Craig A. Taylor Craig A. Taylor

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Phone: (336) 478-1132

Email: cat@crlaw.com

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"Craig is and will continue to be a real difference-maker in our community"

Biography 
Craig Taylor’s practice is focused on closely held businesses, and the issues that are crucial to the entrepreneurs, investors and the professionals who own them. In particular, he has substantial experience in structuring real estate investment and ownership vehicles, especially limited liability companies; in representing early-stage enterprises seeking private investment capital; in dealing with shareholder disputes; and in providing representation and counsel to physicians, dentists and orthodontists to help them successfully manage the business aspects of their practices.

Craig maintains a balanced perspective that allows him to manage the commitments of both professional and civic projects. Craig is active in firm management, is a member of the Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association and has recently served as President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Greensboro Bar Association. Keith Wood, business and tax attorney with Carruthers & Roth, notes, "Craig is the type of guy you'd want to be in a fox hole with. With bullets flying everywhere, he'll look you right in the eye and tell you everything is going to be just fine."

For over four years, Craig led the efforts to implement and establish a statewide "Ask a Lawyer Day," a statewide program that provides free legal assistance to North Carolina citizens. He is a graduate of Leadership Greensboro, has served on the vestry of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, and is currently serving a second term on the Council of the Tax Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Craig is also active in SynerG, the young professional's arm of Action Greensboro. "Craig is and will continue to be a real difference-maker in our community," says Scott Dillon, attorney with Carruthers & Roth. "Craig has already become more engaged than many do in a lifetime."

Craig was born and raised in Sparta, in the northwestern mountains of North Carolina. He attended Wake Forest University, where he earned a B.A. in history and graduated in the top ten of his law school class. Craig remains a devoted fan of Wake Forest athletics and enjoys spending time with his wife Anna, son Nathaniel, and daughter Linden.

Practice Areas
  • Business, Tax, & Estates - Business Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • Business, Tax, & Estates - Corporate & Business
  • Business, Tax, & Estates - Limited Liability Companies & Partnerships
  • Business, Tax, & Estates - Taxation
  • Commercial Real Estate - Leasing
  • Commercial Real Estate - Real Estate Development
  • Commercial Real Estate - Real Estate Finance
  • Healthcare Professionals and Practices - Industry Team

    • Recent Matters
  • Represented principal owner of a large and complex real estate limited partnership in restructuring the entity and purchasing interests of a limited partner.
  • Represented an alternative energy company in obtaining a major infusion of venture capital.
  • Provides counsel to a nationally-recognized orthodontic valuation and transition consultant, and has structured and documented approximately twenty orthodontic practice acquisitions and new partnership arrangements in several states.
  • Represented regional fuel distributor in acquisition of a large propane distribution business.

    Awards/Honors
    Recognized in the following publications: Triad Business Journal 40 Leaders Under 40 Award Winner (2008); Business North Carolina's Legal Elite (2008); North Carolina Super Lawyers "Rising Star" (2009, 2010); Biz Leader Magazine Triad Pro Bono Award Winner (2008); Order of the Coif; Wake Forest Law Review

    Community Involvement
    Board of Directors, Friends of Animal Discovery; Board of Directors, SynerG; Graduate, Leadership Greensboro

    Education
    Wake Forest University, J.D., cum laude, 2001

    Wake Forest University, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1998

    Memberships
    Member of the Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association; Tax and Business Sections - Tax Section Council member, North Carolina Bar Association; Greensboro Bar Association; Council Member, Young Lawyer's Division of the Greensboro Bar Association; American Bar Association

    Admitted to Practice in
    North Carolina, 2001

    • Publications/Presentations
      2009 Business & Tax Seminar - The Anatomy of a Shareholder Dispute: The Business Lawyer's Perspective
      Business Tax Aspects of Healthcare Practice Acquisition
      Top Ten Partnership Tax Traps
      Tax Planning for the Death or Retirement of a Partner
      An Overview of the Loss Limitation Rules

    Additional Publications/Presentations
  • Business and Tax Aspects of Healthcare Practice Acquisitions
  • Practice Makes Perfect in Healthcare Acquisitions
  • What Every CPA Needs to Know About LLC Operating Agreements
  • Real Estate Development From A to Z

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