Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC


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Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC


1500 Renaissance Plaza, 230 North Elm Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27420View Map

Practice Areas:

Corporate, Taxation, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital, Real Estate and Real Estate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Health Care, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Commercial, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning and Administration.

Year Established: 1987

Firm Profile:

Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC serves as regular outside counsel to public and privately held businesses with diverse interests in local, national and international markets. Clients of the firm operate in a variety of organizational structures, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures. Attorneys have significant experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, business restructurings, estate and tax-planning, employee benefits, health care, commercial real estate development and tax exempt organizations. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Firm Size: 20

Representative Clients:

Acme-McCrary Corporation; Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos and Co.; The Breakers Palm Beach, Inc.; Buzz-Off Insect Shield, LLC; Carolina Container Company; Cherokee Investment Partners; Confluence Holdings Corp.; Dick Broadcasting Company; D.P. Solutions, Inc.; The Ellison Company, Inc.; First Greensboro Home Equity, Inc.; First National Bank and Trust Company; Flagler Systems, Inc.; Franklin Street Trust Company; Gate City Motor Company; Hunt Electrical Supply Company; Kenan Family Foundation; Kenan Management Inc.; Kenan Transport Company; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.; Landfall Associates; Michael Thomas Furniture; Natuzzi Americas, Inc.; Osborne Company Inc.; Piedmont Financial Trust Company; Restoration Systems, LLC; St. James Plantation; Sapona Manufacturing Company; Southeast Capital, LLC; Steven D. Bell & Company; Tencarva Machinery Company; TriPath Imaging, Inc.; United Brass Works, Inc.; Universal Furniture International, Inc.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Foundation, Inc.; The William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Braxton Schell (1924-2008).

Doris R. Bray (Member) born Reidsville, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1966, North Carolina. Education: Lake Erie College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1959); Yale University (M.A., 1960); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 1966). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Law Review, 1965-1966. Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Law Clerk to The Honorable J. Spencer Bell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1966-1967. Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1980 and Chair, 1979-1981, Section of Commercial, Banking and Business Law, North Carolina Bar Association. Member: Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporate Governance; Venture Capital; Corporate Practice.

William P. Aycock, II (Member) born Anniston, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1965; J.D., with honors, 1970). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1969-1970. [U.S. Navy, Active Duty, 1965-1967]. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law - Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Property Acquisitions; Leasing; Real Estate Development and Finance; Condominium Law; Planned Unit Development Law.

Michael R. Abel (Member) born York, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1967); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 1970). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1969-1970. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Employee Benefits; Exempt Organizations; Antitrust.

Paul H. Livingston, Jr. (Member) born Laurinburg, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1971, North Carolina. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1968); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Notes Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1970-1971. Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina, 1972. Past Chair, Tax Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association, 1983-1984. 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; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Business Estate Planning; Charitable Giving; Exempt Organizations; Fiduciary Law.

Thomas C. Watkins (Member) born Wilmington, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1978, North Carolina. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1976-1978. Chair, 1997-1998, Business Organizations Committee and Chair, 2001-2003, Business Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Lender Law; Finance; Corporate Law.

Michael H. Godwin (Member) born Dunn, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1974, North Carolina. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1971; J.D., with honors, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. 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; Estate and Trust Administration; Business Planning; Charitable Giving; Tax Exempt Organizations; Fiduciary Liability.

Barbara R. Christy (Member) born Tampa, Florida; admitted to bar, 1983, North Carolina. Education: Appalachian State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1983). Member, Real Property Law Specialty Committee, North Carolina State Bar. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law, Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Apartment Projects; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Leasing; Section 1031 Exchanges; Real Estate Title Examination.

Melanie Samson Tuttle (Member) born Amityville, New York; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1985, Ohio; 2000, North Carolina. Education: The University of Michigan (B.S.E., cum laude, 1977); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1983). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Order of the Coif. Recipient, University Prize. Editor-in-Chief, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to The Honorable Ruggero J. Aldisert, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1983-1985. Adjunct Professor of Law, Elon University School of Law. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Corporate Law; Employment Law.

Jennifer L.J. Koenig (Member) born Wittenberg, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., highest distinction, 1994; J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Mu Epsilon. Chair, Pro Bono Committee, 1998-2001, 2005-2007, Chair, Public Relations and Education Committee, 2003-2005 and Member, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association. Member: Greensboro Estate Planning Council (Past President). (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Business Estate Planning; Charitable Giving; Exempt Organizations.

Mark T. Cain (Member) born Dearborn, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1987, Tennessee; 1988, North Carolina. Education: The University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1983); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1987). Chair, Financial Institutions Committee, Business Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Finance; Lender Law; Corporate Law; Mortgage Banking Law.

Garland G. Graham (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1996; J.D., with honors, 1999). Board Member, 2005— and Past President, Young Lawyers Section, Greensboro Bar Association. Council Member, 2005— and Past Treasurer, Business Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Corporate.

SENIOR ATTORNEY

Stacey A. Brady (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., summa cum laude, senior departmental honors, 1995); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1998). Note and Comment Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 1996-1998. Practice Areas: Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pass-Through Entities; Corporate Law.

ASSOCIATES

John Craig Kiser (Associate) born Statesville, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1998); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 2002). President, Young Lawyers Section, Greensboro Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance; Leasing; Real Estate Development.

Christina N. Freeman (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina; 2002, Massachusetts and U.S. Tax Court. Education: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.S.W., 1990); North Carolina Central University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998); Boston University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Leasing.

Amy H. Kincaid (Associate) born Norfolk, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., cum laude, 1992); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 1998). Order of the Coif. Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina, 1994. Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association, 2006—. Practice Areas: Tax Exempt Organizations; Estate Planning; Estate Administration.

Thomas P. Hockman (Associate) born Portsmouth, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina. Education: Appalachian State University (B.S., B.A., 2001); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance; Leasing; Real Estate Development.

April E. Kight (Associate) born Rutherford College, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: Appalachian State University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.

J. Carter Grant (Associate) born Greenwich, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 2001); University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland; Wake Forest University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.

All Attorneys are Members of Greensboro, North Carolina and American Bar Associations and North Carolina State Bar.

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