Ralph E. "Steve" Stevenson, III

"Steve" Stevenson
Attorney

Ralph E. "Steve" Stevenson has over 22 years of executive experience in automotive management. He also previously served as the Legislative and Operations Officer for the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, and has been recognized as an expert in auto dealer compliance by several United States District Courts, North Carolina Courts, The North Carolina Department of Justice, and the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.

He provides legal counsel to several auto industry trade groups, specifically concerning motor vehicle titles, liens, collections, and securitization compliance, and has successfully litigated many complex auto related complaints, up to the appellate level including the North Carolina Supreme Court.

​Steve has been published concerning auto related transactions in legal and professional publications on topics including: execution of titles, limitations of conditional delivery, floor planning, wrongful repossession, and damage disclosure requirements.   

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Areas of Expertise

Auto Dealer Best Practices & Compliance

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• AUTO DEALER ATTORNEY & CONSULTANT
• DMV ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
• COMPLIANCE AUDITS

​Pro Bono Activities

• Co-Chair, Rocky Mount Human Relations Commission, 2007 - Present
• 2018 - Inducted into Pro Bono Honor Society 

Steve's Legal Profile

​Areas of Practice

• Auto Dealer Attorney and Consultant
• DMV Administrative Proceedings
• ​Compliance Audits

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 2011
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina

Education

• Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • J.D. - July, 2010
  • Honors: Student Bar Association, Vice President
  • Honors: Delta Theta Phi (Charter member)
• Thomas A. Edison State College, Trenton, New Jersey
  • B.A. - December, 2006
  • Honors: President's Award
  • Major: Social Science

Published Works

• "Are you Secure in Your Wholesale Transactions'"  -Auto Remarketing Magazine, 2013
• Are you Using Unfair and Deceptive Practices'- Sub-Prime Auto Finance News, 2011

Classes/Seminars

• The Value of Setting Goals Troop Meeting
• Chapter 20 Compliance NC Independent Dealer Pre-Licensing Training, 2011

Honors and Awards

• Awards Assistant Scoutmaster of the Year Wilson District East Carolina Council Boy Scouts of America, 2006
• Distinguished Service Award Rocky Mount Jaycee's, 1995

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Carolina's Independent Auto Dealers Association, Law School Associate, 2009 - 2010
• Restart Management, LLC, Managing Partner, 2003 - 2008
• NC GOP 1st Congressional District, Member, Executive Committee, 2013 - Present
• NC Advocates for Justice - Consumer Section, Section Vice Chair, 2012 - Present
• Lt. Governor Carolina's District of Kiwanis International, 2011 - Present
• North Carolina Bar Association, Attorney Member, 2008 - Present
• American Bar Association
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• Eastern Bankruptcy Institute
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• North Carolina State Bar

Past Employment Positions

• The Law Offices of Ralph Erskine Stevenson III, PLLC, Managing Attorney, 2011 - 2013​

Resources

Download Steve's Auto Dealer Legal Counsel flyer

Download Steve's Brochure

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