vchildress@roberts-stevens.com-Childress

Vince Childress, a shareholder of Roberts & Stevens, has been practicing for more than 30 years in the areas of Business and Corporate Law, Trust and Estate Planning and Probate, and Healthcare Law. Vince has significant experience in complex transactions including entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, business financing and corporate contracts for large and family-owned companies, small businesses, manufacturing and distribution companies; the entertainment and tourism industry; physician groups, tax-exempt hospitals, and healthcare organizations. Vince is the firm partner primarily responsible for transactional legal opinions.

Vince’s expertise also includes trust and estate planning for individuals, families and family businesses, encompassing a range from complex estate planning for families with high net worth to simple wills and trusts for clients who do not require tax planning. Planning for business succession for owners of closely held businesses is an area where Vince uses his expertise in both estate and business law.

Vince has been honored for his work being named as a “Best Lawyers in America” in Corporate Law and Health Care Law, as a Business North Carolina magazine ‘Legal Elite’ in the field of business law, and “North Carolina Super Lawyers” in Business/Corporate Law. Outside of the firm, Vince is active in the community, including involvement with the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and volunteer work for Pisgah Legal Services, from which he has received the nonprofit’s Outstanding Pro Bono Services Award.