Chuck Neely has been engaged in the practice of state and local tax litigation for more than 30 years. His experience includes the negotiation and litigation of cases involving corporate and individual income taxation, sales and use taxation, franchise, license, intangibles and property taxation, including litigation of 4R cases for the railroad industry involving both the valuation and equalization of railroad property. He has wide-ranging experience with the valuation of both real and personal property and the assessment of tax-exempt properties. In connection with the firm’s state and local tax practice, Mr. Neely has counseled clients and negotiated with government entities on the broad array of state and local tax incentives available to new and expanding businesses in North Carolina. Mr. Neely has also had extensive experience lobbying both tax and other legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly. He has regularly been ranked by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy as one of North Carolina’s most effective lobbyists. Mr. Neely was elected three times to the North Carolina General Assembly, serving from 1995 to 1999. During his tenure, he served as chairman of the House Judiciary II Committee, a member of the House Finance Committee, and as co-chairman of the Revenue Laws Study Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly. He was rated among the six most effective legislators in the House during his service. Mr. Neely served two years on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Navy, achieving the rank of captain in his subsequent Naval Reserve service. He served as senior warden of the Christ Episcopal Church Vestry, the board of trustees of St. Timothy’s School, president of the Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America and president of the Rex Hospital Foundation. He is past chairman of the Triangle Land Conservancy and is on the board of the School of Government Foundation, UNC Chapel Hill.