Matthew D. Rhoad Matthew D. Rhoad
Partner

University of North Carolina, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2000
Wake Forest University, B.A. magna cum laude, 1996

Professional Summary

Mr. Rhoad joined Smith Anderson in August, 2002, after completing a two-year clerkship with Justice (now Chief Justice) Sarah Parker of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He has significant experience in land use and zoning; real estate development; commercial real estate transactions; public utility real estate issues, including right-of-way acquisitions and condemnations/eminent domain; easement negotiation and drafting; negotiating and litigating boundary and encroachment disputes; and title disputes.

Mr. Rhoad has presented at numerous seminars involving topics related to land use and zoning, real estate development, easements, commercial real estate, title issues, boundary disputes, and eminent domain issues.

Representative Clients

Progress Energy
JDH Capital
Monarch Property Group
Crescent Resources, LLC
McDonald's
Harris Teeter
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Quintiles
Piedmont Natural Gas Company
SCANA
Public Service Company of North Carolina (PSNC)
The Pantry, Inc.
LandAmerica/Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
S.T. Wooten Corporation
Martin Marietta

Professional and Community Activities

Urban Land Institute (ULI) (Outreach Committee)
Triangle Community Coalition (Board of Directors; Executive Committee)
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA))(Membership Committee)
International Right of Way Association (IRWA)
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Raleigh 20 Program
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Volunteer Lawyers Program

Publications

Article: Stormwater Rules: Still Muddy Regulatory Waters? North Carolina Business Journal, May 2007

Bar Admissions and Memberships

Member, American Bar Association
Member, North Carolina Bar Association (Zoning, Planning & Land Use and Real Property Section)
Member, Wake County Bar Association

Admitted to Practice

North Carolina

 

 
 

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