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Charles W. Bennett 
Matthews, North Carolina
Managing Partner, since 1982
phone 866-492-1728
704-321-8031
fax 704-845-1503
email Email Me



Monday through Friday : 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Evenings and Saturdays by Appointment


Charles W. Bennett earned his undergraduate degree with a B.A. in Economics, cum laude, from the University of North Carolina Asheville in 1972. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1976. He was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1977. He is admitted to the Western, Middle and Eastern Federal District Courts and to the Western, Middle and Eastern Federal Bankruptcy Courts. Mr. Bennett was a co-founder of the firm in 1982.

Mr. Bennett is a Commissioner with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (Chairman of the Non-Game and Endangered Species Committee), a member of the advisory Board of Directors of Branch Banking & Trust Company, a former Director of United Carolina Bank, a member of the Board of Directors of the Matthews Senior Center, a current member of and a past officer and director of the Matthews Rotary Club, past Chairman of the Matthews Mayor Task Force on Education, past Director and President of the Matthews Chamber of Commerce, and is active in other civic and charitable groups and organizations in the Matthews area.

Mr. Bennett practices in the areas of Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Zoning, Land Planning, Environmental Law, Contracts, Mergers and Acquisitions, General Business, Corporate Law, and Estate Planning.

Areas of Practice:
15% Residential Real Estate
20% Commercial Real Estate
15% Construction Law Issues
15% Contract Law Issues
10% Estates and Trusts
15% Business Entities (Formation and Documentation)
5% Homeowners Associations (Formation & Administration)
5% Zoning
Litigation Percentage:
10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1977
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1978
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1978
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1978
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1978
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1978
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of North Carolina, 1978
Education:
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1976
J.D.


NCSU, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1972
Master's Degree Work
Major:  Economics


University of North Carolina, Asheville, North Carolina, 1972
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Economics


Representative Clients:
Standard Trucking Company
Branch Banking & Trust Company
H.C. Grimmer Development Co, LLC
Chicago Title Insurance Company
References:
Jack Shaw Carolina Underwriters Insurance Agency
Lee Myers Mayor, Town of Matthews
George MacBain, IV Branch Banking & Trust Company
Tina Whitley Matthews Chamber of Commerce
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Business Law, CPCC, 1978 - 1979


Honors and Awards:
Director, Branch Banking & Trust Company, 1982 - 2007


Director and Officer, Matthews Rotary Club, 1986 - 1989


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Mecklenburg County Bar Association, 1977 - 2007
Member


North Carolina Bar Association, 1977 - 2007
Member


North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Commissioner


North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Chairman, Non-Game and Endangered Species Committee


Branch Banking & Trust Company
Member, Advisory Board of Directors


United Carolina Bank
Former Director


Matthews Senior Center
Member, Board of Directors


Matthews Rotary Club
Member


Matthews Rotary Club
Past Officer/Director


Matthews Mayor Task Force on Education
Past Chairman


Matthews Chamber of Commerce
Past Director


Matthews Chamber of Commerce
President


Past Employment Positions:
First Union Corporation, Vice President & Counsel, 1976 - 1982


First Union Corporation, Vice President-Marketing, 1973 - 1974


Pro Bono Activities:
Mecklenburg Elderly Law Volunteer, 1983 - 2007
Senior Activities & Services, Inc. d/b/a The Levine Senior Center (Board of Directors), 2003 - 2007
Ancillary Businesses:
Past President and Board Member, Matthews Chamber of Commerce
Wildlife Commissioner, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Theta Phi
Birth Information:
December 23, 1946, Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America