C Wells Hall III

Practice Areas

Tax

Private Wealth Services

Executive Compensation, ERISA, Employee Benefits

Mergers & Acquisitions

Opportunity Zones

Real Estate Investment Trusts

State & Local Tax

Tax Controversy

Career

Wells Hall advises clients on the federal, state, and multi-state tax aspects of acquisitions, reorganizations, restructuring of business entities, and private equity transactions, and estate and gift tax planning in connection with such transactions.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Section of Taxation,

Vice Chair, Pro Bono and Outreach (2013-2016),

Member of Council (2007-2010);

Chair, Special Projects Committee (2006-2008);

Chair, S Corporation Committee (1996-1998)

American College of Tax Counsel

President (2018-2020)

Vice President (2018)

Secretary/Treasurer (2017-2018)

Regent (2013-2016)

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

North Carolina State Chair (1997-2002)

Regent (2002-2005)

North Carolina Bar Association

Chair, Young Lawyers Division (1984-1985)

Chair, Tax Section (1986-1988)

Board of Governors (1989-1992)

Chair, Joint Subcommittee of the Taxation and Business Law Sections to draft the 1999 Revised North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act

Columnist, Journal of Pasthrough Entities, Walters Kluwer CCH

Editorial Board, Journal of Business Entities, Thomas Reuters (2000-2016)

Personal

Duke University School of Law, JD (1973)

Editor in Chief, Duke Legal Research Program

North Carolina State University, BS, with honors (1970)

Dean's List

Phi Beta Kappa