Aron J. Mefford

Aron Mefford has been with Merritt, Webb, Wilson & Caruso, PLLC since 2005.  His practice focuses on trusts and estate planning, contracts, real estate, business matters and consumer law with a special emphasis on the legal needs of small business owners. He has twice received the Pre-Paid Legal Services Members’ Choice Award for outstanding customer service.

Before joining Merritt Webb, Mr. Mefford dedicated his professional career to advocating for consumer rights and assisting small business development by applying sophisticated legal practice and business management models in non-traditional settings. He did this initially as Operations Manager and Chief Legal Advisor for Integrity Consulting, where he advised clients with disabilities wishing to start new businesses of legal, financial, and managerial issues involved in small business start-up including regulatory compliance, contractual needs, business planning, financial management, and growth potential. He continued this work as Staff Attorney at Legal Services of South Central Michigan where he supplemented his extensive consumer advocacy based landlord-tenant and real estate litigation practice with community legal education programs and service on the boards of several non-profit entities.

Mr. Mefford is the author of “Lex Informatica: Foundations of Law on the Internet” published in the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies concerning the development of internet law at an international level.

Areas of Practice

• Business
• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Real Estate
• Landlord Tenant

Education

• Michigan State University, B.A., 1994
• Indiana University – Bloomington, J.D., 1998

Bar Admissions

• Mr. Mefford licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Michigan.
• Mr. Mefford is a member of the Durham County Bar Association.

Court Admissions

• All North Carolina State Courts.
• All Michigan State Courts.