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About Stephen A. Brown
Stephen Brown focuses his practice on business formation and structuring, wealth transfer planning, and litigation involving fiduciaries, trusts, estates and guardianships. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
Stephen 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. He also has extensive experience advising clients regarding estate, trust and guardianship matters, including will disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, marital rights in estate and trusts, irrevocable trust modification, asset protection, and incompetency proceedings.
Stephen also advises closely held businesses on a range of issues, including governance, mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, employment agreements and federal and state tax disputes.
Stephen graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law where he served as a staff member and published author of the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology. He joined Young Moore and Henderson in 2011 after practicing with other area firms and was named a shareholder in 2014.
Credentials
Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
J.D. · 2008
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
B.A. · 2005
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
— · 2005
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North Carolina
2008 · ACTIVE
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Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Compliance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Governance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Nonprofit / Charities Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Recipient of the J. Nelson Young Tax Scholarship at the University of North Carolina School of Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named in Business North Carolina Legal Elite in the area of Tax/Estate Planning (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026)
2026
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What areas of law does Stephen A. Brown practice?
Stephen A. Brown focuses on Business and Trusts.
Where is Stephen A. Brown located?
Stephen A. Brown primarily serves clients in Raleigh, North Carolina, with an office at 3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200.
How experienced is Stephen A. Brown?
Stephen A. Brown has 18 years of legal practice, having been licensed since 2008.
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