(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Board of Commissioners of Mecklenburg County
Charlotte Merchants Foundation, Inc.
Crown Memorial Park
Express Properties, LLC
The Howey Co.
Howey Construction & Development
Laureldale Co., Inc.
Mecklenburg County ABC Board
New Millennium Digital, LLC
Vinson Enterprises
Vinson Realty Co.

ATTORNEYS FOR: Delhaize America, Inc.
Duke Energy Company
New York Life Insurance Co.
Texaco Inc.
Vinson Realty Co.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: American Title Insurance Co.
Commercial Standard Insurance Co.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Minnesota Title Insurance Co.
Jefferson-Pilot Title Insurance Co.
The Title Guaranty Co.

Reference:

Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Address

The Addison Building
831 East Morehead Street, Suite 860
Charlotte, NC 28202, (Mecklenburg Co.)

Phone

Phone: 704-377-1634
Fax: 704-342-3308

Website

http://www.rbcwblaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

James O. Cobb (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, February 28, 1927; admitted to bar, 1955, North Carolina. Education: The McCallie School; Davidson College (B.S., 1950); University of North Carolina (LL.B., 1955). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Mecklenburg County (President, 1972-1973), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Federal Judicial Conference For The Fourth Circuit (Permanent Member). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: James O. Cobb

Hamlin L. Wade (Member) born Greensboro, North Carolina, February 26, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, North Carolina; 1959, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.S., 1952); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1957). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1955-1957. Research Assistant for Chief Justice J. Wallace Winborne, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1957-1958. Member: Mecklenburg County (President, 1982-1983), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Ad Valorem Taxation Law; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Hamlin L. Wade

Marvin A. Bethune (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, March 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1970); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, The Order of Barristers. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1972-1973. Research Assistant for Associate Justice J. Frank Huskins, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1973-1974. County Attorney, Mecklenburg County, 1978—. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of County Attorneys (President, 1991-1992). Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Commercial Real Estate Law.Email: Marvin A. Bethune

Robert S. Adden, Jr. (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, May 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.S., with honors, 1979); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, The Order of Barristers. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Robert S. Adden, Jr.

James D. DuPuy (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, September 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1996); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1999). Staff Member, N.C.J. Int'l L. & Comm. Reg. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax Foreclosure; Ad Valorem Tax; Probate Administration; Real Estate Title Examination; Local Government Law; General Practice.Email: James D. DuPuy

RETIRED PARTNERS

Thomas C. Ruff born Naxera, Virginia, July 16, 1919; admitted to bar, 1948, North Carolina. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1941); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1948). County Attorney, Mecklenburg County, 1960-1978. (1919-2009).

Lyn Bond, Jr. (Retired Partner) born Tarboro, North Carolina, October 14, 1927; admitted to bar, 1954, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1950; J.D., 1953).