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Founded in 1950 by Joe K. Byrd, the firm has grown from an individual practitioner to a diversified firm providing specialized legal services to clients throughout western N.C. Employing a highly experienced support staff, the member attorneys concentrate their practice in the specific areas outlined above. To insure collective professional development and to best serve its clients, the firm emphasizes participation in professional, cultural, charitable and civic organizations at all levels. Professional memberships include the Burke County Bar, the 25th Judicial District Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, General Practice Hall of Fame, 1993, the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Firm members have held various positions of responsibility in local and state associations.

Statement of Practice

Business Law, Business Dissolutions, Business Estate Planning, Business Formation, Buy-Sell Agreements, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Common Carrier Liability Law, Contested Wills, Corporate Law, Closely Held Corporations, Corporate Dissolutions, Corporate Formation, Criminal, Drivers' License Suspension, Driving While Intoxicated, Motor Carrier Liability, Partnership Law, Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnership Dissolution, Partnership Formation, Personal Injury, Accidents, Auto Accidents, Auto Negligence, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Catastrophic Injury, Commercial Vehicle Liability, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents & Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, School Bus Accident, Severe Burns, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Third Party Wrongful Death, TMS Dysfunction, Wrongful Death, Social Security, Social Security Disability, Truck Accidents, Trusts & Estates, Decedent's Estate, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Workers' Compensation, Industrial Insurance, Workers' Compensation Appeals.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Address

One Northsquare
301 East Meeting Street, Suite 1
Morganton, NC 28655, (Burke Co.)

Phone

Phone: 828-437-4220
Fax: 828-438-4517
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/byrdbyrdervin

Website

http://www.byrdbyrdervin.com

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

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Michelle C. Pritchard (Associate) born Morganton, North Carolina, May 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1999, North Carolina; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 2008, 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1992); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1995). Received Commendation, Court for Best Brief, Autopsy Photos. Law Clerk to the Honorable Lance A. Ito. Associate Attorney, Federal Computer Fraud Case of United States v. Kevin David Mitnick. Authored Article: "Cameras in the Courtroom in the OJ Simpson Case", Michelle Carswell Pritchard in Entertainment Law; Cases and Materials on Film, Television and Music, Sherri L. Burr and William D. Henslee, West Publishing, 2004. Member: Burke County, Los Angeles County, North Carolina State, and California State Bar Association; National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives; National Organization of Veteran's Advocates; North Carolina Advocates for Justice (formerly North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers); Association of Trial Lawyers Of America. (Board Certified Specialist in Social Security Disability Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Social Security Disability(95%); Veteran's Claims(5%).Email: Michelle C. Pritchard