Direct Access to Experienced Counsel
Clients work directly with experienced attorneys from the start, supported by a deep bench of talent across the firm, without the layers, handoffs, or complexity.
Timeless Values.
Modern Counsel.
Practical Solutions for a Changing World
At Manning Fulton, we combine deep legal experience with practical judgment and responsive service to help clients navigate change, protect what they’ve built, and move into the future with confidence.
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Manning Fulton Provides
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Unified, Cross-Disciplinary Insight
Our attorneys collaborate seamlessly across practice areas, giving clients a clear, coordinated perspective.
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Deep Experience, Practical Perspective
As outside advisors with decades of insider knowledge, we bring seasoned judgment and real-world understanding to every challenge.
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Technology-Enabled Efficiency
We invest in advanced legal technology and a secure IT infrastructure —allowing us to deliver sophisticated work efficiently, collaboratively, and at scale.
Expertise. Access. Results
Practice Areas
We provide a modern, solutions-driven approach, bringing big-firm capability with the agility growing businesses require.
Manning Fulton provides comprehensive corporate legal support designed to help businesses operate efficiently, manage risk, and plan for long-term growth.
Our attorneys represent developers, investors, lenders, landlords, tenants, and business owners in transactions ranging from routine acquisitions and leases to complex development and financing matters. Having played a role in many of the Triangle's most prominent real estate projects, we understand both the legal and business considerations that drive successful outcomes. Our approach is straightforward: we take the time to understand our clients' goals, provide practical guidance, and help move projects and transactions forward efficiently and effectively.
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- Commercial Leasing
- Condominiums & Planned Communities
- Commercial Real Estate Finance
- Condemnation & Eminent Domain
- Loan Workouts, Restructuring & Foreclosures
- Multi-Family | Apartments Purchase, Sale & Development
- Opportunity Zones
- Real Estate Acquisition & Development
- Real Estate Joint Ventures
- Real Estate Litigation
- Title Examination & Certifications
The best outcome is often the one reached before a dispute ever escalates into a courtroom. Our litigators are prepared to take every matter through trial and appeal, while always working to resolve disputes before reaching litigation in the fastest, most efficient, and most economic manner possible.
For more than three decades, Manning Fulton’s Eminent Domain and Condemnation attorneys have represented North Carolina property owners facing condemnation actions by a wide range of authorities, including the North Carolina Department of Transportation, cities, local municipalities, utilities, transit authorities, airport authorities, and other public or quasi-public entities. Manning Fulton represents property owners facing undervaluation, helping them challenge this, and pursue the full compensation the law allows.
Manning Fulton helps North Carolina employers navigate complex state and federal employment laws so they can avoid disputes, stay compliant, and resolve workplace issues. Our employment attorneys provide practical guidance for employers at every stage of the employment relationship. From hiring and daily management to discipline, termination, and post-employment obligations, Manning Fulton employment attorneys take time to understand your industry.
Manning Fulton has helped franchise and distribution clients manage their vital business interests in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Franchisor and supplier relationships are governed by a web of state and federal laws, and single and multi-unit franchisees must integrate with existing franchise systems while staying compliant. Manning Fulton's attorneys understand these issues from every side of the table and help franchise businesses get deals done and thrive, serving brands in Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte, and nationwide.
Our attorneys assist clients of all sizes with day-to-day operational matters as well as regulatory, transactional, and litigation issues. We work to understand each client’s business, goals, and risk profile so we can provide practical guidance that supports compliance, growth, and long-term success.
Manning Fulton's Mergers & Acquisitions practice is one of the firm's largest and most sophisticated practices, guiding buyers, sellers, investors, and business owners through complex strategic transactions in the Triangle and across North Carolina. We represent founder- and family-owned businesses, financial sponsors and their portfolio companies, publicly traded companies, and well-capitalized private companies across a broad range of industries. Our attorneys provide practical, business-focused counsel that helps clients navigate risk, negotiate favorable terms, and achieve successful outcomes. We assemble multidisciplinary deal teams with attorneys across our tax, finance, employment, healthcare, intellectual property, international, real estate, and other practice areas to address every aspect of a transaction.
At Manning Fulton, our business and corporate tax attorneys provide sophisticated tax counsel to companies, business owners, and investors across a wide range of industries. We help clients structure transactions, navigate tax regulations, and develop practical strategies that align with their long-term financial and operational goals. Our tax attorneys deliver comprehensive transactional tax planning, helping businesses manage tax obligations while pursuing growth opportunities.
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- Business Law
- Business Succession Planning
- Corporate Finance
- Estate & Gift Tax Planning
- Family Office & Investor Representation
- General Counsel Services
- Intellectual Property
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Opportunity Zones
- Private Equity & Fund Formation
- Tax Controversies
- Trusts, Estates & Wealth Preservation
Manning Fulton’s estate planning and wealth preservation attorneys help individuals, families, and business owners across the Triangle and throughout North Carolina make confident, informed decisions about their estates and ensure those decisions hold up when it matters most. Our attorneys provide comprehensive tax, wealth preservation and estate counsel for our clients so they can feel confident about the security and disposition of that for which they have worked hard.
Client Testimonials
“They have become a trusted part of our team.”
We have worked with Barry, Zack, and Jessica for more than 10 years, and they have become a trusted part of our team. They understand our business, are always responsive, and consistently provide practical advice as we navigate complex real estate and lease transactions.
— Paul Warren
CEO of Moffat Properties
“Manning Fulton has served as the legal counsel for Tribute Companies for nearly 20 years.”
As Tribute has grown and our legal needs have evolved, we have continuously relied on the law firm to provide the sound and creative legal advice needed to navigate through the complex real estate and tax situations inherent in today’s business environment. We look forward to continuing this beneficial relationship for many more years.”
— Mark L. Maynard, Sr.
Owner, President, & CEO of Tribute Companies, Inc., Wilmington, NC
“Manning Fulton has met our needs and exceeded our expectations every step of the way.”
Our business has grown from one restaurant to nineteen over the last six years, and our need for legal insight and counsel has grown as well. Manning Fultons attention, support, and commitment to every detail has been consistent and meticulous regardless of our size and portfolio. I can honestly say that we would not have been able to achieve our success without their partnership and support.”
— Bob Frame
CEO, First Watch Franchisee
“We feel so confident in Manning Fulton’s abilities that we have acquired their services for another business transaction.”
We felt more like family than just clients. When speaking with any of the attorneys, we never felt our time was limited. Our attorneys went above and beyond to be sure we understood the process and the direction we should go. The team at Manning Fulton kept pushing always with our best interest in the forefront. The firm helped facilitate a very difficult and time consuming deal that ended in a successful result for us.
— Keith & Christy Oliver
Owners, Precast Terrazzo Enterprises, Inc. Raleigh
“Whether a large corporation or a small backpacking shop, we are confident Manning Fulton will provide you with the best guidance available for your business.”
As a small independent retailer, Great Outdoor Provision Co. operates in a multi-billion-dollar industry where quick, clear and up-to-date legal counsel is essential for our business to thrive. Manning Fulton has provided us with keen guidance for over 30 years and done so in a manner that is easy, practical and always value-added.
— Chuck Millsaps
President, Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Rankings & Recognitions
While we are honored by the recognition our attorneys and firm have received, accolades have never been our aim. They are a reflection of the steady, strategic counsel our clients rely on and the standards we bring to every engagement.
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