Howard L. Williams
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
Recognized since 2003
Greensboro, North Carolina
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Howard Williams has over 40 years of experience representing privately held companies and their shareholders. His diverse practice includes representation in connection with tax planning and litigation, general corporate work, employee benefits and executive compensation, and aviation matters.
He has extensive experience representing businesses in tax disputes or controversies in district courts, the United States Tax Court, and before the Internal Revenue Service and North Carolina Department of Revenue. He also advises clients on corporate tax planning and tax strategies.
Before joining Brooks Pierce, Howard worked for the Office of Chief Counsel for the United States Treasury, Washington, D.C. as a tax specialist and litigator. He currently serves as a representative to the Southeastern Liaison Committee to the Internal Revenue Service.
Howard provides counsel on management incentive plans, employee stock ownership plans, deferred compensation, and corporate finance for closely held companies. He also provides general corporate counsel on issues related to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, contract negotiation and document preparation, and tax-related transactions.
He represents various businesses and organizations in the transportation and aviation industries on a myriad of issues. His experience includes representing North Carolina’s largest privately held trucking company, representing numerous airlines, and helping to fund and finance one of the nation’s fastest growing aviation maintenance facilities.
- Renaissance Plaza, Suite 2000
230 North Elm Street
P.O. Box 26000
Greensboro, NC 27420
- Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1972
- North Carolina State University, BS, graduated 1969
- North Carolina, United States
- Greensboro Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Association - Member
- North Carolina Bar Association - Member
- North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority - Member At-Large
- Internal Revenue Service - Member, Southeastern Region Liaison Committee
- Wake Forest University School of Law - Member, Board of Visitors
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th and 8th Circuits
- U.S. District Court for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina
61 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
11 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Tax Law
- COVID-19
Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Tax Law (2022-2023)
- Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers in Business/Corporate Law (2007-2017)
- Recognized in Super Lawyers Business Edition for Business/Corporate Law (2015)
- Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Business Law and Tax/Estate Planning (2008)
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