James B. Snow III
Hogue Hill, LLPJim Snow was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in December of 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina; 1984, Virgin Islands and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979, cum laude); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1982). Member: New Hanover County (Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1994) and North Carolina Bar Associations (Member, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections, Business Law Section Council, 2004-2008; Business Law Section Council, Membership Chair, 2007-2008); The North Carolina State Bar (Fifth Judicial District, Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1990, Chairman, Fifth Judicial District Young Lawyers Division, 1990-1992). Member: Board of Trustees, The Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc., 1991-1998, 2000-2006, and 2009-2014; Secretary, 1995-1998 and 2003-2006; Executive Committee, 1991-2000 and 2003-2009; Katherine Howell Award recipient, 2006. Member: Board of Member of Directors, Cape Fear Literacy Council, 2015-, Governance Committee, 2015-, Chair 2016-, Marketing & Fund Development Committee, 2015-, Secretary, 2017-. Member: Board of Directors, Legal Services of the Lower Cape Fear, Inc., 1992-1998; Treasurer, 1995-1996; President, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Formations of Corporations and Limited Liability Companies, Purchases and Sales of Businesses, Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Employment Agreements, Independent Contract Services Agreements, Contracts, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Purchases and Sales, Refinancing, Contracts, Leasing, Wills, Living Wills (Declarations of Desire for Natural Death), Health Care Powers of Attorney, Powers of Attorney, Estate Administration and Probate.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Hourly rate applies to most services, fixed fee available for some services.
- North Carolina
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- U.S. Virgin Islands
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Member, Business Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Current
- Member, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections, Business Law Section Council, 2004-2008; Business Law Section Council, Membership Chair, 2007-2008
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Current
- Member: New Hanover County (Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1994)
- New Hanover County Bar Association
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- Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1990, Chairman, Fifth Judicial District Young Lawyers Division, 1990-1992)
- The North Carolina State Bar (Fifth Judicial District)
- Current
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (1982) | Law
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- Honors: Third Year Class President, Justice on Honor Court
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- University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. (1979) | History, Political Science
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- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Legal Elite
- Business North Carolina
- In 2016, Jim was peer-selected to the Legal Elite in Business Law.
- Pro Bono Award
- Legal Aid of N.C., Inc./New Hanover County Bar Association
- In 2016, Jim received a Pro Bono Publico award for Pro Bono services to indigent clients for years 2014-2016.
- Legal Elite
- Business North Carolina
- In 2015, Jim was peer-selected to the Legal Elite in Real Property Law.
- Peer Rating AV, Preeminent
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Jim holds the highest peer rating issued by Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent; Hogue Hill, LLP, is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, published by Martindale-Hubbell.
- Website
- Hogue Hill, LLP
