gaston County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Class Actions; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: William E. Moore, Jr. | | John H. Griffing (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, January 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, North Carolina; 1989, U.S. Tax Court; 1993, South Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1984); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1987); Babcock Graduate School of Management (M.B.A., with distinction, 1988). Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina, 1989. Certified Management Accountant, North Carolina, 1992. Chartered Financial Analyst, 1992. Member, Graduate Faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate Development; Syndication; Securities Arbitration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning. Email: John H. Griffing | | —————————— | | Emily H. Leazer (Associate) born Raleigh, North Carolina, March 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, North Carolina; 1996, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S.B.A., 1991); Campbell University (J.D., 1994; M.B.A., 1994); Villanova University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1995). Delta Theta Phi. Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina. Member: North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Member: Gaston County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Controversies; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning. Email: Emily H. Leazer | | Ted F. Mitchell (Associate) born Hickory, North Carolina, October 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1990; M.A., 1992); Campbell University (J.D., 1996). Member: Gaston County Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Construction Law; Community Association Law; Employment Law. Email: Ted F. Mitchell | | Christopher M. Whelchel (Associate) born Gaffney, South Carolina, August 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, South Carolina and North Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., Economics 1998; Master of Human Resources, 2002; J.D., 2002). Member: North Carolina State Bar; South Carolina Bar; York County, Gaston County, North Carolina; North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Privacy Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. | | Michael L. Carpenter (Associate) born Shelby, North Carolina, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2003); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2006). Member, Moot Court Board. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Michael L. Carpenter | | OF COUNSEL | | Charles D. Gray, III (Of Counsel) born Gastonia, North Carolina, August 13, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1960); New York University (LL.B., 1963). |
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