OUR FOUNDERS
William (Bill) Stanley, MSFS
President of Stanley Laman Group
Education
Master of Financial Sciences (MSFS) American College Bryn Mawr, PA
Chartered Financial Consultant (CHFC)
Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)
Work Experience
2014 - 2015 Chairman and CEO, VEREIT (VER; NYSE)
1976 - 1979 Auditor, General Electric Credit Corporation
1979 - 1991 Registered Representative, Capital Analysts, Inc.
1991 - Current President, The Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd.
2003 - Current Managing Member, Stanley-Laman Securities
Boards
2007 - 2012 Independent Director, American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. ARCT; NASDQ
2009 - 2014 Lead Independent Director, New York REIT NYRT; NYSE
2009 - 2014 Independent Director, Business Development Company of America
2011 - 2014 Independent Director, ARC Properties Retail Centers of America
2013 - 2014 Lead Independent Director, American Realty Capital Properties IV
2014 - 2015 Independent Director, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (ARCP; NYSE)
2008 - Current Trustee, Matrix Biology Institute
James (Jim) Laman, J.D, LL.M
Vice President & Corporate Counsel of Stanley Laman Group
Mr. Laman graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago with a degree in Accounting. He began his career with Sears Roebuck in Chicago, working as a Senior Auditor, while attending law school at night.
He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law in 1983 and went to work for Laventhol & Horwath in its Philadelphia office, as a Senior Tax Specialist. From Laventhol, Jim moved to Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company in Radnor, PA. At Fidelity, he supported the field offices as an Estate and Business Analysis attorney, while attending Villanova University School of Law's LL.M program, at night. Jim received his LL.M degree from Villanova School of Law in 1988, earning recognition for obtaining the highest GPA in the history of the program (at the time).
Jim then went to work for Capital Analysts, Inc., in Radnor, PA, as a Staff Attorney, helping to fashion sophisticated estate plans for the Firm's clients.
In 1991, Jim left Capital Analysts, to help form the Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd., ("SLG"), and has remained as a founder and principal. SLG has become a Registered Investment Advisor, comprised of an ensemble of elite investment, tax, legal and financial advisory talent to serve their ultra-wealthy clientele.
Jim is also a founder and member of the Stanley Laman Group Securities, LLC, a registered Broker-Dealer, serving as both a Principal and FINOP.
Jim operates the Law Offices of James J. Laman, LLC, a law firm engaged in Estate Planning for select clientele.
