Joseph O. Taylor, Jr.
- Member
- Murchison, Taylor & Gibson PLLC
- 16 North 5th Avenue
- Wilmington, NC 28401
- T: (910) 763-2426 Ext. 132
- F: (910) 763-3046
- E: JTaylor@murchisontaylor.com
- Areas of Practice:
- Business Law & Taxation,
- Real Estate & Development,
- Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning & Estate Administration
Mr. Taylor is the senior member of the firm’s real estate and development department. He was born in Sanford, North Carolina and has extensive ties in Southeastern North Carolina.
Professional Activities and Affiliations
New Hanover County, North Carolina, and American Bar Associations
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Community Activities and Affiliations
Alderman, Town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, 1973-1977, Mayor, Pro-Tem, 1975-1977
Co-chair, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Steering Committee, North Carolina State University
Honorary Alumni College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University
The Wallace Carl Riddick Society, The Charles Burgess Williams Society, and the William Joseph Peele Society, North Carolina State University
Honors & Awards
Martindale-Hubbell – AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., cum laude, in economics 1968; Juris Doctor, 1971).
Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi.
Bar & Court Admissions
North Carolina State Bar, 1971;
1972, U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina;
1978, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Claims Court;
1979, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina;
1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit