PARTNERS OF FIRM
Grady S. Patterson, Jr. (Retired Partner) (Retired).
Ronald C. Dilthey (Partner) born New York, June 5, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest College (B.S., 1957; LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Adjunct Professor of Law, Campbell University School of Law, 1979. Member: Wake County, North Carolina (Lecturer, Annual Practical Skills Course, 1969-1995; Chairman, Committee on Medico-Legal Liaison, 1976-1979; Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1985; Chairman, Litigation Section, 1983-1984; Chairman, Administration of Justice Study Committee, 1992-1993; Chairman, Administration of Justice Study Task Force, 1993-1996; Vice President, 1996-1998) and American Bar Associations; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., U.S. Army Reserves]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; Mediator; Legal Malpractice; Business Litigation.
Phillip J. Anthony (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, May 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Akron (B.A., 1981); Webster University (M.A., 1988); Campbell University (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Member, Law Review. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Workers Compensation; General Tort; Employment.Email: Phillip J. Anthony
Christopher J. Derrenbacher (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina; U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Education: East Carolina University (B.A., 1994); Norman A. Wiggins School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Campbell Honor Court, 1996-1997. Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1997. Order of Kivett. Finalist, Norman Adrian Wiggins Intramural Moot Court Competition. Member, Norman Adrian Wiggins ABA Moot Court Competition and the National Moot Court Competition Teams. Business Manager, Campbell Law Review, 1997 and 1998. Frequent lecturer on insurance claim handling and workers' compensation litigation. Occasional guest lecturer to nurses and other medical staff regarding medical malpractice litigation. Member: Wake County and North Carolina (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Hall v. Toreros, II, Inc., 176 N.C.App. 309, 626 S.E.2d 861 (2006); Bass v. Durham County Hosp. Corp., 358 N.C. 144, 592 S.E.2d 687 (2004); Bass v. Durham County Hosp. Corp., 158 N.C.App. 217, 580 S.E.2d 738 (2003); Thigpen v. Ngo, 355 N.C. 207, 558 S.E.2d 167 (2002); Thigpen v. Ngo, 143 N.C.App. 225, 552 S.E.2d 641 (2001); Howze v. Hughes, 134 N.C.App. 493, 518 S.E.2d 198 (1999). Practice Areas: Civil Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation.Email: Christopher J. Derrenbacher
Julie L. Bell (Partner) born Greensboro, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1992, North Carolina; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina, Greensboro (B.A., 1989); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.D., 1992). Davis Society. Former Assistant District Attorney, Wake County. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Black Attorneys; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Premises Liability.Email: Julie L. Bell
ASSOCIATES
Edward K. Brooks (Associate) born Pembroke, North Carolina, April 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Pro Hac Vice); 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1996); North Carolina Central University (J.D., 2003). Legal Counsel and Enrolled Member, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Member of the legal team that prepared witnesses from the Lumbee Tribe for testimony before the United States Senate Indian Affairs Committee in 2006 and 2007. Member: Wake County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Defense Attorneys; National Native American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; National American Indian Housing Counsel (Member, Legislative Committee). Practice Areas: General Liability Defense(5%); Construction Litigation(15%); Contract Litigation(10%); Low Income Housing(5%); Indian Law(45%); State-Tribal Relations(10%); Tribal Government(5%); Tribal Law(5%).Email: Edward K. Brooks
Kristy D. Gentry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); North Carolina Central University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member, North Carolina Central University School of Law, Law Journal and legal research assistant, 2003. Member, NCSU Student Government. Board Member and Assistant to the Chief Justice, NCSU Student Judicial. Member: North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; Wake County Bar Association (Member, 10th Judicial District). Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Workers' Compensation; Construction Litigation; Indian Law; Insurance Defense; Employment Law.
Jennifer M. St. Clair (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2001); Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Two-time Member: Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law National Civil Trial Team, 2003 & 2004; Association of Trial Lawyers of American Trial Competition, 2003 & 2004. Recipient, National Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Advocacy, inducted into the Delta Kappa National Honors Society and the Order of Barristers. Listed, Who's Who Among American Law Students. Guest Lecturer, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry: "Current Issues in Dental Malpractice". Member: Wake County and North Carolina (Member, Medicolegal Liaison Committee, 2007) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; 10th Judicial District Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice; Defense Litigation; Dental Malpractice Defense; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation.
Eric Sauls (Associate) born Goldsboro, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Wilmington (B.S.); Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (J.D.). Intern, Wake County District Attorney's Office, Third Year Practice Rule. Member: Wake County Bar Association; North Carolina Tenth Judicial District Bar Association; North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Division); North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: General Practice; Employment Law; Workers Compensation.