(Main Office)

The firm brings outstanding experience and professionalism when addressing a variety of legal matters. The nine members of the firm all contribute using their diverse and extensive legal backgrounds to allow the firm to provide outstanding legal counsel to all client matters. The firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Statement of Practice

Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Trials, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Real Property, Land Use, Family Law, Wills, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Trusts, Juvenile Law.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Investors Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Co.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Ticor Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Affiliated Title, LLC
Market Title Co.
Guaranty Title, LLC
Nationwide Title, LLC.

References:

Investors Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Co.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
RBC Centura Bank
SunTrust Bank
Blackman & Sloop, CPAs
Nelson & Company, CPAs
Coleman Huntoon Charamut & Brown, CPA's.

Address

1414 Raleigh Road
Suite 435 P.O. Box 2208
Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2208, (Durham & Orange Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 919-968-4441
Fax: 919-942-6603

Website

http://www.northenblue.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

John A. Northen (Member) born Asheville, North Carolina, April 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1972; J.D., 1975). Recognized for excellence in: Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law (2007-2009); Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, Bankruptcy (2002-2007, Hall of Fame 2008); and North Carolina Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (2007-2009). Panel Trustee, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7, Middle District of North Carolina. Member: Orange County District 15-B and North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Council; Chair Elect, 1991; Chair, 1992) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification; Board Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Financial Restructuring for Businesses; Chapter 11 Proceedings; Representing Companies, Individuals, Secured Creditors, Committees and Trustees; Complex Litigation; Business Acquisitions.

J. William Blue, Jr. (Member) born Pinehurst, North Carolina, August 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1973; J.D., 1975). Morehead Scholar. Orange County Attorney, 1976-1978. Member: Orange County, North Carolina (Member, Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1982-1988) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Committee on Medicine and Law, 1976-1987) Bar Associations; 15th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Lecturer, 1978—; Education Committee, 1999-2003; Board of Editors, 1996-2000 and 2001-2004). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Personal Injury Law; Professional Liability Law.

David M. Rooks, III (Member) born Greensboro, North Carolina, September 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1971), Phi Beta Kappa; Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Adjunct Professor, School of Business, University of North Carolina, 1986. Orange County Attorney, 1976-1978. Member: Orange County (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1987-1990) and North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Litigation; Land Use) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Land Use Regulation; Business Law; Trials.

Charles H. Thibaut (Member) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Education: Guilford College (B.A., 1976); University of London, London, England; North Carolina Central University (J.D., 1981); University of North Carolina. Member: Orange County (President, 1986-1987), Judicial District 15-B (President, 1995) and North Carolina (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Business Law.

Carol J. Holcomb (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, June 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1989, North Carolina. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.S., 1970); University of North Carolina (M.S.W., 1980; J.D., 1988). Order of the Valkyries. Attorney, Orange and Chatham County Departments of Social Services. Member: Orange County (President, 1997), North Carolina (Member, Section on Family Law), and 15B Judicial District Bar Associations; Chair, Committee to Draft Local Rules for Juvenile Court and Co-Chair, Committee to Draft Local Rules for Deferred Custody Litigation; North Carolina Association of Social Service Attorneys. Practice Areas: Family Law; Juvenile Law.

Vicki L. Parrott (Member) born Greenville, North Carolina, August 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1991); Campbell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member, Campbell University Law Review. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law; Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Business Law.

ASSOCIATES

Emily Curto Weatherford (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, December 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1996); Campbell University (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Orange County, Judicial District 15-B, North Carolina (Member: Estate Planning Section, Bankruptcy Section, General Practice Section) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate & Trust Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Durham Orange Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Wills; Probate; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration.

Stephanie Osborne-Rodgers (Associate) born Covington, Kentucky, May 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1989; M.A., 1991); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable A. Thomas Small, Eastern District of North Carolina, Bankruptcy Court, 2000-2002. Instructor: North Carolina Wesleyan, 2001; North Carolina A & T State University, 2000; Forsyth Technical Community College, 1999. Member: Orange County, District 15-B and North Carolina (Member, Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.

Samantha Hyatt Cabe (Associate) born Sylva, North Carolina, October 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Western Carolina University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2002). Member: Orange County, 15-B Judicial District (President, 2008-2009) and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Advocates for Justice; Orange County Planning Board; NC Association of DSS Attorneys, President 2009-2010. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Real Property; Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Appellate Practice.