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P.O. Box 33550
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 (Wake Co.)
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Statement of PracticeTrial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Commercial Litigation, Administrative Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Antitrust, Corporate, Real Estate and Finance. Firm Size: 29
AddressP.O. Box 33550
Raleigh, NC 27636, (Wake Co.)
PhonePhone: 919-865-7000
Fax: 919-865-7010
Website
http://www.elliswinters.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesCary, North Carolina: (Main Office) 1100 Crescent Green, Suite 200, 27511-8105. Telephone: 919-865-7000. Facsimile: 919-865-7010.
Greensboro, North Carolina: 333 N. Greene Street, Suite 200, 27401. Telephone: 336-217-4193. Facsimile: 336-217-4198.
(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Cary, North Carolina and Greensboro, North Carolina)
Mary M. Dillon (Partner) born Washington, D.C., November 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1993). Morehead Scholar, University of North Carolina. Executive Editor, Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation.Email: Mary M. Dillon
Richard W. Ellis (Partner) born Raleigh, North Carolina, April 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1964; J.D., with high honors, 1969). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1968-1969. Member: International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. [U.S. Naval Reserve, Active Duty, 1964-1966]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Media Law; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust.Email: Richard W. Ellis
Michael G. Winters (Partner) born Raleigh, North Carolina, January 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma. Morehead Scholar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development.Email: Michael G. Winters
Jonathan D. Sasser (Partner) born Monroe, North Carolina, March 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina; 1983, New York. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors, Political Science, 1978; J.D., with honors, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Morehead Fellow in Law. Morehead Scholar. North Carolina Law Review, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to Hon. Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Associate Justice, 1982; Hon. J. Frank Huskins, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1981. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Chair, Constitutional Law Section, 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation; Constitutional Law; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Jonathan D. Sasser
Leslie C. O'Toole (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina. Education: Brown University (A.B., with honors, magna cum laude, 1982); University of North Carolina (J.D., with high honors, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Morehead Fellow. Research Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1985-1986. Secretary, Special Olympics World Summer Games, 1999. President, Raleigh Professional Women's Forum, 1988-1989. Board Chair, Special Olympics North Carolina. Member: North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Executive Vice President); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Leslie C. O'Toole
Charles N. Anderson, Jr. (Partner) born Raleigh, North Carolina, April 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., with honors, 1978); University of North Carolina (J.D., with high honors, 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Corporate; Finance; Real Property.Email: Charles N. Anderson, Jr.
Paul K. Sun, Jr. (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, May 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, North Carolina. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Vanderbilt University (M.B.A., 1981); Duke University (J.D., with highest honors, 1989). Order of the Coif. Founder's Medalist, Vanderbilt University. Articles Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1988-1989. Clerk to Judge J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Appellate Practice; Administrative Litigation.Email: Paul K. Sun, Jr.
Matthew W. Sawchak (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, North Carolina. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1984); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 1989; LL.M., 1989). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Duke Law Journal, 1988-1989. Clerk to Judge Clarence Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1990. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Past Chair, Appellate Rules Study Committee; Past Chair, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Antitrust.Email: Matthew W. Sawchak
Alex J. Hagan (Partner) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, February 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1987; J.D., with honors, 1992). Holderness Moot Court. Order of the Barristers. Clerk to Chief Justice James G. Exum, Jr., North Carolina Supreme Court. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Alex J. Hagan
Thomas D. Blue, Jr. (Partner) born Charlottesville, Virginia, October 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Asheville (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1997). Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1995-1997. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Land Sales; Real Estate Finance.Email: Thomas D. Blue, Jr.
George F. Sanderson, III (Partner) born Carson City, Nevada, June 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2004, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1995); New York University (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Hon. Stephen L. St. John, Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court, 1999-2000. Author: "Congressional Involvement in Class Action Reform," 2, NYU J. Legis. & Pub. Pol., 315 (1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Antitrust.Email: George F. Sanderson, III
Thomas H. Segars (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); University of North Carolina (J.D., with high honors, 2000). Chancellors Scholar. Order of the Coif. Clerk to Judge Jane R. Roth, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Thomas H. Segars
J. Donald Cowan, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1965; J.D., with honors, 1968). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Intellectual Property; Class Actions.Email: J. Donald Cowan, Jr.
ASSOCIATESStephen C. Keadey (Associate) born Mt. Vernon, Ohio, September 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., summa cum laude, 1991); North Carolina State University (M.A., 1994); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2002). Clerk to Judge William Osteen, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina.Email: Stephen C. Keadey
Stephen D. Feldman (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and Eastern District of Missouri; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2006, North Carolina. Education: Washington University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Complex Commercial Litigation.Email: Stephen D. Feldman
Kurtis R. Dumaw (Associate) born Marlette, Michigan, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1992); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association (Co-Chair, Real Estate & Environmental Law Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Real Estate; E-Commerce; Condominium Law; Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.
Jeffrey D. Bradford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2005, District of Columbia; 2007, North Carolina. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Duke University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability.
Alexander M. Pearce (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2007, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Stanford Law School (J.D., with distinction, 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Managing Editor, Stanford Journal of International Law, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Products Liability.
Kevin B. Sobel-Read (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2005, North Carolina. Education: New York University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2003). Member: Swedish American Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Intellectual Property; Products Liability; Securities; Torts; Trade Secrets.
Gary Eichelberger (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2008, North Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1994); Duke University Divinity School (M.T.S., magna cum laude, 1999); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Media and First Amendment; Products Liability; Insurance; Torts.Email: Gary Eichelberger
Laurie Miller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia; 2007, North Carolina and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wright State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Dayton Law School (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Mass Torts; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability.
Garrick A. Sevilla (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; 2008, North Carolina. Education: Duke University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Articles Editor, Duke Law Journal, 2006-2007. Law Clerk to Hon. Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. [With U.S. Marine Corps]. Practice Areas: Appellate; Complex Commercial and Business; Products Liability; Unfair Trade Practices.Email: Garrick A. Sevilla
Jeremy M. Falcone (Associate) born February 26, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of North Carolina (J.D., high honors, 2006). Associate, Skadden Arps, New York, 2006-2007. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.Email: Jeremy M. Falcone
OF COUNSELDonna K. Blumberg (Of Counsel) born Lafayette, Louisiana, May 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Donna K. Blumberg
Diane H. Rupprecht (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina. Education: Smith College (B.A., Anthropology, 1988); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law (J.D., 2000). Dean's List. Gold Key. Smith College Alumnae Scholar. Recipient, Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award. Law Clerk to: Chief Justice Henry E. Frye, North Carolina Supreme Court, 2000-2001; Judge James A. Wynn, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2001-2002. Legal Intern, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Management Consultant, Durham Workforce Development Board. Real Estate Sales License, State of North Carolina, 1995-1999. Vice President, Governmental and Legal Affairs, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, 2004-2006. Director, Local Government Affairs, KB Home, 2006-2008. Member, City of Raleigh Affordable Housing Task Force, 2008. Member: Durham's Partnership for Children, 2004; Board of Directors, Interact of Wake County, 2007. Former Associate, Young Moore and Henderson P.A., 2002-2004. Member: Durham and North Carolina Bar Associations; Cary Chamber of Commerce (Chair Elect and Board of Directors, 2008); Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (Board Member, Governmental Affairs, 2006). Fellow: Cary Community Foundation (Programs and Grants Committee Chair; Member, Board of Directors, 2007). Practice Areas: Appellate; Complex Commercial and Business; Construction; Medical Malpractice Defense; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device; Products Liability.Email: Diane H. Rupprecht
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