(Main Office)

The firm consists of a group of experienced and highly skilled lawyers who have been widely recognized for their accomplishments in the practice of law. The firm has an active litigation practice in the State and Federal courts throughout North Carolina. The firm's trial and litigation practice includes antitrust and business law disputes, intellectual property, insurance litigation, products liability, personal injury, professional malpractice, employment litigation, workers' compensation, and equitable distribution.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Complex Litigation in All Courts. Business, Corporate, Antitrust and Trade, Intellectual Property, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Bankruptcy, Family Law, Wrongful Death, Insurance, Employee Benefits Law, Employment and Labor Law, Business Law, Estate and Tax Law.

Representative Clients:

ACE Insurance Companies
AIG Insurance Company
Allied Claims Administration
American Home Furnishings Alliance
Bernhardt Furniture Industries
Broadspire
Dana Corporation
Hanesbrands
Harleysville Insurance Company
Home Meridian International
Hooker Furniture Corporation
I.H. Caffey
Liberty Corp.
Lowes Companies, Inc.
Montgomery Insurance Company
Rage, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Temporary Resources, Inc.
Vaughan Furniture Co., Inc.
The Stanley Works.

Address

101 North Cherry Street, Suite 720
Winston-Salem, NC 27101, (Forsyth Co.)

Phone

Phone: 336-631-8500
Fax: 336-631-6999

Website

http://www.robinsonlawing.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Norwood Robinson (Partner) born Roseboro, North Carolina, June 18, 1925; admitted to bar, 1952, North Carolina. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1945); Duke University (J.D., 1952). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Charles S. Rhyne Award, Duke University, in recognition of accomplishment in private practice and contribution to public service. Listed: "The Best Lawyers in America;" "North Carolina Super Lawyers." Associate Editor, Duke Bar Journal, 1951-1952. Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Board of Visitors of Duke University School of Law, Duke University Divinity School. Past Member, Board of Visitors of Wake Forest University School of Law. Past Chairman of Board, Private Adjudication Center, Duke University. Member, Board of Trustees, Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy. North Carolina Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, 1996-2001. Member: Forsyth County (President), North Carolina (Member, Board of Governors) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers American Bar Foundation; Inn of Court Emeritus. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Antitrust; Trade; Corporate.Email: Norwood Robinson

Robert J. Lawing (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, December 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina. Education: East Carolina University (A.B., 1969); Wake Forest University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Member, Board of Editors, Wake Forest Law Review, 1972-1973. Member, Board of Visitors of Wake Forest Law School. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America;" "North Carolina Super Lawyers." Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Litigation Council of America. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury; Corporate Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Robert J. Lawing

Michael L. Robinson (Partner) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, September 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, North Carolina. Education: Woodberry Forrest School (1973); Davidson College (B.A., 1977); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1980). Order of the Coif. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America;" "North Carolina Super Lawyers." Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Antitrust and Intellectual Property; Business Litigation.Email: Michael L. Robinson

Jane C. Jackson (Partner) born Washington, D.C., August 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Virginia (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America;" "North Carolina Super Lawyers." Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Member, Litigation Section; Member, Section Council, Vice-Chair. Chair, Workers Compensation Section) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Litigation; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Jane C. Jackson

Kevin L. Miller (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, May 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1981); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Lecturer, various CLE Programs. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Complex Equitable Distribution; Antitrust; Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin L. Miller

C. Ray Grantham, Jr. (Partner) born Fort Rucker, Alabama, February 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, North Carolina; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: U.S. Military Academy (B.S., 1979); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1988). Order of the Coif. Member, North Carolina Law Review. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America;" "North Carolina Super Lawyers.". Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina (Chair, Family Law Section; Member, Employment Section) Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, Infantry and Special Forces, 1979-1988; JAGC, 1988-1992]. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Complex Equitable Distribution; Commercial Litigation.Email: C. Ray Grantham, Jr.

John N. Taylor, Jr. (Partner) born Rocky Mount, North Carolina, April 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa; Eta Sigma Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Honorable Hiram H. Ward, United States District Judge, Middle District of North Carolina, 1988-1990. Treasurer, Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina, 1996-1999. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Employment Discrimination; Mediation.Email: John N. Taylor, Jr.

Jolinda J. Babcock (Partner) born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, November 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, North Carolina. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., summa cum laude, 1989); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1992). Alpha Sigma Nu; Delta Mu Delta; Omega Beta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Mediator. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina (Member, Dispute Resolution, Workers' Compensation; Section Chair, 2007-2008, Past Secretary, CLE Planner and Council Member, Workers' Compensation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Litigation; Mediation.Email: Jolinda J. Babcock

Howard Brent Helms (Partner) born Raleigh, North Carolina, December 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., cum laude, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1992). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Wake Forest University Moot Court Board. Member, Wake Forest University Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to Honorable John B. Lewis, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1993. Author: Comment, "Financial Institutions Reform, Regulatory and Enforcement Act,: An Ethical Quagmire for Attorneys Representing Financial Institutions," 27 Wake Forest Law Review 277, 1992. NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation.Email: Howard Brent Helms

Kurt A. Seeber (Partner) born Durham, North Carolina, January 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 1989); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to Honorable Jack L. Cozort, Sydnor Thompson and Mark D. Martin, 1994-1995. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation.Email: Kurt A. Seeber

W. Mark Peck (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 2001, North Carolina. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., 1990); Wake Forest University (M.S., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member, Order of the Barristers. Law Clerk, The Honorable Ralph A. Walker, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2001-2002. Member: Member, North Carolina Bar Association (Council Member, Workers' Compensation Section). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: W. Mark Peck

ASSOCIATES

Stephen Robinson (Associate) born Berea, Kentucky, April 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, North Carolina. Education: Berea College (B.A., 1984); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1991). Recipient: Louis C. Smith Scholarship; Louise Veltin Prize. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Stephen Robinson

Michelle D. Reingold (Associate) born Raleigh, North Carolina, February 6, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1986); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1990). Lecturer: North Carolina Family Law Continuing Legal Education Seminars; North Carolina Appellate Law Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina (Executive Committee, Family Law Council; Domestic Violence Chair, Family Law Section; Member, Appellate Rules Committee) Bar Associations; Forsyth County Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Appellate Litigation; General Civil Litigation.

Eleasa Harris Allen (Associate) born Gastonia, North Carolina, November 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2002); Wake Forest University, School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Moot Court Board, 2003-2005; Law Review, 2003-2006; Law Review - Symposium Editor, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; General Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Eleasa Harris Allen

Nathan D. Childs (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, July 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1995); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2006). Editor-in-Chief, Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal, 2005-2006. Director of Legislative Affairs, American Health Care Association, 2001-2003. Senior Editor, Provider Magazine, 1998-2001. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability and Complex Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Employment Law.Email: Nathan D. Childs

R. Scott Adams (Associate) born Charleston, West Virginia, January 14, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 2003); West Virginia University (J.D., 2007). Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: North Carolina and Forsyth County Bar Associations; NCADA; DRI. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; General Civil Litigation.Email: R. Scott Adams

William Walton Silverman (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2008). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Civil Litigation.Email: William Walton Silverman

Daniel Hill (Associate) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2002); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Law License, USA, 2008. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(50%); Estate Planning(25%); General Civil Litigation(25%).Email: Daniel Hill