MEMBERS OF FIRM
Matthew R. Arnold (Member) admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Belmont Abbey College (B.A., Psychology, cum laude, 2000); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2003). Sarah Graham Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000-2003. Member, Civil Legal Assistance Clinic, 1999-2000. Research Assistant to Professor Walker Blakey, 2001-2003. Member: Alumni Board of Directors, Belmont Abbey College; Anne Horne Little Honors Program, 1996-2000. Recipient, Psychology Student of the Year, 2000. Captain, Varsity Basketball, 2000. Member: Mecklenburg County Bar Association (Member, Sections on Family Law, Civil Litigation; Co-Chair, YLD-Social and Sports Committee, 2008; Law Day Committee, 2007-2008); North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Sections on Family Law, Civil Litigation, and YLD); North Carolina State Bar; American Inns of Court; Justice William Bobbitt Inn of Court; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Law; Contract Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Tort Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Inverse Condemnation; Land Annexation; Property Rights; Family Law; Alimony; Divorce; Divorce Arbitration; Divorce Mediation; Domestic Relations; Domestic Torts; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Family Arbitration; Family Mediation; Interstate Support; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Palimony; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; Fraud; Litigation; Trial Practice; Negligence; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Dog Bites; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Repetitive Stress Injury; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Private Security Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Mass Torts; Tort Liability; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Unfair Competition; Workers Compensation.
J. Bradley Smith (Member) born Durham, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 2000); Mercer University (J.D., 2004). Dean's List. Assistant District Attorney, Mecklenburg County, 2004-2006. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; Mecklenburg County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Traffic Violations; DUI/DWI; Assault and Battery; Capital Offenses; Burglary; Criminal Defense; Criminal Fraud; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; Expungements; Extortion; Federal Criminal Law; Felonies; Forgery; Habeas Corpus; Hit and Run; Homicide; Malicious Prosecution; Manslaughter; Misdemeanors; Money Laundering; Murder; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Shoplifting; Stalking; Theft; Vehicular Homicide; Weapons Charges; Wire Fraud.Email: J. Bradley Smith