MEMBERS OF FIRM
Stephen G. Royster (Managing Partner) born Shelby, North Carolina, September 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1968); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, The Cumberland Lawyer, 1973-1974. Chairman, Cumberland School of Law Speakers Program, 1972-1973. Vice-President, Cumberland Student Bar Association, 1973-1974. Member, 1974-1976 and Chairman, 1976-1980, Surry County Board of Elections. Member, Surry County School Board, 1984-1988. Certified Superior Court Mediator. Member: Surry County Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1974); North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Bodily Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Nursing Home Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Negligence Law; Criminal Law; DWI; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Speeding Tickets; Traffic Violations.Email: Stephen G. Royster
Michael F. Royster (Member) born Shelby, North Carolina, September 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1968); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Curia Honoris. Associate Editor, 1973-1974 and Alumni Editor, 1974-1975, The Cumberland Lawyer. Assistant District Attorney for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1975-1979. Member: North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Residential Real Estate Law; Estates.Email: Michael F. Royster
ASSOCIATE
K. Denise Pardue (Associate) born Elkin, North Carolina, July 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina; 2005, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.A., 1989); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2004). Member, Advisory Board, American Red Cross, Surry County Chapter. Member: Surry County Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; Virginia Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Bodily Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Nursing Home Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Negligence Law; Workers Compensation; Job Accidents; Employment Accidents; Criminal Law; DWI; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Speeding Tickets; Traffic Violations.