C. Wells "Wells" Hall III

C. Wells "Wells" Hall III


Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Recognized since 2007

Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Tax Law

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Wells Hall is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Charlotte office where he 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.

Location
  • One Wells Fargo Center, 23rd Floor
    301 South College Street
    Charlotte, NC 28202
Education
  • North Carolina State University, BS, graduated 1970
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Admission
  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar Admission
Affiliations
  • Journal of Multi-State Taxation and Incentives, Thomson Reuters - Editorial Board (2000-2012)
  • 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 - Secretary/Treasurer (2017-present), Regent (2013-2016); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, North Carolina State Chair (1997-2002), Regent (2002-2005)
  • J. Nelson Young Tax Institute - Board of Advisors, Planning Committee (1981-present)
  • Journal of Business Entities, Thomas Reuters - Editorial Board (2000-2016)
  • Journal of Pasthrough Entities, Walters Kluwer CCH - Columnist
  • National Association of State Bar Tax Sections - Chair (1990-1991)
  • 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
  • North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act - Member of drafting committee for the original enactment and subsequent revision (1993, 1999, 2013)
  • Southeast Region IRS/Bar Liaison Committee - Chair (1989-1990)
  • Young Lawyers Division, Mecklenburg County Bar - Chair (1982-1983)
Court Admissions
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
  • U.S. Tax Court

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Tax Law
Awards:
  • North Carolina Business Journal Legal Elite
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (2017-2018)
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers: Tax (2006-2017)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Trusts and Estates

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