J. Clark Brewer

Background

Clark’s practice is in real estate and business law; he is a North Carolina State Bar board-certified specialist in real property law: residential, business, commercial and industrial transactions. Clark has represented clients in planning, closing and implementing transactions that involve buying, selling, developing, leasing, and structuring all types of real estate projects.

Clark is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission as a superior court mediator and has successfully mediated settlements in numerous lawsuits. He has represented both tenants and landlords in numerous leasing arrangements involving negotiation, preparation and review of leases for shopping centers, office buildings and office space and other real estate projects.

Clark represents business clients in transactions including the creation of and on-going counseling for corporations, limited liability companies and limited and general partnerships, and the governance of and purchase and sale of interest and assets in such entities.

After serving as a officer in the U.S. Air Force, including two years in JAG, Clark joined Young Moore and Henderson in 1972. He has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate Transactions
• Business Law
• NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1967
• B.A., University of North Carolina, 1964

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 1967
• U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina

Awards & Achievements

• Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers™, 2006-2010
• NCBA Real Property Section’s Award for Extraordinary Services (2007-2008)
• Member, Order of the Coif, UNC Law School

Professional & Civic Activity

• Wake County Bar Association
  • Board of directors (2004 – 2006)
  • President of Real Property Lawyers Section in 1985; member since 1980
  • Chairman of Memorial Committee (2009-2010)
• North Carolina Bar Association
  • Board of Governors of the Bar Association and the Bar Foundation as a Vice-President, June 2005-June 2007
  • Chairman of North Carolina Bar Association Real Property Section (1986-1987), member since 1979 and service on following committees of the Real Property Section: Legislative, Modernization of Land Records, Forms and Form Book, Revision of N.C. Foreclosure Law, Nominations and Uniform Indexing for N.C. Registers of Deeds
  • Chairman of CLE Committee (1996-1998) and member (1991-1998)
  • Chairman of Real Property CLE Curriculum Committee (1991-1994) and member (1987-1994)
  • Course Planner for Basics of Real Property CLE (1988-1990)
  • Representative on N.C. Advisory Committee on Land Records (1988 and 1989); and 2008-2009)
• American Bar Association