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| | Address | | First Lawyers Building, 400 Second Avenue, N.W., P.O. Drawer 2428 | | Hickory, North Carolina 28603 | | (Burke, Caldwell & Catawba Cos.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 828-322-4663 | | Fax: 828-322-2023 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.hickorylaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Young, Morphis, Bach
and Taylor, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General, Civil and Criminal Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Corporations, Taxation, Probate, Trusts, Real Estate, Commercial, Complex Business and Commercial, Municipal, Family Law, Complex Matrimonial Law, Negligence, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Insurance Law, Bankruptcy. | | Year Established: 1949 | | Firm Size: 11 | Representative Clients:
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.; Donald C. Beaver; Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, P.A.; Hyalyn, Inc.; Shuford Mills, Inc.; A. Klein & Co.; Cramer Lumber Co.; Mutual Insurance Co. of Sawmills; Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, Inc.; Piedmont Natural Gas Co.; Carolina Specialty Tools; DeFeet International, Inc.; Branch Banking and Trust; Cox Mfg.; Enterprise Healthcare; Auto Owners Ins. Co.; Bank of Granite; Lawrence Lumber Co., Inc.; Prism Development, LLC; Hickory-Conover Tourism development Authority; Hospitality Group of Hickory, Inc.; Rock Barn Club of Golf, Inc.; Pierre Foods, Inc.; Hewitt Coleman and Assoc.; North Carolina Forestry Mutual; City of Hickory Public Housing Authority; David E. Looper & Co.; Hickory Yarns; Cajah Mountain Hosler Mill; Record Properties, Inc.; Commercial First, LLC; Hickory Baseball, Inc.; Exodus Outreach Foundation; Rubberflex Sdn. Bhd.; Lutheran Services for the Aging, Inc.; Valley Nursing Center. | Approved ATTORNEYS FOR:
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.; First Title Insurance Co.; Pilot Title Insurance Co.; Investors Title Insurance Co.; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Commonwealth Land & Title Co.; Fidelity National Title Insurance. References: First Citizens Bank & Trust; Bank of Granite. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Charles R. Young, Sr. (Senior Partner) born Greenville, South Carolina, October 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, North Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1965); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1968). Director, 1972— and President, 1979, Greater Hickory United Fund. Member: Real Property Section Council, North Carolina Bar Association, 1973-1980, 1982-1986; Board of Directors, Ten Broeck Hospital, 1979—; Board of Trustees, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Inc., 1994-1997; Board of Directors (Chairman in 2001), Frye Regional Medical Center; Board of Directors, Deacon Club, Wake Forest University. Presented, Order of Long Leaf Pine, 1987. Vice President/Director, Shareholder, Hickory Baseball, Inc. "Hickory Crawdads" minor league team, 1993—. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Charles R. Young, Sr. | | Thomas C. Morphis, Sr. (Partner) born Greensboro, North Carolina, September 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, North Carolina. Education: Guilford College (B.A., 1969); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1972). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina (Member, Professionalism Committee, 2005-2006) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Family Law) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Matrimonial Law; Construction Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomas C. Morphis, Sr. | | Wayne M. Bach (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Virginia; 1974, U.S. Tax Court; 1978, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Education: East Carolina University (A.B., 1968); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1973); College of William & Mary (LL.M. in Taxation, 1974). Phi Kappa Phi. Editor, Law Journal, University of Louisville, 1973. Senior Trial Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel, I.R.S., 1974-1978. Member: North Carolina, Virginia and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, Section on Taxation). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Probate Law. Email: Wayne M. Bach | | Terry M. Taylor (Partner) born Hinsdale, Illinois, January 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina. Education: Western Illinois University (B.S., with high honors, 1977; M.A., with highest honors, 1978) Phi Kappa Phi; Wake Forest University (J.D., 1984). Town Attorney, Sawmills, 1988—. Paralegal Instructor, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. Rural Initiative Project Director, Neuse River COG, New Bern, NC, 1978-1980. Special Assistant for Rural Affairs, U.S. Department of HUD, Washington, D.C., 1980-1981. Member: Catawba County (Treasurer, 1990 and 1991; Vice President, 1992; President, 1993), 25th District, North Carolina (Member, Real Property and Business Sections) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Municipal Attorneys Association. (Certified Specialist, Real Property Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Real Estate Law; Wills and Estates Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Terry M. Taylor | | T. Dean Amos (Partner) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1983); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1987). Member: Catawba County (Secretary, 1998; Vice President, 1999; President, 2001), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, Family Law and Litigation Sections); Young Lawyers Judicial District Representation (1992-1993), 25th District Treasurer (1994—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Family Law. Email: T. Dean Amos | | Paul E. Culpepper (Partner) born Greenville, Mississippi, June 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth District; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1990); Norman A. Wiggins/Campbell University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Paul E. Culpepper | | Kevin C. McIntosh (Partner) born Marion, North Carolina, December 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., Business Administration, 1990); Campbell University (J.D., 1993). Recipient, Dean's Scholarship. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina (Former Judicial Districts Representative, Young Lawyers Division; Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property Law; Tax Law; Health Law; Elder Law) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Elder Law; Commercial Transactions; Health Care; Health Law. Email: Kevin C. McIntosh | | ASSOCIATES | | Valeree R. Adams (Senior Associate) born Methuven, Massachusetts, September 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina. Education: Catawba College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Campbell University at Buies Creek (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Recipient, Law Review Scholarship, Campbell University. Current President, Board of Directors, Family Guidance Center. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Young Lawyers Division). Reported Cases: Noblot v. Timmons, 177 NC App 258 (2006); Cline v. Dahle, 149 NC App 975 (2002); NE Concerned Citizens v. City of Hickory, 353 NC (2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law. Email: Valeree R. Adams | | Jimmy R. Summerlin, Jr. (Associate) born Tarboro, North Carolina, December 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., cum laude, 1995; M.S., 1998); University of Tennessee (Ph.D., 2000; J.D., magna cum laude, Business Transactions Concentration, 2003). Phi Kappa Phi. The Order of the Coif. Recipient: Hilton A. Smith Graduate Fellowship, University of Tennessee; Hunton & Williams Legal Writing Award, University of Tennessee. Staff Editor, Transactions, The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Creditor Bankruptcy; Foreclosures; Collections; Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Workouts. Email: Jimmy R. Summerlin, Jr. | | Henry Morphis (Associate) born Hickory, North Carolina, November, 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., wood products, 1995); Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Catawba County Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Wills; Business Law; Business Transactions. Email: Henry Morphis | | Timothy Swanson (Associate) born Hickory, North Carolina, October 31, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: Lenoir-Rhyne College, North Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, North Carolina (J.D., 2006). Member: Catawba County Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Contract Litigation; Estate Litigation. Email: Timothy Swanson |
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