Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A.

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Law Firm in Raleigh, North Carolina
 
Address
Glenwood Plaza, Suite 500, 3605 Glenwood Avenue, P.O. Box 20389
Raleigh, North Carolina 27619-0389
(Wake Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 919-787-8880  
Telecopier: 919-787-8902 (Litigation); 781-0811 (Real Estate); 571-2504 (Business-Tax)
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Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate; Bankruptcy, Condemnation, Corporate/Business Entities, Corporate Finance, Employee Benefits/ERISA, Employment, Estate/Trust Administration, Estate Planning/Wealth Transfer, Family Law, Franchise, Government Relations, Litigation, Mergers/Acquisitions, Real Property, Sports/Entertainment, Tax Controversies, Tax Planning.
Year Established: 1954
Firm Profile:
The firm of Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A. was formed in 1954 by Howard E. Manning and Charles L. Fulton, joined shortly by William P. Skinner, Jr. It is a general practice firm, offering a wide range of legal services with extensive experience in the following industries: Agribusiness, Automotive, Construction, Financial Services, Franchise, Government, Hospitality, Insurance, Manufacturing/Sales, Medical Practices, Publishing, Real Estate, Sports/Entertainment, Technology, and Warehouse/Distribution. It's members serve in numerous leadership roles in bar organizations, participate in continuing legal education seminars, and are involved in community, church and civic activities.

The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Firm Size: 50
Languages:

Language: Spanish.

Representative Clients:
International Business Machines Corp.; Anheuser-Busch Cos.; Employees Reinsurance Corp.; General Parts, Inc. ("CARQUEST"); Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Inc.; Fonville Morisey Realty, Inc.; Jordan Lumber Company; Highwoods, Properties, Inc.; Prestage Farms, Inc.; United States Tennis Association.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
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RETIRED PARTNERS
Charles L. Fulton (Retired Partner) born Highlands, North Carolina, December 11, 1927; admitted to bar, 1950, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1947; J.D., 1950). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1949-1950. Member: Wake County and North Carolina (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1985; President, 1983-1984) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, 1984-1989 and Chairman, 1984-1985, Client Security Fund Board of Trustees; Member, Board of Legal Specialization, 1989-1992); American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law-Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Financing and Leasing Law.
Howard E. Manning (1914-2002).
MEMBERS
William P. Skinner, Jr. (Member) born Elizabeth City, North Carolina, July 31, 1929; admitted to bar, 1956, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1951; J.D., 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Staff of the North Carolina Law Review, 1954-1956. Member: Wake County and North Carolina (Chairman, Probate and Fiduciary Law Section, 1982) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Fiduciary Law. Email: William P. Skinner, Jr.
John B. McMillan (Member) born Rochester, Minnesota, August 31, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Wake County (President, 1985) and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Councilor, 1998—; Member, Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 1981-1990; Chairman, 1986-1990); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Legislative Law; Matrimonial Law. Email: John B. McMillan
W. Gerald Thornton (Member) born Clinton, North Carolina, May 13, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, North Carolina and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1967). Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1967-1970. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1981-1983; Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1991; Tax Section Council Member, 1979-1988; Chairman, Estate Planning and Taxation CLE Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1985-1987) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning Law; Business Planning Law. Email: W. Gerald Thornton
Michael T. Medford (Member) born Waynesville, North Carolina, April 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1973); Columbia University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Morehead Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member, Board of Editors, Columbia Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Judge Donald Russell, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1976-1977. Member, Federal Bar Advisory Council, 1993-1996. Certified Mediator in North Carolina. Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; ERISA. Email: Michael T. Medford
Samuel T. Oliver, Jr. (Member) born Greensboro, North Carolina, February 28, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1998—. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law-Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Transactions: Multistate Real Estate Acquisitions and Financings. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Real Estate Finance; Leases. Email: Samuel T. Oliver, Jr.
David D. Dahl (Member) born Burlington, North Carolina, June 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Ohio and U.S. Tax Court; 1983, North Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1973); Bristol University, England; University of North Carolina (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1979-1982. Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American (Council Member, Tax Section, 1987—; Chairman, 1991-1992) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies Law; Trusts and Estates; General Corporate. Email: David D. Dahl
Barry D. Mann (Member) born Morehead City, North Carolina, December 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1982). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Council Member, Real Property Section, 1999—; Chair, 2003-2004) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Title Matters. Email: Barry D. Mann
John C. Dorsey (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, June 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio (Inactive); 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, North Carolina. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1968); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1972). Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Council Member, Tax Section, 1993—; Vice Chair, 2004-2005) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: ERISA Law; Estate Planning Law; Corporate Law; Health Law. Email: John C. Dorsey
William C. Smith, Jr. (Member) born Wilson, North Carolina, February 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: William C. Smith, Jr.
Deborah L. Hildebran-Bachofen (Member) born Albemarle, North Carolina, July 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wingate College (A.A., 1973); University of North Carolina (B.S.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1984). Phi Theta Kappa. Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina, 1978. Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1984-1987. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District, 1986-1987. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Council Member, 2002-2004; Treasurer, 2004-2005; Chair, Estate Administration Manual Committee, 2001-2004; Vice-Chair, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, 2005-2006; Council Member, Tax Section, 1997-2000) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Probate Law; Business Planning Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Tax Law. Email: Deborah L. Hildebran-Bachofen
Stephen T. Byrd (Member) born Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, July 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma. Member of Staff, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 1983-1984. Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina, 1982. Author: "Tax Consequences of Distributions of Appreciated Property by Pass-Through Entities," Journal of Partnership Taxation, Spring, 1989. Member: Wake County and North Carolina (Editor, Tax Section Newsletter, 1989-1991; Council Member, 1990-1993, 1994-1996, Chair, 1999-2000, Tax Section; Director, Young Lawyers Division, 1990-1992; Member, Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 1987-1992) Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants; Wake County Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Tax; Estate Planning; Corporate; Partnership; Limited Liability Company Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Stephen T. Byrd
Michael S. Harrell (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, December 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina. Education: Old Dominion University (B.A., 1985); Wake Forest University (M.A., 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Member, National Communications Association, 1987-2004. Member: Wake County (10th Judicial District Committee on Professionalism, 1998—), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Collections; Domestic Relations; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Michael S. Harrell
Robert S. Shields, Jr. (Member) born Gainesville, Florida, February 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina. Education: University of Virginia; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice.
Alison R. Cayton (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, July 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, North Carolina. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1991; M.R.P., 1991). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; American Planning Association. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law: Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Real Estate Finance; Title Matters. Email: Alison R. Cayton
Kristen Gardner Lingo (Member) born North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, August 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1989; J.D., with honors, 1993). Morehead Scholar. Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Invitational Moot Court Team, 1992-1993; Holderness Moot Court Bench, 1992-1993. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Division Director, Young Lawyers Division, 2000-2003) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation and Counseling. Email: Kristen Gardner Lingo
Thomas C. Kilpatrick (Member) born Johnson City, Tennessee, May 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., with honors, 1993; J.D., with honors, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Barristers. Member: Environmental Law Negotiation Moot Court Team; Holderness Moot Court Bench, 1994-1996. Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas C. Kilpatrick
Judson A. Welborn (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, April 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1995); Campbell University (J.D., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Calhoun Advocacy Award, 1998. Member: Wake County (Member, Public Service Committee, 2002—; Member, Professionalism Committee, 2002—), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Young Lawyers Division (Member: Lawyer Effectiveness Committee, 1998—; Co-Chair, 2002-2004; Executive Council, 2002—). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Property Litigation. Email: Judson A. Welborn
Sandra M. Clark (Member) born Orlando, Florida, September 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, North Carolina. Education: Campbell University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Business Editor, Campbell University Law Review, 1993-1994. Certified Public Accountant, 1990. Dean, Delta Theta Phi, 1993-1994. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants; Wake County Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Taxation. Email: Sandra M. Clark
Ansley Chapman Cella (Member) born August 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, South Carolina; 2001, North Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1994); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1998); University of Miami (LL.M., in Estate Planning, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Hon. Paula H. Thomas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, 1998-1999. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Taxation. Email: Ansley Chapman Cella
Nicole Sabourin Loeffler (Member) born Bitburg, Germany, June 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina. Education: University of Oregon (B.I.arc, 1996); Robert D. Clark Honors College (with distinction, 1996); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2000). Note Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: Wake County; North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate. Email: Nicole Sabourin Loeffler
ASSOCIATES
William S. Cherry, III (Associate) born Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., Economics, 1998); Campbell University (J.D., 2005). Member: Wake County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: William S. Cherry, III
David B. Efird (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, September 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S.B.A., with distinction, 2001; J.D., with honors, 2004). Morrison Scholar. Member, North Carolina Law Review 2003-2004. Member: Wake County Bar (Member, North Carolina Young Lawyers Division, 2004—) and North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: David B. Efird
Jennifer L. Weaver (Associate) born Kodiak, Alaska, August 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, North Carolina. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1993); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Wake County, Durham County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: Jennifer L. Weaver
John R. Cella, Jr. (Associate) born Raleigh, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2000, South Carolina; 2001, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1994); University of South Carolina (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999); John Marshall Law School (LL.M., with honors, Employee Benefits, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims Journal Competition Writing Award. Member, Student Editorial Board, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, 1998-1999. Author: "The Pursuit of Proceeds by Plans, Participants, and Plaintiffs' Lawyers: Dissonant Solutions to an Alliterative Problem," 22 Campbell Law Review 317 (2000). Member, Triangle Benefits Forum. Member: North Carolina; South Carolina and Wake County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; ERISA Litigation. Email: John R. Cella, Jr.
Eugene W. Chianelli, Jr. (Associate) born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1998, Illinois; 2003, U.S. Tax Court; 2006, North Carolina. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1993); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1996); Washington University (LL.M., Taxation, 1997). Articles Editor, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1995-1996. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Tax Controversies; Corporate Entities; Business Entities; Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer. Email: Eugene W. Chianelli, Jr.
Katherine M. Bulfer (Associate) born Sewickley, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 2000); Campbell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Barristers. Managing Editor, Campbell Law Review 2005-2006. William C. Vis International Arbitration Moot, Honorable Mention Oralist. Member: North Carolina State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Katherine M. Bulfer
J.T. Mlinarcik (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1998); Queens University (M.B.A., 2000); Regent University (J.D., 2006). Member: Craven County and North Carolina (Member, Young Lawyer Division) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: J.T. Mlinarcik
Michelle L. Frazier (Associate) born Raleigh, North Carolina, September 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1992); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1996). Law Clerk to the Hon. William Norton Mason, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Practice Areas: Government Relations.
OF COUNSEL
Ritchie W. Taylor (Of Counsel) born Greensboro, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina; 2000, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1996; J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law, 1998-1999. Author: "Domestic Asset Protection Trusts: The Estate Planning Tool of the Decade or a Charlatan?" 13 Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law 163 (1998). Co-Author: Modifying and Terminating Irrevocable Trusts - Navigating the Statutory Maze," The Will and the Way, Vol. 21 No. 4 June 2002, p 12 (2002). Member: North Carolina State Bar. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Franchise Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Placements; Technology Joint Ventures; Capital Formation. Email: Ritchie W. Taylor
Thomas I. Lyon (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S.B.A., with distinction, 1995); University of Kentucky (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Entrepreneurial Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital.

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