(Main Office)

James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A. was established in 1959. It is a firm of dedicated lawyers who give highly professional, intensely personal service to our clients. The firm serves a wide variety of individual and corporate clients in a broad spectrum of practice areas.

Statement of Practice

Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Family Law, Divorce, Alimony, Equitable Distribution, Child Custody, Child Support, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Labor and Employment, Corporate, Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Products Liability, Taxation, Securities, Environmental Law, Commercial Law.

Representative Clients:

B&B Contracting Co., Inc.
The Building Center, Inc.
Castle & Cooke Carolinas Development, LLC
Charlotte Bobcats
Crescent Resources, LLC
Cottingham-Chalk & Associates, Inc.
Douglas M. Herbert Performance Parts, LLC
First Indiana Bank, N.A.
Hendrick Automotive Group
Hendrick Motorsports, Inc.
Morris-Jenkins, Co.
Office Environments, Inc.
Quality Sprinkler Co., Inc.
Shea Homes, LLC
Simonini Builders, Inc.
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Southern Community Bank and Trust
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Sunbelt Corp.
Swisher International, Inc.
U.S. Land Investments, LLC.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Stewart Title Guaranty Corp.

Reference:

Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Address

600 South College Street, Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28202, (Mecklenburg Co.)

Phone

Phone: 704-372-9870; 800-247-9870
Fax: 704-333-5508

Website

http://www.jmdlaw.com

OF COUNSEL

Mary Kay Baynard born Raleigh, North Carolina, February 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, 1985-1986). Research Assistant to Judge Robert F. Orr, 1986-1987 and to Judge Jack L. Cozort, 1987-1988, North Carolina Court of Appeals. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Estate.Email: Mary Kay Baynard

Philip F. Howerton, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Charlotte, North Carolina, February 13, 1936; admitted to bar, 1966, North Carolina. Education: Woodberry Forest School (1954); Davidson College (B.A., 1958); Helen Lee Wessel Fellow, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University (M.P.A., 1963); University of Virginia Law School (J.D., 1966). Moore and Van Allen (1966-1970); Martin, Howerton and Williams (1970-1978); Assistant District Attorney, Mecklenburg County (1980-1984); Assistant Public Defender, Mecklenburg County (1985-1992); District Court Judge, Mecklenburg County (1992-2007); National Association of Drug Court Professionals (DWI Sub-Committee); Recipient: North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine, December, 2007. Member: North Carolina State Bar; Mecklenburg County Bar. [U.S.M.C., 1958-1961; Captain]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Criminal Law.Email: Philip F. Howerton, Jr.

Henry James, Jr. born Portland, Oregon, August 5, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, North Carolina. Education: Williams College (A.B., 1952); University of Virginia (J.D., 1957). Sigma Nu Phi (Vice President, 1956-1957). Instructor, Law and Accounting, University of Virginia Law School, 1956. Member, North Carolina Cemetery Commission, 1975-1979. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District and The North Carolina State Bars. Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Franchise Law; Corporate Law.

Robert H. Sheppard born Norfolk, Virginia, March 9, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1970); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Senior Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1978-1979. Member, North Carolina Credit Union Commission, 2005—. Member: North Carolina (Member, Real Property Section Council, 2007—) and American Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1970-1976]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Robert H. Sheppard

B. Frederic Williams born Charlotte, North Carolina, July 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1989, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1965); Catholic University (J.D., 1978). Member, American Economics Association, various dates, 1966-1984. Author: "Federal Money Laundering," Lexis Pub., 1999. Professor, Computer and IP Law, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2001—. Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Trade Commission, 1982-1985. Deputy Criminal Chief, Office of United States Attorney - WDNC, 2002-2004.Email: B. Frederic Williams