Jennifer L. Weaver
Position: Shareholder
Direct: (919) 510-9274
Phone: (919) 787-8880
Fax: (919) 325-4626
Email: weaver@manningfulton.com
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3605 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27612
Jennifer L. Weaver has been practicing law at Manning Fulton since 2003. Her practice is focused on general corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning and estate planning.
Working in Raleigh and living in Durham, Jennifer enjoys working with clients throughout the Triangle and the state. She represents closely-held businesses, partnerships and individuals.
In her corporate practice, she has counseled clients on the tax and business implications related to the formation, operation, conversion and termination of S Corps, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships. She serves as counsel to companies with regard to ongoing corporate and business matters, including drafting and negotiating contracts and licenses, and represents these companies in various business transactions including mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations.
Jennifer guides non-profit entities through the process of obtaining their tax-exempt status and provides on-going support to non-profit entities with regard to nationwide charitable solicitation licensing requirements.
Her estate planning experience ranges from the preparation of wills, living wills, powers of attorney and health care powers of attorney for individual clients to the creation of wealth transfer vehicles such as family limited liability companies, charitable remainder trusts and irrevocable life insurance trusts. Jennifer works with clients on tax-saving wealth transfer strategies such as business succession planning, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, generation skipping trusts, charitable lead and remainder trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, asset protection strategies and probate minimization strategies, including the use of funded revocable living trusts.
Jennifer has been recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (2009-2011).
She is a member of the North Carolina, Wake County and Durham County Bar Associations. She is a frequent lecturer at continuing education seminars and serves as the Chair of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Executive Women’s Task Force.
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2001Taylor Albright Scholar and Merit Scholarship
- Smith College, B.A., Psi Chi, Dean's List, 1993
Admitted to Practice
- State of North Carolina, 2001
- United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina
Specific Matters
Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Formed and organized corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, including preparation of organizational documents, buy-sell agreements, other shareholders agreements and joint-venture agreements
- Represents professional groups, including physicians, dentists and engineers, with general corporate matters, negotiation of shareholders’ agreements and operating agreements, merger, acquisition and sale transactions
- Represented real estate investment group in purchase of 1,200 acre retirement community
- Represented New York-based investment group with investment in Texas technology company
- Represented managed hosting company in a $140 million sale to a private equity company
- Represented European company in purchase of private label manufacturing company with production facilities in Honduras and Nicaragua
- Represented pharmaceutical service company in $56 million sale in leveraged buyout transaction
- Represents individual and closely-held buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions
- Assisted technology companies with implementation of licensing agreements and service agreements
- Assisted restaurant and bar with state and federal regulatory matters
Estate Planning
- Prepared wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney and living wills for individual clients
- Represented individuals in implementing wealth preservation and transfer planning strategies
- Prepared business succession plans for closely-held business owners and their successors
- Formed family limited liability companies designed to consolidate asset ownership, manage real estate investments and minimize estate and gift taxation
- Transferred life insurance policies to irrevocable trusts to minimize estate taxation of proceeds
Professional Activities
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Women in the Profession Committee
- Wake County Bar Association
- Durham County Bar Association
- Basics of Business Law 2012, CLE Planner
Community Activities
- Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
- Executive Women's Task Force 2009-2010, 2011-2012
- Chair 2010-2011
- Working Mother, Task Force 2011-2012
- Chair 2011-2012
- Executive Women's Task Force 2009-2010, 2011-2012
- North Carolina School Community Health Alliance (NCSCHA)
- Board of Directors
- North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
