Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Corporate Law Litigation - Trusts and Estates Trusts and Estates
Stephen A. Brown
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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.
Overview
Raleigh, North Carolina
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2008
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A., graduated 2005
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.M., graduated 2005
- North Carolina, 2008
- North Carolina Bar Association Tax, Estate Planning and Probate law Section - Member
- Wake County Bar Association - Member
- United States Tax Court
Raleigh, North Carolina
- North Carolina, 2008
- North Carolina Bar Association Tax, Estate Planning and Probate law Section - Member
- Wake County Bar Association - Member
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2008
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A., graduated 2005
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.M., graduated 2005
- United States Tax Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Tax Law
Awards:
- Recipient of the J. Nelson Young Tax Scholarship at the University of North Carolina School of Law
- Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers® 2018 as a “Rising Star,” a category for attorneys age 40 and younger
- Named in Business North Carolina Legal Elite in the area of Tax/Estate Planning (2019)
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© in Trusts and Estates (2019, 2020)
News & Media
Insights
Estate, Trust, Fiduciary & Guardianship Litigation – Frequently Asked Questions
Young Moore attorney Stephen A. Brown offers guidance on navigating disputes over estates, trusts, fiduciaries and guardianships.
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Do I Have Any Rights Against My Spouse’s Estate When My Spouse Devises All Or A Portion Of Their Assets, Whether By Will Or Otherwise, To Someone Othe
Do I Have Any Rights Against My Spouse’s Estate When My Spouse Devises All Or A Portion Of Their Assets, Whether By Will Or Otherwise, To Someone Othe
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Can I Challenge a Will or Trust if I Believe the Document was Changed at a Time My Loved One Did Not Have the Capacity and/or the Ability to Resist th
Can I Challenge a Will or Trust if I Believe the Document was Changed at a Time My Loved One Did Not Have the Capacity and/or the Ability to Resist th
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Additional Information
- North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist
North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, 2018
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