MEMBERS OF FIRM
Stephen E. Culbreth (Member) born Wilmington, North Carolina, January 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wilmington College (B.A., 1965); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1968). Inductee, General Practice Hall of Fame, North Carolina Bar Association, 2005. Member, Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1968. Member of the Disciplinary Hearing Commission for the North Carolina State Bar, 2001-2007, Certified Superior Court Mediator. Member: New Hanover County (Member, Executive Board, 1978-1981), Pender County and North Carolina Bar Associations; Fifth Judicial District (President, 1979-1980) and North Carolina State Bar (Fifth District Councilor, 1990-1998; Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 2001-2007); North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Special Agencies: Member of the Board of the New Hanover County Alcohol Beverage Control 2007. Reported Cases: Sutton v. Aetna, 325 NC 259 382S.E.2d 759 (1989); New South Ins. v. Kidd, 114 NC App. 749 443 S.E. 2nd 85 (1994); Pearce vs. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph, 299 NC 64, 261 SE 2nd 176 (1980); Nationwide vs. Edwards, 67 NC App 1, 312 SE 2nd 656 (1984); Newber vs. City of Wilmington, 82 NC App 90, 345 SE 2nd 444 (1986); Simmons v. N.C. Dept of Transportation 496 S.E.2d 790 128 NC App. 402 (1998). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Probate; Wrongful Death; Workers Compensation; Appellate Work; Commercial Litigation; Collections; Mediation; Criminal Law; Auto Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Construction Accidents; Insurance Litigation; Traffic Violations; DUI/DWI.Email: Stephen E. Culbreth
Ashley C. Council (Member) born Wilmington, North Carolina, June 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1995); Campbell University (J.D., 2001). Member: New Hanover County, Pender County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Traffic Court; Driving While Intoxicated; Auto Accidents; Trucking Accidents; Construction Accidents; Probate; Appellate Work; Insurance Litigation; Collections; Mediation.Email: Ashley C. Council