Lawyer Bio : Alfred G. Adams

Alfred G. Adams

Winston-Salem

Alfred brings over 30 years of practical yet innovative experience to the commercial real estate arena. His continued success has afforded him notable recognition not only for his experience, but more significantly for integrating his knowledge with a keen understanding of the client's vision and his strong relationship-driven approach to serving clients.

His primary projects have involved:

  • Retail shopping centers
  • Commercial office space
  • Warehouse and distribution facilities
  • Manufacturing sites
  • Bio-technology research parks

Alfred’s commitment to serving clients includes:

  • Owners and developers in successful acquisitions and financings of multi-million dollar commercial transactions
  • Commercial developer in executing creative assemblages for a downtown technology research park
  • Well-known international home improvement retailer serving as regional real estate counsel
  • Multi-billion dollar computer manufacturer in a major relocation expansion project; and also serving as local real estate counsel
  • Multi-state developer in acquisitions and dispositions for income-based properties involving 1031 Tax-Free Exchange transactions and formations of Tenants in Common “TIC” arrangements
  • National developers serving as local representation on commercial leasing projects

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Professional Activities

Bar Associations: North Carolina Bar Association, Board of Governors, Chair, Real Property Section, Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Member, Education of Lawyers Task Force; frequent bar lecturer. Member, American College of Mortgage Attorneys, President, 2001; member, American College of Real Estate Attorneys; listed in the Best Lawyers in America, 1992-present; listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003-05, and rated the top real estate lawyer in the state by that publication in 2005. Named Best Real Estate Lawyer among the North Carolina Legal Elite by Business North Carolina, January, 2004, and named to the Business North Carolina Legal Elite Hall of Fame in 2005. Certified Specialist, North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization in Real Property Transactions: Business, Commercial, Industrial and Residential.

Admitted to the bar 1973, North Carolina.

Civic Activities

Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership, Board of Directors; Downtown Winston-Salem Foundation, Chair of Board of Directors; President, Wake Forest University Alumni Association, 2003-04; United Way of Forsyth County, Chair, Leadership Circle, 2001; Samaritan Inn (Homeless Shelter), Volunteer.

Education

B.A., History, 1968, Wake Forest University; J.D., 1973, Wake Forest University School of Law; Associate Editor, Wake Forest Law Review; Moot Court Board.

Prior Legal Experience

Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Winston-Salem, NC, 1994-2001; Shareholder and Director, VanWinkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis, P.A., Asheville, NC, 1978-1994; Associate, VanWinkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis, P.A., Asheville, NC, 1973-1978.

Publications

"Real Property and Future Interests," North Carolina Bar Association Bar Review Course, 1981-1982; "Proposals for Statewide Land Planning," Wake Forest Law Review, 1973.

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Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1995-2005.