Charlie Steel's practice consists of tax controversy matters, estate planning and business transactions with an emphasis on tax planning. He advises various business entities and start-up companies with an emphasis on tax planning issues. He also has experience in tax-exempt financing and is listed in the “Red Book” of bond lawyers.
Charlie Steel's practice consists of tax controversy matters, estate planning and business transactions with an emphasis on tax planning. He advises various business entities and start-up companies with an emphasis on tax planning issues. He also has experience in tax-exempt financing and is listed in the “Red Book” of bond lawyers. Mr. Steel has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as one of the “Legal Elite.” Martindale Hubbell has rated Mr. Steel an AV attorney, its highest rating available. Mr. Steel is active in the legal community. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association, having served as chair of the NCBA Tax Section Council from 2002 to 2003. He is a past president of the Durham County Bar Association and a director and past president of the Fourteenth Judicial District Bar. Mr. Steel is a member of the Planning Committee of the J. Nelson Young Tax Institute at the University of North Carolina School of Law and the executive committee of the North Carolina Conference of Bar Presidents. Mr. Steel is also active in the Durham community, where he serves on the vestry at Saint Philips Episcopal Church, the boards of directors of the Episcopal Housing Ministries, and the Durham Rotary Club, where he is a past president. Mr. Steel also volunteers his time and services to the Wills for Seniors Program. Mr. Steel holds an A.B. from Davidson College, a J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and an LL.M. in taxation from New York University.
New York University School of Law(LL.M.) Vanderbilt University Law School(J.D.) Davidson College(A.B.)
Durham County Bar Association - Past President Fourteenth Judicial District Bar - Board of Directors - Past PresidentNorth Carolina Bar Association - Tax Section Council, Chair (2002-2003)North Carolina Conference of Bar Presidents - Executive Committee
AV-Rated by Martindale HubbellThe Best Lawyers in America - Tax Litigation & Controversy, Tax LawBusiness North Carolina magazine, "Legal Elite"
North Carolina State Bar
U.S. Tax Court U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Durham Rotary Club - Board of Directors - Past PresidentEpiscopal Housing Ministries - Board of DirectorsJ. Nelson Young Tax Institute at the University of North Carolina School of Law - Planning CommitteeWills for Seniors - Volunteer Attorney St. Philip's Episcopal Church - Vestry
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