Roddy’s core competencies stem from having practiced tax law for nearly 30 years during which he has earned a reputation for developing creative solutions for his clients.

rdavis@hagandavis.com

PRACTICE AREAS

• Taxation
• Business Law
• Estate Planning
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Placements
• Investment Fund Formation
• Venture Capital Transactions

EDUCATION

• Emory University, J.D., 1978
• Emory University, M.B.A., 1978
• University of North Carolina, B.A., 1975

BAR ADMISSIONS

• North Carolina
• United States Tax Court

ACTIVITIES AND RECOGNITIONS

• Recognized as an outstanding tax practitioner by Best Lawyers in America, Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite,” and Corporate Counsel magazine
• Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina since 1979
• Recognized as a "2008 Top Lawyer" for Business in the Triad Region by Business Leader magazine
• Recognized in NC Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in NC (Tax Law) for 2009

COMMUNITY

• Active in the regional entrepreneurial community since he began practicing law
• Co-founder and Co-Chair of the Piedmont Angel Network LLC, a member-managed early stage investment fund
• Past Chair of the Tax Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (“NCBA”), and served as a member of the Joint Committee of the Business and Tax Sections on the NCBA that drafted the initial version of North Carolina’s Limited Liability Company Act
• Served as Co-Chair of the NCBA’s Tax Section’s Ad Hoc Committee that drafted the 1999 revisions to the LLC Act
• Serves on the Board of Advisors of the UNC Tax Institute
• Founding director of the Piedmont Entrepreneurs Network, which evolved into the Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network, where he served as a member of the Executive Committee since inception
• Active in Greensboro’s civic life, having served on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement, Communities in Schools, the Greensboro Opera Company, and the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund