Business Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Nonprofit Tax Exempt Organizations, Health Care, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trusts and Estates,
Wills, Probate, Business Succession Planning

sglass@jhvgglaw.com

 

Admitted
North Carolina, 1966
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Supreme Court

Education
Wake Forest University, B.A., 1963
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 1966

Member
North Carolina Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Bar Association Committee on Business Law and Corporate Governance
North Carolina State Bar
Wake County Estate Planning Council
CPA-Law Forum

Biography
Selected as “Premier Lawyer” by peers through Martindale-Hubble, with AV Rating (A is highest peer
    review rating; V is highest peer review rating for general ethical standards)
First Place, North Carolina Wills & Trust Drafting
Omicron Delta Kappa
Law Clerk to the Hon. Justice I. Beverly Lake, Sr., and the Hon. Justice Susie Sharp, North Carolina
   Supreme Court, 1966-1967
Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Southeastern Deposition Training, Duke University Law School
President, Randolph County Bar Association, 1973-1974
President, 19th Judicial District Bar Association, 1974-1975
Executive Director, North Carolina Democratic Party, 1977-1978
Deputy Commissioner, North Carolina Industrial Commission, 1978
Special Assistant, 4th Congressional District, North Carolina, 1979
Certified Superior Court Mediator
Member, Board of Directors and Chairman-Elect, Cary Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, Capital Bank, Cary
Board of Directors, Pretty in Pink Foundation
National Alliance of Trust & Estate Professionals
Member, Governor's Commission on Military Affairs
Member, North Carolina Battleship BB55 Commission
Managed one of the 10 largest complex litigation cases in the country, settling case in 1993 for $400
   million for his clients
Solo presenter to nationwide teleconference on "Business Valuations, Appraisals and Methods",
  May 26, 2009, sponsored by the National Business Institute.  Manuscript published by NBI.

Publications and Presentations
Contributing Author, North Carolina Will Drafting and Probate Practice Handbook, 1985
   Wake Forest University School of Law Continuing Legal Education
"Computerized Litigation Support-Death of The Paper Chase," 1990 North Carolina Defense Lawyers   Continuing Legal Education
Author, "Automation: The Great Equalizer," 1995 North Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education
"Winning the Gang-Busters Litigation Through Information Management," 1998 North Carolina
   Bar Continuing Legal Education
Tax Reform Act of 2001-Seminar for CPA's, 2001
North Carolina Probate and Estate Planning Skills for Paralegals, 2003
The Legal Handbook for North Carolina Businesses (updated annually)
Your Estate Planning Handbook (updated annually)
Limited Liability Companies Update, 2004 National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education:
   - Formation and Operation
   - State Law LLC Issues
   - LLC Tax Issues
   - LLC Securities Law Issues
   - Special Uses of LLCs
Fundamental Issues in North Carolina Human Resources Law, 2004 Continuing Legal Education:
   - Protection Against Wrongful Termination
Contract Preparation: Drafting Complete and Unambiguous Contracts in North Carolina, 2004
   Continuing Legal Education:
   - Contract Drafting
   - The Other Side of Drafting: A Litigator’s Perspective
Family Limited Partnerships in North Carolina, 2004 National Business Institute Continuing Legal
   Education:
   - An Introduction to Family Limited Partnerships
   - Funding a Family Limited Partnership
   - Ethical Considerations in the Representation of Family Limited
     Partnerships
Drafting LLC and LLP Agreements in North Carolina, 2005 National Business Institute Continuing
   Legal Education:
   - Economic Rights and Obligations
   - Fiduciary and Related Duties
   - Management of a Limited Liability Company
A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in North Carolina, 2005 National Business Institute Continuing
   Legal Education:
   - Litigation and Probate
Navigating the Trust Process From Start to Finish, 2006 National Business Institute Continuing
   Legal Education:
   - Mechanics of Drafting and Executing Trusts
   - Successfully Navigating the Tax Aspects of Trusts
Drafting LLC Agreements: Essential Skills and Hands on Training, 2008 National Business Institute
   Continuing Legal Education
Helping Your Client Buy or Sell A Small-to-Medium Sized Business, 2008 National Business Institute
   Continuing Legal Education
   - Overview of Buying and Selling Businesses; Negotiation,
     Letters of Intent, The Due Diligence Process
   - Reviewing Business Operations - Business Valuation Methods
   - Financial Options for the Deal
Contributing Author, North Carolina Will Drafting and Probate
Navigating the Trust Process From Start to Finish, 2010 National Business Institute
   Continuing Legal Education
   - Mechanics of Drafting and Executing Trusts
   - How to Administer a Trust Appropriately
   - Fundamental Understanding of Ethics in Trusts
Business Valuation, 2010 National Business Institute
   Continuing Legal Education
   - Using the Valuation Results
   - Ethics in Business Valuations
2011 Annual Meeting of Certified Family Law Specialists
   - Diogenes and other Noted Celebrities – IRS Innocent Spouse Relief and Responsible Persons
     in IRS Trust Fund Recovery Cases

Military
Rear Admiral, JAGC, USNR (Retired)

Community
President, Cary MacGregor Rotary Club
President, National Eagle Scout Association, Occoneechee Council (1990)
National Boy Scout Committee (1988 – 1991)
President, Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America (1995, 1996)
Vice Chairman, Cary Chamber of Commerce  (1999)
Executive Board, National Veterans Freedom Park  (2002 - )
Commissioner, Battleship North Carolina Commission  (2004 - )
Governor’s Commission on Military Affairs (2006)
Special Congressional Assistant, Fourth Congressional District, N.C. (1978,1979)
Executive Director, North Carolina Democratic Party (1977, 1978)

Born
Asheboro, North Carolina