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Address
301 East Main Street, P.O. Box 220
Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27907-0220 (Pasquotank Co.)
Website
http://www.hrem.com
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland, L.L.P. traces its roots to 1906. From its members have come two State Superior Court Judges, a current sitting Federal Judge, and Presidents of the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. The firm practices throughout northeastern North Carolina, representing a broad local, regional and national clientele. The practice is general, with emphasis on civil litigation and real estate. The firm emphasizes continuing legal education, with members frequently serving as faculty in such programs. Statement of PracticeGeneral Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Corporate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Employment, Education, Criminal, Insurance, Construction, Real Estate, Environmental, Elder, Local Government, Wills and Trusts, Probate and Admiralty Law. Year Established: 1985
Firm Size: 16
Representative Clients:Wachovia Bank of N.C., N.A.
N. C. Power Co.
College of the Albemarle
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Board of Education
Camden County Board of Education
Perquimans County Board of Education
Elizabeth City Housing Authority
Plymouth Housing Authority
Hertford Housing Authority
New Edenton Housing Authority
Southern Railway System
Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
Federal Land Bank Association of Columbia
State Farm Mutual
Travelers Insurance Co.
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Crum and Forster
Great American Insurance Co.
USF&G
Kemper Insurance Group
Pennsylvania National Insurance Group
Employers' Mutual Casualty Co.
Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co.
Ohio Casualty Insurance Group
Chubb & Son Group
Firemen's Fund Insurance Co.
Dare County Airport Authority
N.C. Professional Liability Pool
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
N.C. Insurance Guaranty Association
N.C. Interlocal Risk Financing Fund
Horace Mann Insurance Companies
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
Town of Edenton
Town of Nags Head
Town of Southern Shores
Town of Duck
Town of Hertford
County of Tyrrell
County of Currituck.
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
United Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Old Republic Title Insurance Co.
Investors Title Insurance
Ticor Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Stewart Title Co.
Chicago Title Co.
Atlantic Casualty Insurance Group
Universal Underwriters Insurance Group.
Rate InformationAccepts Major Credit Cards
Address301 East Main Street P.O. Box 220
Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0220, (Pasquotank Co.)
PhonePhone: 252-335-0871
Fax: 252-335-4223
Websitehttp://www.hrem.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesColumbia, North Carolina: 211 Main Street P.O. Box 510 27925. Telephone: 252-796-8561. Telefax: 252-796-1083.
Nags Head, North Carolina: 2502 South Croatan Highway P.O. Box 310 27959-0310. Telephone: 252-441-0871. Telefax: 252-441-8822.
L. P. Hornthal, Jr. (Partner) born Tarboro, North Carolina, October 16, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, North Carolina; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1958; LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Research Assistant, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1963-1964. Member of Staff, Attorney General of N.C., 1964-1965. Member, Legislative Study Commission, N.C. Futures Commission, 1997-1998. NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator, 1992; Board of Directors, NCIOLTA, 1999-2003; N.C. Judicial Standards Commission, 2007; North Carolina State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 1987-1992. Member: North Carolina (President, 1996-1997) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 1986-1992); American College of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Insurance Counsel; Association of Insurance Attorneys; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (President, 1984-1985); Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina (1988); Georgia Lawyers Insurance Company (2002-2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Business Litigation; Education; Personal Injury; Construction Law.
M. H. Hood Ellis (Partner) born Raleigh, North Carolina, November 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., with high honors, 1972); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: Note, "Assignments Which Purport to Assign an Entire Executory Bilateral Contract," Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 10, p. 179, 1974. Town Attorney, Edenton, 2007. City Attorney, Elizabeth City, 1981-1989. Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Elections, 1989-1993. NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator. Member: First Judicial District (President, 1982-1983); North Carolina Bar Association (Inductee, General Practice Hall of Fame, 2005); North Carolina State Bar (Member, Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 2007); North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction; Local Government Law; Real Estate.
Mark M. Maland (Partner) born New Hyde Park, New York, September 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, North Carolina and U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1970); University of Connecticut at Storrs (M.B.A., 1972); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Managing Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: Note, "Qualified Immunity for School Board Members - A Standard for Determining Good Faith Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983," Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 11, P. 720, 1975. Adjunct Faculty Member, College of the Albemarle, 1979. Estate and Gift Tax Group, Internal Revenue Service, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1975-1977. Trustee, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Panel, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1985-1991. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Estate Planning; Administrative; Corporate; Taxation; Elder.
Donald C. Prentiss (Partner) born Middletown, New York, October 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Legislative Counsel to North Carolina Bar Association, 1982-1985. Member: Board of Directors, Legal Services of N.C., 1990-1995; Board of Directors, Client Security Fund, 2001-2005. North Carolina State Bar Councilor, First Judicial District, 2005. Member: First Judicial District (President, 1991-1992), North Carolina and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts and Insurance) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, 1997-2002); Defense Research Institutes. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Commercial; Contract Litigation; Personal Injury.
Robert B. Hobbs, Jr. (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia, December 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1983); Campbell University (J.D., 1986). Phi Alpha Delta. Staff Member, Campbell Law Review, 1984-1986. Case Law Editor, Campbell Law Observer, 1985. Author: Note, "Cable TV's 'Must Carry' Rules: The Most Restrictive Alternative," 8 Campbell Law Review 339, 1986. Member, Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 1993-1996. Member: Section Council, 1988-1993, (Chair, 1991-1992); Law Practice Management Section: Section Council, 2004-2011, (Chair, 2009-2010); Real Property Section, North Carolina Bar Association. Member: North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section). (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law-Residential, Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization) (Also at Nags Head Office). Practice Areas: Real Property; Municipal Law; Business Law.
John D. Leidy (Partner) born Albion, Michigan, February 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1984); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1987). Staff Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 1985-1986. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Section Council: Education 2005-2008; Labor and Employment, 2002-2006) Member, Sections on: Workers Compensation, Labor and Employment); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law); North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment; Employee Benefits; Workers Compensation; Wrongful Termination; Education Law; Municipal Law.
Michael P. Sanders (Partner) born Elizabeth City, North Carolina, August 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1986); Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1988-1990 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1989-1990, Campbell University Law Review. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Practice Areas: Criminal Litigation; Civil Litigation.
L. Phillip Hornthal III (Partner) born Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1989) Phi Eta Sigma; Campbell University (J.D., 1993). Notes and Comments Editor, Campbell Law Review, 1992-1993. Author: Note, "Another Step Towards Ending Discrimination In The Jury Selection Process"Powers v. Ohio," 14 Campbell Law Review, 369, 1992. Research Assistant to the Honorable Justice John Webb, N.C. Supreme Court, 1993-1994. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; First Judicial District Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Personal Injury; Eminent Domain; Condemnation.
William Brock Mitchell (Partner) born Goldsboro, North Carolina, December, 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1996); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2000); University of Denver (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; First Judicial District Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Property; Estate Planning; Business Law; Taxation.
Charles W. Ogletree (Partner) born Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, November 5, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, North Carolina; 1969, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1962; J.D., 1965). Delta Theta Phi. Prosecutor, Tyrrell County Recorders Court, 1968-1969. County Attorney, Tyrrell County, 1968-2005. President, 2nd Judicial District Bar Association, 1976 and 2002. Member: North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina State Bar Council (1993-2001); North Carolina Bar Association (Inductee, General Practice Hall of Fame, 1999); N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Also at Columbia Office). Practice Areas: General Practice; Criminal Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates.
Clayton W. Cheek (Partner) born Durham, North Carolina, March 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1995; J.D., M.B.A., 2002). Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; First Judicial District Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Taxation; Bankruptcy; Elder Law; Estate Administration.
ASSOCIATESDavid C. Gadd (Associate) born Wake Forest, North Carolina, September 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., cum laude, 2000); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., Environmental Law and Land Use Law, 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Pupil of the American Inns of Court, Tallahassee Chapter. Recipient, Book Award, Environmental and Land Use Law Seminar, Spring 2004. President, Second Judicial District Bar, 2008. County Attorney, Tyrrell County, 2008. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Advocates For Justice. (Also at Columbia Office). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Real Property; Environmental Land Use; Municipal Law.
A. Vann Irvin (Associate) born Shelby, North Carolina, January 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee; 1984, Georgia; 1986, North Carolina; 1993, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits. Education: College of the Albemarle (A.A., 1971); University of North Carolina (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1982). Member: First Judicial District, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; North Carolina State Bar. (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Business Law; Probate; Taxation; Corporate Law.
Benjamin M. Gallop (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., Computer Engineering, 2000); Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Order of Old Kivett. Staff Member, 2003-2005 and Comments Editor, 2004-2005, Campbell University Law Review. Town Attorney: Town of Southern Shores, 2008; Town of Hertford, 2008; Board Attorney, Currituck County Board of Adjustment, 2008. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Technology Advisor Committee, 2006) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; First Judicial District Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; North Carolina Association of Municipal Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Local Government Law; Land Use.
OF COUNSELJ. Fred Riley (Of Counsel) born Salisbury, North Carolina, October 18, 1938; admitted to bar, 1967, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1960); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Research Assistant, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1967-1968. Member: North Carolina (Member, Real Property Section) and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, Board of Legal Specialization, 1989-1995). [Lt. U.S. Army, 1960-1962]. Practice Areas: Real Property; Corporations; Wills; Trusts; Administrative.
Thomas L. White, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Raleigh, North Carolina, June 6, 1938; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina and U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1960; J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Town Attorney: Nags Head, 1971-2001; Southern Shores, 1979-2001. Member: Dare County (President, 1975-1976), First Judicial District (Vice-President, 1979; President, 1980), and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. [U.S. Navy, 1960-1967; Capt., USNR, 1967-1989]. (Resident, Nags Head Office). Practice Areas: Education Law; Government Law; Municipal Law.
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