Stephen A. Brown

Stephen A. Brown


Young Moore and Henderson, P.A.

Recognized since 2019

Raleigh, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Trusts and Estates

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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.

Location
  • 3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200
    P.O. Box 31627
    Raleigh, NC 27622-1627
Education
  • 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
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, 2008
Affiliations
  • North Carolina Bar Association Tax, Estate Planning and Probate law Section - Member
  • Wake County Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • United States Tax Court

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
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)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law

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How do I Recover Estate Property?


How do I Recover Estate Property?

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Estate, Trust, Fiduciary & Guardianship Litigation – Frequently Asked Questions


Estate, Trust, Fiduciary & Guardianship Litigation – Frequently Asked Questions

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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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Do I Have Any Recourse Against an Agent Appointed Pursuant to a Power of Attorney Who I Believe is Taking Advantage of My Loved One?


Do I Have Any Recourse Against an Agent Appointed Pursuant to a Power of Attorney Who I Believe is Taking Advantage of My Loved One?

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My Loved One Died. Does a Probate Estate Need to be Opened?


My Loved One Died. Does a Probate Estate Need to be Opened?

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