James Stroud
Stroud & Panetti, P.C.
Keith Stroud is a 25+ year veteran of the practice of law. Keith supports businesses in the Triad, spouses going through a separation and divorce, individuals and couples through estate planning, executors and administrators handling the estate of a loved one, and seniors and their family members in long term care and asset protection matters. He provides a straightforward and comprehensive approach to legal representation, and offers unique solutions designed to meet the goals of his clients.
While Keith’s practice is structured to help his clients avoid litigation, he is first and foremost a trial lawyer. His civil and past criminal courtroom experience has uniquely qualified him to consider most every angle, contract loophole, and legal protection available to help his clients avoid the pitfalls that lead to disputes.
Keith understands the concern and discomfort his clients have when considering the types of law he practices. Planning for long term illness and death, going through a separation and divorce, avoiding business disputes that lead to loss of revenue, and the trepidation that surrounds costly and time consuming litigation, can all cause unnatural states of stress. Keith and his partner, Eleanor Panetti, have created a professional and secure environment, with caring, personal service at its foundation.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Credit Cards Accepted
- North Carolina
- Court of Appeals, Middle District of North Carolina
- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Stroud & Panetti, P.C.
- - Current
- Wake Forest University School of Law
- J.D. (1981) | Law
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- B.A. (1977)
- Distinguished
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Client Reviewed 4.8/5.0
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Very Good Rating
- Avvo
- Best Family Lawyers in Winston Salem
- Expertise.com
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Forsyth County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Business Law Section; Family Law Section
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Member
- Current
- North Carolina State Bar
- Member
- - Current