Durwood Royce Powell

Background

Powell, Durwood Royce was born on November 21, 1951 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Albert Royce and Ruby Rader Powell.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. North Carolina, 1974; Juris Doctor, U. North Carolina, 1979; Master of Laws in Taxation, Emory University, 1985.

Career

Management analyst, General Accounting Office, Norfolk, Virginia, 1974-1976; member tax staff, Arthur Andersen & Company, Washington, 1979-1980; associate, Biggs, Meadows, Etheridge & Johnson, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1980-1982; associate, Biggs Law Firm, Rocky Mount, 1982-1983; partner, Maupin, Taylor, Ellis & Adams, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1985; also board directors, Maupin, Taylor, Ellis & Adams, Raleigh, North Carolina. Adjunct Professor corporation taxation Graduate School Business, U. North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1989-1992. Faculty Duke U. Tax and Estate Planning Conference, 1991.

Member negotiation project Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1992.

Achievements

• Durwood Royce Powell has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member tax reform committee Duke U., Washington, 1988. Member American Bar Association (tax, corporation, banking and securities sections), North Carolina Bar Association (tax and corporation sections), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma.

Connections

Married Leej Ida Copperfield, March 1, 1980.

Father:

Albert Royce Powell

Mother:

Ruby Rader Powell

Spouse:

Leej Ida Copperfield