Yolanda N. Davis is an associate in the Corporate and Tax Practice Group, based out of the firm's Raleigh office. She supports corporate clients in transactional matters including corporate governance, compliance, entity structure and formation, and commercial agreements with emphasis on small businesses and nonprofit and exempt organizations. Her practice also includes areas of economic development, intellectual property (trademark, copyright, and licensing law), banking and finance (small business lending), estate planning and wealth transfer, and hemp law.
Prior to joining Nexsen Pruet, Yolanda spent more than a decade in the accounting and nonprofit industries as a consultant, and the real estate industry as a Realtor®/Broker licensed in North and South Carolina. As a nonprofit and accounting consultant, she advised a diverse group of nonprofits and small businesses in 501(c)(3) nonprofit administration and management; and business financial management. Her clients included sports philanthropists, human services organizations, private foundations, churches and other religious organizations, schools, financial counseling and money management organizations, startup charities, and small businesses such as a gift boutique, marketing and media company, technology firm, and online fashion boutique.
Yolanda received a B.S. degree, magna cum laude, in Biology and minor in Chemistry from Winston-Salem State University and M.S. degree in Accountancy from the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy at Wake Forest University. After obtaining her masters, she worked for a "Big 4" public accounting firm as a Fortune 500 Business Assurance and Advisory Services professional. Thereafter, she obtained a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and received her J.D. from Campbell University, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law.
During law school, she worked as a legal and policy extern for both the North Carolina School Boards Association and North Carolina General Assembly’s Legislative Analysis Division. She also served as the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division liaison to the Commission on Women in the Profession, law student representative on the North Carolina Bar Association’s Education Law Section Council, Advisory Board Member for the Research Study on the Law School Experiences of Women of Color at the Center for Women in Law (University of Texas School of Law), and Vice President and Cabinet Member of Campbell’s Women in Law student group.
Active in the local community, Yolanda serves as a member of the Wake Women Attorneys chapter of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys; a member of the North Carolina Bar Association's Business Law Section; and continues to serve in different capacities with the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession, North Carolina Bar Association's Education Law Section, as well as the Center for Women in Law. She also volunteers with the Campbell Law Restorative Justice Clinic as a facilitator and trainer.
- Campbell University, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, J.D., 2018
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Graduate Certificate, Nonprofit Management, 2012
- Wake Forest University, M.S.A., 2008
- Winston-Salem State University, B.S. Biology, magna cum laude, 2006
North Carolina
- Committee Member, American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession
- Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Business Law and Education Law Sections
- Member, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, Wake Women Attorneys
- Advisory Board Member, Center for Women in Law (University of Texas School of Law), Research Study on the Law School Experiences of Women of Color
Overview
Yolanda N. Davis is an associate in the Corporate and Tax Practice Group, based out of the firm's Raleigh office. She supports corporate clients in transactional matters including corporate governance, compliance, entity structure and formation, and commercial agreements with emphasis on small businesses and nonprofit and exempt organizations. Her practice also includes areas of economic development, intellectual property (trademark, copyright, and licensing law), banking and finance (small business lending), estate planning and wealth transfer, and hemp law.
Prior to joining Nexsen Pruet, Yolanda spent more than a decade in the accounting and nonprofit industries as a consultant, and the real estate industry as a Realtor®/Broker licensed in North and South Carolina. As a nonprofit and accounting consultant, she advised a diverse group of nonprofits and small businesses in 501(c)(3) nonprofit administration and management; and business financial management. Her clients included sports philanthropists, human services organizations, private foundations, churches and other religious organizations, schools, financial counseling and money management organizations, startup charities, and small businesses such as a gift boutique, marketing and media company, technology firm, and online fashion boutique.
Yolanda received a B.S. degree, magna cum laude, in Biology and minor in Chemistry from Winston-Salem State University and M.S. degree in Accountancy from the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy at Wake Forest University. After obtaining her masters, she worked for a "Big 4" public accounting firm as a Fortune 500 Business Assurance and Advisory Services professional. Thereafter, she obtained a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and received her J.D. from Campbell University, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law.
During law school, she worked as a legal and policy extern for both the North Carolina School Boards Association and North Carolina General Assembly’s Legislative Analysis Division. She also served as the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division liaison to the Commission on Women in the Profession, law student representative on the North Carolina Bar Association’s Education Law Section Council, Advisory Board Member for the Research Study on the Law School Experiences of Women of Color at the Center for Women in Law (University of Texas School of Law), and Vice President and Cabinet Member of Campbell’s Women in Law student group.
Active in the local community, Yolanda serves as a member of the Wake Women Attorneys chapter of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys; a member of the North Carolina Bar Association's Business Law Section; and continues to serve in different capacities with the American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession, North Carolina Bar Association's Education Law Section, as well as the Center for Women in Law. She also volunteers with the Campbell Law Restorative Justice Clinic as a facilitator and trainer.
- Committee Member, American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession
- Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Business Law and Education Law Sections
- Member, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, Wake Women Attorneys
- Advisory Board Member, Center for Women in Law (University of Texas School of Law), Research Study on the Law School Experiences of Women of Color
Speaking & Writing
Outside Nexsen Pruet
You can find Yolanda attending sporting events to cheer on the teams at each of her alma maters, as well as the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets. When she’s not enjoying a sporting event, she’s pursuing her passion for food, culture, and travel; reading a good book; or spending time with family and friends.
