Stephen A. Brown

Background

Stephen Brown focuses his practice on business entity formation and structuring, business succession planning, wealth transfer planning, and tax-exempt organizations. He advises corporate clients on a range of issues, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, buy-sell agreements, employment agreements and federal and state tax disputes.

Stephen also regularly advises individuals on a range of estate planning strategies, including the use of simple and complex trust arrangements to achieve their personal and charitable objectives in a tax advantaged manner. Stephen also advises fiduciaries regarding estate and trust administration matters and has represented clients in a number of court proceedings.

Stephen joined Young Moore and Henderson as an associate in 2011 after practicing with other area firms.  He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law.  During law school, he served as a staff member and published author of the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning, Wills, Estates and Trusts
• Tax-Exempt Organizations and Charitable Entities
• Business Law

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 2008
• B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2005
• B.M., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2005

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 2008
• U.S. Tax Court

Awards & Achievements

• Recipient of the J. Nelson Young Tax Scholarship at the University of North Carolina School of Law

Professional & Civic Activity

• Wake County Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association Tax, Estate Planning and Probate law Section

Publications & Presentations

• Illegal Immigrants in the Workplace: Why Electronic Verification Benefits Employers, 8 N.C. J.L & Tech. 349 (2007).