About
A small firm built around lasting client relationships.
Since 1995, Stewart Law, PA has guided business owners, professionals, and individuals through the legal work that shapes a legacy — with care, judgment, and a commitment to long-term relationships.
Stewart Law, PA was founded in 1995 by Todd A. Stewart — a former tax lawyer with a Big Four international accounting firm — to do estate planning, trust and estate work, and business counsel the way he believed it should be done. Personally. Patiently. With the kind of judgment that comes from doing the work for real clients over decades.
Today, the firm serves clients across the Charlotte metropolitan area and the Carolinas — and, when their lives call for it, around the world. Our attorneys, paralegals, and support staff together carry decades of experience in both legal practice and the business world that surrounds it.
How we work
A few principles, kept consistently
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Bottom line first We do our homework and document your options — but we lead with the recommendation, not the analysis.
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No surprises You’ll know what we’ll do, when we’ll get it done, what it will cost, and what to expect at the end.
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Promptness as respect Calls returned. Drafts circulated. Questions answered. We treat your time like it matters, because it does.
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Earn trust by delivering We do what we say we’ll do, when we say we’ll do it. Every engagement is a chance to confirm the relationship.
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Listen more than we talk Your situation is unique. The plan should be too. We learn it before we draft it.
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Proactive, not reactive The best plans get reviewed and refined before circumstances force the issue. We surface what’s worth thinking about.
We work with founders of privately-held companies, business professionals, and individuals — from the Charlotte metropolitan area, across the Carolinas, and occasionally further afield. Our clients have included business owners based in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and China.
What our clients have in common is that their situations deserve thoughtful, integrated counsel — not a fill-in-the-blank form or an off-the-shelf trust kit. We work with people whose wealth, businesses, and family circumstances have nuance, and who want the legal work to reflect that.
Many of our relationships span decades. That’s the work we love most.
The team
The people behind the work
Todd A. Stewart
CPA, JD · Managing Partner
North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. Former Big Four tax lawyer. Founded the firm in 1995.
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John J. Long, Jr.
JD · Partner
Estate planning, business law, and trust matters. Native Charlottean. Campbell Law magna cum laude.
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A consultation is a conversation. We’ll listen.