
Scott C. Gayle
For over 40 years, Scott has endeavored to put his clients’ needs at the center of his practice, seeking cost-effective solutions to difficult and complex problems affecting their businesses and personal lives. He has a broad business practice with a focus on commercial real estate transactions and business planning. He provides his clients with long-term business advice and services, including:
- Purchase and Sale Agreements for buyers or sellers
- Hotels, restaurants, convenience stores, apartments, shopping centers, offices and warehouses
- Formation of limited liability companies, S-corporations and C-corporations
- Shareholder Agreements for corporations & Operating Agreements for LLCs (with buy-sell provisions)
- Employment Agreements for key employees or professionals (with non-compete provisions – covenants not to compete)
- Leases (including complex office, retail and shopping center leases)
- Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreements
- Succession Planning for business owners to enhance their estate plans
- Loan closings (conventional, SBA and seller-financed commercial loans)
- Title searches and title insurance policies*
*Scott is an approved attorney for Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Investors Title Insurance and others
Outside of the Office
Scott and his wife, Cassandra, enjoy traveling, especially international cruises. So far they have been to Greece, Croatia, Russia, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, England, France, Nova Scotia, Alaska and Canada. They enjoy trips to their condo near Cherry Grove, SC and trying to keep up with six nearby grandchildren. Scott’s hobbies include reading American, European and ancient history, collecting LP records from the 60’s and 70’s, and playing the tenor ukulele.
Awards


Services
Education
- J.D., Duke University School of Law (1977)
- B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with highest honors (1974)
Licensure
- North Carolina
Admissions
- State of North Carolina Courts
- US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- US Supreme Court
Honors
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2022 in the area of Banking & Finance, Corporate Law
- Morehead Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa, University of North Carolina (1974)
- Governor Terry Sanford Achievement Award for helping continue the NC Governor's School (NCGS Alumni Association 2012)
Professional Organizations
- Greensboro Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Civic/Community Organizations
- NC Governor's School Foundation (Past President; Board of Directors 2010-2016)
- Chi Psi Fraternity - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Alpha Sigma Chapter
- Governor's School of North Carolina (Math 1968)