 |   | | | Law Firm in Winston-Salem, North Carolina | | A Professional Limited Liability Company |
| | Address | | One West Fourth Street | | Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 | | (Forsyth Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 336-721-3600 | | Fax: 336-721-3660 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.wcsr.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Reviser of the North Carolina Law Digest for this Directory. | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice, Trial and Appellate Litigation. Administrative, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Bond Financing, Civil Rights, Commercial, Construction, Consumer Lending, Corporate, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning, Family, Government Relations, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Municipal, Negligence, Probate, Product Liability, Real Estate, Retirement Plans, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Tort, Wills and Trusts Law. | | Year Established: 1876 | Firm Profile:
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, which traces its history to 1876, is a full-service law firm that delivers sophisticated and innovative legal services to a wide spectrum of business clients in industries that include information technology, health care, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial services. The Firm also represents a variety of governmental units and agencies. Womble Carlyle's mission is to provide value to clients by combining professional skill, technology and a thorough understanding of clients' needs to deliver high quality, cost-effective and responsive service. The firm is comprised of approximately 530 lawyers and 800 staff members operating from offices in Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh and Greensboro, NC; Wilmington, DE; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, DC; and Baltimore, MD.The Firm considers technology and the benefits it offers an integral part of the legal services it provides. All of the Firm's offices are linked for full communications by telephone, fax, electronic mail and video conference over a wide area network. The Firm takes full advantage of its sophisticated computer technology for support in large-case litigation, as well as management of complex transactions. The Director of Technology is responsible for implementing existing systems, and in some instances, developing new software applications to meet specific client needs. The firm-wide communications and computer network permit the Firm to allocate resources from all offices, as needed, as well as to establish direct, secure links with clients and their legal departments, thus enhancing the responsiveness and efficiency of the Firm's lawyers.The lawyers of Womble Carlyle have traditionally been active in community affairs, in Bar and other professional activities, and in state government. Many lawyers assume leading roles in civic and professional organizations, and several have served the government in elected or appointed positions. | | Firm Size: 525 | Law Firm Affiliations:
TOLEDO GROUP NETWORK; LEX MUNDI | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Brenner Companies; Charles & Colvard, Ltd.; Inmar Enterprises, Inc.; NC Biosciences Industry Organization; Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan Assn.; RF Micro Devices, Inc.; Venture First Associates. | Representative Clients:
ALLTEL Corp.; Armstrong World IndustriesAndersen Corporation; Armtex, Inc.; Associated Aviation Underwriters; Bank of America; BB&T Corporation; Brad Ragan, Inc.; Brenner Companies; Budd Services, Inc.; Carolina Beverage Corporation; Carolina Biological Supply Company; Carolinas Medical; Carolina Mills, Inc.; Charles & Colvard, Ltd.; Childress Klein Properties, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; City of Charlotte, North Carolina; The Crosland Group, Inc.; Dell Inc.; Duke University; First Factors, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; The Harris Group; Inmar Enterprises, Inc.; Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc.; Lowes Companies, Inc.; Magneti Marelli USA, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; NC Biosciences Industry Organization; North Carolina Association of County Commissioners; Novant Health, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation; Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.; Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan Assn.; Phillips Industries, Inc.; RegO Claimants Trust; Remington Arms Company, Inc.; RF Micro Devices, Inc.; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company; Sedgwick James; Sentry Insurance, a Mutual Company; Spectrum Properties; SQL Financials International, Inc.; Talecris Biotherapeutics; Thomas Built Buses, Inc.; The Travelers Insurance Companies; Vulcan Materials Company; Wachovia Bank, N.A.; Wake Forest University; Wake Forest University Baptist Regional Medical Center. |
Other Office Locations of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Tysons Corner, Virginia, U.S.A.
| | RESIDENT MEMBERS | | Alfred G. Adams (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, February 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1972-1973. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1992—; North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006. Author, "Proposals for Statewide Land Planning," Wake Forest University Law Review, Volume 18, Number 3. Adjunct Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1995—. Member: North Carolina (Board of Governors, 1987-1990; Chair, Real Property Section, 1983-1984; Chair, Continuing Education Committee, 1992-1994) and American Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar; American College of Mortgage Attorneys (Board of Regents, 1996-1999; President, 2001); American College of Real Estate Lawyers. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law, Residential, Business, Commercial and Industrial Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Lending. Email: Alfred G. Adams | | Jean Taylor Adams (Member) born Newport News, Virginia, July 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; 1992, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972; M.Ed., 1975; J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006. Author: "Reconciling Family Law with Tax Policy: Untangling the Tax Treatment of Parental Trusts," 46 Tax Law Review 107 (1990). Adjunct Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1991-1992. Senior Lecturer, Duke University School of Law, 1984-1990. Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Law, 1980-1984. Member, Planning Giving Councils of: Wake Forest University, 1995-1997; Duke University, 1996—; Summit School, 1995—; NC Super Lawyers Top 25 Female Lawyers in North Carolina. Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Charitable Planned Giving; Probate. Email: Jean Taylor Adams | | Reid C. Adams, Jr. (Member) born Kinston, North Carolina, June 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1981). Chairman, Forsyth County Pro Bono Committee; President, Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Products Liability Law; Insurance Coverage; Litigation; Tort. Email: Reid C. Adams, Jr. | | Patrick M. Allen (Member) born Kernersville, North Carolina, June 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1993). Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench. President, Christian Legal Society, 1992-1993. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health and Welfare Plans; COBRA; HIPAA. Email: Patrick M. Allen | | Janice C. Baldwin (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, North Carolina. Education: James Madison University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member, Moot Court Board, 1983-1985. Articles Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1983-1985. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Tax. Email: Janice C. Baldwin | | H. Grady Barnhill, Jr. (Member) born Buena Vista, Georgia, August 24, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, North Carolina. Education: Atlantic Christian College; Wake Forest University (LL.B., cum laude, 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (Business Litigation; Personal Injury); North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006. Member: Forsyth County (President, 1979-1980), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court (Founding Director); North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. [1st Lt., USAF, 1951-1955]. Practice Areas: Complex and Multidistrict Litigation; Aviation Law; Litigation. Email: H. Grady Barnhill, Jr. | | Jimmy H. Barnhill (Member) born Rocky Mount, North Carolina, September 15, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (A.B., 1962; LL.B., 1965). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law Section; North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations Law; Litigation. Email: Jimmy H. Barnhill | | Alison R. Bost (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, March 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina. Education: Guilford College (B.S., 1992); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1997). Author: Stacy v. Jedco Construction Inc: North Carolina Adopts a Diminished Capacity Standard for Contributory Negligence, 31 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1215 (1996). Member: North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Legal Ethics; Appellate Practice. Email: Alison R. Bost | | S. Fraley Bost (Member) born Erwin, North Carolina, April 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.S., 1969); Old Dominion University (M.B.A., with honors, 1976); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1979). Staff Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Aviation Insurance Association. Practice Areas: Aviation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: S. Fraley Bost | | Anthony H. Brett (Member) born Ahoskie, North Carolina, October 11, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1975); Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, Duke University (1976-1977); Duke University (J.D., 1979). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America;North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina (Member, Health Care Section Council, 1988-1991) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys; North Carolina Municipal Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Hospital and Health Care Law. Email: Anthony H. Brett | | Peter S. Brunstetter (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; 1985, District of Columbia; 1986, North Carolina. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1984). Former Chairman: Forsyth County Board of Commissioners; YMCAs of Northwest North Carolina; Board of Trustees, Novant Health, Inc. Former Member, Forsyth County Board of Advisors. Member, Wachovia Bank of North Carolina. Board Member: Winston-Salem Business, Inc.; Winston-Salem Alliance. Past Member, Board of Trustees, North Carolina Hospital Association. Member: North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council, 1998-2002; Piedmont Triad International Airport Authority, 1999-2003. Former Member: Board of Visitors, UNC Wilmington; Board of Visitors, NC State University. Member: North Carolina Bar Association. [With U.S. Navy, 1977-1981]. Practice Areas: Health; Hospital Law; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Peter S. Brunstetter | | Frank W. Bullock, Jr. (Member) born Oxford, North Carolina, November 3, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, North Carolina. Education: Duke University and University of North Carolina (B.S., 1961); University of North Carolina (LL.B., 1963). Delta Theta Phi. Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1962-1963. Law Clerk to Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1963-1964. Private law practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1964-1968. Assistant Director, Administrative Office of the Courts of North Carolina, 1968-1973. Administrative Assistant to Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1968-1973. Executive Secretary, North Carolina Judicial Council, 1968-1973. Member, North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Council, 1972-1973. Member: Greensboro, North Carolina (Member, Committee on Labor Law, 1976—) and American (Member, Section on Labor Relations Law) Bar Associations; The North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Frank W. Bullock, Jr. | | Charles A. Burke (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, February 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1992, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., with honors, 1984; J.D., with honors, 1987). Research Editor, University of North Carolina Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Charles A. Burke | | Karen Estelle Carey (Member) born Longview, Texas, June 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina; 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. Education: Wartburg College (B.M.E., magna cum laude, 1964); Duke University (J.D., 1981). Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006. Member, National Panel of Construction Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. North Carolina Court-Certified Mediator. Member: North Carolina (Member, Construction Section) and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Practices; Commercial Construction; Government Contracts; International Law; International Trade; Litigation. Email: Karen Estelle Carey | | Keith A. Clinard (Member) born High Point, North Carolina, February 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Staff Member, 1977-1979 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1978-1979, Wake Forest Law Review. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, 1989-1992). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Product Liability Law; Construction Law; Federal Practice. Email: Keith A. Clinard | | W. Andrew Copenhaver (Member) born November 10, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, North Carolina; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th and 5th Circuits. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1969); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1972). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, Antitrust and First Amendment Rights categories; America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Antitrust and Litigation; "Legal Elite", Antitrust, Business North Carolina; "North Carolina Super Lawyers", Antitrust Litigation, Law and Politics; Marquis' Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Former Member, Executive Council, Antitrust Section; Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Litigation) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Kentucky, No. 5:04-cv-00084-GFVT; 487 F. Supp.2d 891 (E.D. Ky. 2007); 487 F. Supp.2d 861 (E.D. Ky. 2007); 487 F. Supp.2d 830 (E.D. Ky. 2007) (lead trial counsel in Lexmark's defense of antitrust and Lanham Act counterclaims in patent infringement action; final judgment still pending); DeLoach, et al. v. Philip Morris Co., et al., U.S.D.C., Middle District of North Carolina, No. 1:00-cv-01235-WLO; 206 F.R.D. 551 (2002) (lead trial counsel for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in defense of class-action Section 1 conspiracy); Pro Billiards Tour Association Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, U.S.D.C., Middle District of North Carolina, No. 1:98-cv-00379; 187 F.R.D. 229 (1999) (lead trial counsel for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in case alleging breach of contract and unfair trade practices); Food Lion, Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., et al., U.S.D.C., Middle District of North Carolina, No. 6:92-cv-00592; 951 F. Supp. 1224 (M.D.N.C. 1995), 951 F. Supp. 1233 (M.D.N.C. 1995); 964 F. Supp. 956 (M.D.N.C. 1996); 194 F.3d 505 (4th Cir. 1999) (lead trial counsel for Food Lion in fraud and unfair trade practices action); Bepco, Inc. v. AlliedSignal, Inc., U.S.D.C., Middle District of North Carolina, No. 6:96-cv-00274; 106 F. Supp.2d 814 (M.D.N.C. 2000) (lead trial counsel for AlliedSignal (later Honeywell) in defense of Section 2 antitrust suit); In Re Stucco Litigation, Master File No. 5:96-cv- 287-BR(2), U.S.D.C., Eastern District of North Carolina; 175 F.R.D. 210 (E.D.N.C. 1997) (liaison counsel for all defendants in defending nationwide class action). Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Unfair Trade Practices; Corporate Litigation. Email: W. Andrew Copenhaver | | Linwood L. Davis (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, January 24, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, North Carolina. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1962); Duke University (J.D., 1967). Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1966-1967. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law Section; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member, Revenue Laws Study Committee of North Carolina Legislative Research Commission, 1979-1981. Member: Forsyth County (President, 1997-1998), North Carolina and American Bar Associations. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Exempt Organizations; Estate Planning. Email: Linwood L. Davis | | Ronald R. Davis (Member) born Abington, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1993, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1981); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Kenan Scholar. Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench. Author, "Forged Endorsements on Checks: A Primer," 59 Tex. B.J. 30 (1996). Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member, Ethics Committee); North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Member, Commercial Litigation Committee); Defense Research Institute. (Also at Greensboro Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: Ronald R. Davis | | Bonnie Kay Donahue (Member) born Jennings, Florida, August 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina. Education: Florida State University (B.A., cum laude, 1973; M.A., 1974); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1979). Member, Order of Barristers. Law Clerk, Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1979-1980. Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1980-1981. Candidate, Leadership America, 1999. Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Greensboro, Forsyth County, Guilford County, North Carolina (Editor, Bankruptcy Lawyer, 1980-1992; Counsel Member, Bankruptcy Section, 1981-1983; 1984-1986; Treasurer, 1990-1991) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee; Chair, Bankruptcy Avoiding Powers Subcommittee; Member, Chapter 11 Subcommittee; Consumer Financial Services Committee) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. American College of Bankruptcy; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Bonnie Kay Donahue | | Christina U. Douglas (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Tennessee; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1998, North Carolina; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Memphis (J.D., 1993). Member, University of Memphis Law Review, 1991-1992. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Advocacy; A Kemp Stallings Scholarship at University of Memphis. Author: Jones v. Jones: Overcoming the Presumption of Delivery, 22 Mem. St. L. Rev. 187 (1991). Speaker, National Business Institute Seminar, "Personal Injury Trials: Getting The Most Out Of Your Evidence," 2007. Lex Mundi Institute Alumnus. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Medico-Legal Liaison Committee); Forsyth County and 21st Judicial District Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; North Carolina Association of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation; Case Management Facility. Email: Christina U. Douglas | | Michael L. Drye (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, North Carolina. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S.B.A., 1978); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1990). Certified Public Accountant, Florida. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law. | | Charles A. Edwards (Member) born Lumberton, North Carolina, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Georgia; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, District of Columbia; 1987, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1967); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Scribes; Authors' Court of Georgia (Charter Member). Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in America; North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006. Author: Georgia Employment Law, (1st ed.) The Harrison Company, 1983; "Direct Evidence of Employment Discrimination," 43 Washington & Lee Law Review 1, 1986; "International Law and Employment Discrimination," 8 Oklahoma City University Law Review 1, 1983. Member, Warrenton, North Carolina, Town Council, 2001—. Member: Atlanta (Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1984-1985), Ninth District, Federal, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The District of Columbia Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, EEO Committee); American Management Association; Industrial Relations Research Association. (Practice Group Leader, Labor and Employment). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Litigation; Fair Housing. Email: Charles A. Edwards | | W. David Edwards (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S.B.A., 1979); Duke University (J.D., 1982). Contributing Editor, "Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice 2d" (Clark Boardman & Callaghan). Contributor: "Chapter 11 Theory and Practice" (LRP Publications). Author: "The Treatment of Assignments of Rent in Bankruptcy," 48 Business Lawyer 633 (1993); "Molding the Successful Workout with Pre-Workout Agreements," 7(5) Probate & Property 7 (1993). Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions; Constitutional Law; Product Liability Litigation. Email: W. David Edwards | | Jonathan M. Engram (Member) born Lynn, Massachusetts, March 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia; 1996, North Carolina; 2004, Florida. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Recipient, Henry B. Shinn Award in Legal Writing. Editor-in-Chief, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1982-1983. Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Atlanta, Forsyth County (Member, Section on Litigation), North Carolina and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Products Liability and Insurance Law Sections); Defense Research Institute; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Law; Insurance Coverage Law. Email: Jonathan M. Engram | | Gusti W. Frankel (Member) born Los Angeles, California, February 8, 1946; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1967); University of Minnesota (Ph.D., 1977); Duke University (J.D., with high honors, 1984). Member, North Carolina State Bar Appellate Rules Committee. President, Winston-Salem Jewish Community Council, 2003-2006. Boards of Trustees: Penland School of Crafts, 2005—; National Women's Philanthropy Board, 2007—; Temple Emanuel, 1997-2000; Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County; Horizons Residential Care Center, 1987-1989. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Trade; Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Products Litigation. Email: Gusti W. Frankel | | Allan R. Gitter (Member) born Yonkers, New York, August 26, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, North Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University (A.B., 1958); University of Michigan (J.D., 1961). Listed in: Who's Who in America; The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation Section; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; International Association of Insurance Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; General Negligence Trials and Appeals; Accident Law; Health Insurance Law; Defense of Civil Rights Actions. Email: Allan R. Gitter | | Murray C. Greason, Jr. (Member) born Wake Forest, North Carolina, December 12, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1959; J.D., magna cum laude, 1962). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in America; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County (President, 1986-1987), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; American College of Tax Counsel (1983—). [Capt., U.S. Army, active duty, 1962-1965]. Practice Areas: Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers Law; Charitable Entities; Corporate Law. Email: Murray C. Greason, Jr. | | Stanley B. Green (Member) born Macon, Georgia, February 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1993); Vermont Law School (M.S. in Environmental Law, magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Note Editor, Vermont Law Review. Member: North Carolina Bar Association. (Also at Charlotte, North Carolina Office). Practice Areas: Environmental; Toxic Tort. Email: Stanley B. Green | | Ellen M. Gregg (Member) born Elkton, Maryland, July 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Campbell University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi. Member, National Trial Team. Member, Campbell Law Review, 1984-1986. Membership Editor, Campbell Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Forsyth County (Member, Young Lawyers Section), North Carolina (Member: Young Lawyers Division; Litigation Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court (1992-1993). Practice Areas: Case Management; Products Liability; Torts; Litigation; Biotechnology. Email: Ellen M. Gregg | | Michael D. Gunter (Member) born Gastonia, North Carolina, March 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., with honors, 1969); University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., with honors, 1973); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Alpha Theta; Eta Sigma Phi; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, University of North Carolina Law Review, 1971-1972. Recipient: Walter Clark Award; William E. Newcombe Scholarship. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in America; International Who's Who of Professionals; Sterling's Who's Who; Strathmore's Who's Who; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; Southern Employee Benefits Conference, The ESOP Association, Profit-Sharing Council of America; Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans. (Leader, Employee Benefits Practice Group). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Executive Compensation; Qualified and Non-Qualified Retirement Plans; Professional Corporations Law; Taxation (Federal) Law. Email: Michael D. Gunter | | Hardin G. Halsey (Member) born Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, April 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, North Carolina. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., with distinction, 1977); University of Kentucky School of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 1983). Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Fraternity, Vice President; Tau Beta Pi Engineering Fraternity; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Fraternity; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1981-1983. Co-author: "North Carolina Real Estate Forms - Practice and North Carolina Commercial Finance Forms - Practice," (1992, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, Rochester, New York). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Member, Business Law Section) and American Bar Associations. (Also at Greensboro Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Commercial Finance; Secured Transactions; Commercial Law; Troubled Loans; Timber and Logging Law; Workouts. Email: Hardin G. Halsey | | Hada V. Haulsee (Member) born Havana, Cuba, February 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1970); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (M.S., 1973); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 1981). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Citizen Lawyer Award, North Carolina Bar Association. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Named North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2007. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1979-1981. Secretary and Board Member, Winston-Salem Symphony; Secretary, Novant Health Triad Region Board of Trustees. Past Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. Past Member, Chief Justice's Commission on the Future of the North Carolina Business Court. Member: Hispanic National Bar Association (Regional President); North Carolina Bar Association (Litigation Section, Latino Affairs Committee, Law School Liaison Committee); Forsyth County Bar Association; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Leinhart v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., 255 F.3d 138 (4th Cir. 2001); Street v. Smart Corp., 157 N.C.App. 303, 578 S.E.2d 695 (2003); Land v. Tall House Bldg. Co., 165 N.C.App. 880, 602 S.E.2d 1 (2004); Faircloth v. Financial Asset Securities Corporation Mego Mortgage Homeowner Loan, 87 Fed.Appx. 314 (4th Cir. 2004); Skinner v. Preferred Credit, 361 N.C. 114, 638 S.E. 2d203 (N.C. 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Product Liability Litigation; Class Action Defense; Business Litigation; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices; Lending and Financial Services Litigation. Email: Hada V. Haulsee | | Lori Privette Hinnant (Member) born Rockingham, North Carolina, June 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Alpha Theta. Member, Order of Barrister. Member: National Moot Court Team; International Moot Court Team. Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1986-1987. Honors: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Business North Carolina's NC Legal Elite. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Environmental and Natural Resource Section) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Energy; Environmental Law. Email: Lori Privette Hinnant | | Jeffrey C. Howland (Member) born Red Bank, New Jersey, June 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1987, North Carolina. Education: Tulane University; Wake Forest University (B.A., 1979); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Articles Editor, Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Member, Business Law Section) and American (Member: Business Law Section; Small Business Committee; Emerging Growth Ventures Subcommittee; Securities Regulation Subcommittee) Bar Associations. (Practice Group Leader, Corporate and Securities). Practice Areas: Securities Regulation; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Private Equity; Corporate Finance; Biotechnology; Corporate Partnerships. Email: Jeffrey C. Howland | | George William Joyner, III (Member) born Asheboro, North Carolina, November 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1992); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1996; M.B.A., 1996). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Wake Forest Law Review. Author: "Beyond Budd Tire: Examining Corporate Successor Liability in North Carolina," 30 Wake Forest Law Review 889, 1995. Member: North Carolina (Member, Business Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance. Email: George William Joyner, III | | Christopher A. Kreiner (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, April 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., Business Administration, 1991; J.D., 1994). Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation. Email: Christopher A. Kreiner | | William E. Latham II (Member) born Travis AFB, California, June 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana; 1996, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1990); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Louisiana State, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation. Email: William E. Latham II | | Jeffrey T. Lawyer (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1977); Duke University (J.D., with highest honors, 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1985-1986. Certified Public Accountant, Florida. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation. | | Christopher E. Leon (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, July 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia; 1988, North Carolina; 1994, Georgia. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.I.E., with distinction, 1980); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member: Editorial Staff, Wake Forest Law Review, 1982-1983; Editorial Staff, American Society of International Law Proceedings, 1982. Co-Author: North Carolina Real Estate Forms, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1995; North Carolina Commercial Financing Forms, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1995. Author: "The Lead Lender's Liability to its Participant," Banking Law Journal 1992; "Letters of Credit: A North Carolina Primer," Wake Forest Law Review, 1989. Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Securities; Capital Markets. Email: Christopher E. Leon | | R. Michael Leonard (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, February 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama; 1987, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1975); University of North Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Birmingham, Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Document Management; Litigation. Email: R. Michael Leonard | | Roddey M. Ligon, Jr. (Member) born Rock Hill, South Carolina, September 21, 1924; admitted to bar, 1951, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1948; J.D., 1951). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Author: "North Carolina Hospital Law," Institute of Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1964. Member, Editorial Board, North Carolina Law Review, 1949-1950. Professor of Public Law and Government and Assistant Director, Institute of Government, University of North Carolina, 1953-1964. Forsyth County Attorney, 1964-1970. Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; American Health Lawyers Association; North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys; Municipal Attorneys Association. [Major, USAF, 1942-1945; 1951-1953]. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Hospital Law; Municipal Law; Litigation. Email: Roddey M. Ligon, Jr. | | Kim Kelly Mann (Member) born Statesville, North Carolina, January 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.A., 1979); Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Staff Member, 1983-1984 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1984-1985, Campbell Law Review. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Secured Lending; Real Property Law; Banking Law; Finance. Email: Kim Kelly Mann | | Carl B. Massey, Jr. (Member) born Jefferson, North Carolina, July 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 1999, North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); University of Alabama at Birmingham (M.S., Biology, 1990); Duke University (M.S., Biochemistry, 1994); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Patent Applications; Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property. Email: Carl B. Massey, Jr. | | Jeffrey R. McFadden (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, District of Columbia; 1987, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1989, North Carolina; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 1980); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1985). Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC, 1995— (Chair, 2007; Vice Chair, 2004-2007). Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina (Intellectual Property Law Section, Council Member, 1994-1997; Chair, Trademark Committee, 1994—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Software Copyright; E-Commerce; Business Methods Patents. Email: Jeffrey R. McFadden | | Dennis W. McNames (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S. in B.A., 1969); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Member, Real Property Section Council, 1986-1988; Secretary, 1988-1989) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Foreclosure Law; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Dennis W. McNames | | Kenneth R. Michael (Member) born St. Petersburg, Florida, May 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1995, North Carolina. Education: University of Florida (B.Design, with high honors, 1980); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (M.Arch., 1983); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1994). Tau Sigma Delta; Alpha Phi Alpha. Associate Editor, Florida Law Review, 1993-1994. Registered Architect, Florida, 1989; Certified Construction Specifier, The Construction Specifications Institute, 1991. Author: "Design Professional Liability: Third-Party Actions by Tenants and Users," The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Aug. 1994). Member: North Carolina and American (Forum on the Construction Industry, 1992—) Bar Associations; American Institute of Architects; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Practice Areas: Construction; Litigation. Email: Kenneth R. Michael | | Philip J. Mohr (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri and North Carolina. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Philip J. Mohr | | Michael Montecalvo (Member) born Worcester, Massachusetts, September 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1998, North Carolina. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Duke University (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Stamford/Norwalk Regional, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; General Corporate Litigation; Class Actions; Business Torts; Real Estate Litigation; UCC Articles 3 and 4; Creditor Rights Litigation; Trade Secret Litigation; Software Litigation. Email: Michael Montecalvo | | James R. Morgan, Jr. (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1985, Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1984). Member: State Bar of Georgia; North Carolina Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation; Public Official Defense; Civil Rights; Employment Law; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: James R. Morgan, Jr. | | John F. Morrow, Jr. (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, December 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Fourth Circuits. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1993); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Forsyth County (Vice President, Young Lawyers Division, 2001), North Carolina and Federal Circuit Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Email: John F. Morrow, Jr. | | Kenneth A. Moser (Member) born Rowan County, North Carolina, September 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1965); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1968). Former Member, Firm Management Committee. Former Managing Member, Winston-Salem Office. Former Chair, Capital Markets Practice Group. Phi Delta Phi (President); Omicron Delta Kappa. Associate Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1967-1968. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law and Real Estate Law Section; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Co-Author: "North Carolina Real Estate Forms - Practice and North Carolina Commercial Finance Forms - Practice, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, Rochester, New York, 1962; "Molding the Successful Workout with Pre-Workout Agreements," published in the September/October, 1993 issue of Probate and Property (Magazine of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association). Awarded the Probate and Property 1993 Excellence in Writing Award for the Best Overall Real Property Article. Author: "The Statute of Limitations: The Discovery Rule," 4 Wake Forest Law Review 224, 1968. Contributing Author: "The Law of Distressed Real Estate," Baxter Dunaway, Author, West Group, 2003. Member of Faculty, Graduate School of Banking of the South, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1987-1989. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Chair, Loan Practices and Lender Liability Committee, 1988-1993; Member, Books and Media Committee, 1995— and Committee on Committees, 1993-1997) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Finance; Secured Transactions; Finance; Real Estate Finance. Email: Kenneth A. Moser | | James K. Phillips (Member) born Lexington, North Carolina, October 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1977). Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1975-1977. Law Clerk, Judge Robert M. Martin, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1977-1978. Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel, Fieldcrest Mills, Inc., 1978-1985. Member: North Carolina World Trade Association; North Carolina Global Partnership. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Member: Council, International Law and Practice Section, 1995—), American and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; International Trade and Investment; Intellectual Property. Email: James K. Phillips | | Robert S. Pierce (Member) born Gloucester, Massachusetts, October 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1987, North Carolina; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of North Carolina (M.A., 1974; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Rights; Document Management; Products Liability. Email: Robert S. Pierce | | Mark N. Poovey (Member) born Durham, North Carolina, August 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Carswell Scholarship. Notes and Comments Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Antitrust Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Litigation) Bar Associations; International Association of Gaming Attorneys. (Leader, Antitrust, Federal and State Regulation and Government Affairs Practice Group). Practice Areas: Gaming Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Federal Government Law; State Government Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mark N. Poovey | | Elizabeth L. Quick (Member) born Izmir, Turkey, May 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1970); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1974). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, University of North Carolina Law Review, 1973-1974. Author and Principal Editor, North Carolina Estate Administration Manual. Visiting Lecturer, University of North Carolina, School of Law, 1977. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Probate and Estate Planning Section; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Board of Directors, The Cannon Foundation, Inc.; Board of Directors, Reynolda House, Inc.; Board of Trustees, Salem College and Academy; NC Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in North Carolina, 2006; NC Super Lawyers Top 25 Female Lawyers in North Carolina, 2006. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (President, 1997-1998) and American Bar Associations; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Charitable Trusts and Foundations Law. Email: Elizabeth L. Quick | | Robert L. Quick (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan, October 10, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, North Carolina. Education: Oakland University (B.A., 1968); Boston University (Th.M., 1971); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1974). Associate Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bond Law; Corporate Financing Law; Secured Transactions Law; Public Finance; Tax Exempt Finance; Commercial Law. Email: Robert L. Quick | | George A. Ragland (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, May 14, 1943; admitted to bar, 1978, North Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1965); Washington and Lee University (LL.B., cum laude, 1968). Law Review; Officer/Director, Estate Planning Council of Winston-Salem. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates Section; Business North Carolina as one of its Legal Elite in both Tax and Estate Planning; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Past Chair, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section) and American (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Practice Group Leader, Trusts and Estates). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Estate Administration; Charitable Gift Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Settlement; Probate. Email: George A. Ragland | | Michael E. Ray (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, December 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, North Carolina and South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1978). Recipient, Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award. Editor in Chief, South Carolina Law Review, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Governors, Federal Circuit Bar Association, 1994-1997. Member, Board of Directors, Furman University Alumni Association, 1995-2000. Member, Board of Directors, Lex Mundi, Ltd., 1995-1999; Secretary, 1996-1997; Chairman-Elect, 1997-1998; Chairman, 1998-1999. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of College and University Law, 1984-1986. Member: North Carolina, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; International Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; International Trade. Email: Michael E. Ray | | Richard T. Rice (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, August 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1973); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1977). Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1975-1977. Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County (Secretary, 1982-1983), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; Forsyth County Young Lawyers (Secretary, 1978-1979); North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Central Winston-Salem Association (President, 1993-1995). (Practice Group Leader, Insurance, Governmental and Tort Litigation). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; General Negligence Trials and Appeals; Insurance Defense Law. Email: Richard T. Rice | | W. P. Sandridge, Jr. (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, January 27, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1956); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. [Lt., (j.g.), U.S. Navy, 1956-1958]. Practice Areas: Finance Law; Commercial Law; Contract Law; Creditors Rights. Email: W. P. Sandridge, Jr. | | W. Pendleton Sandridge (1904-1982). | | Scott Schaaf (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Political Science, with distinction, 1999); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, North Carolina Banking Institute Journal, 2001-2002. Associate, Tuggle Duggins & Meschan, P.A., Greensboro, North Carolina, 2002-2007. Member: Greensboro (Treasurer, Young Lawyers Section) and North Carolina (Member, Corporations Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Scott Schaaf | | Greg L. Smith (Member) born McComb, Mississippi, July 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina. Education: Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: North Carolina and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Taxation; Partnerships, S Corporations; Limited Liability Companies; Real Estate Development; Syndications Law; International Law; International Trade. Email: Greg L. Smith | | Randel S. Springer (Member) born East St. Louis, Illinois, November 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1999, North Carolina. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1984); University of Iowa (M.A., 1986); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary (J.D., 1990). Member, Board of Editors: William and Mary Law Review, 1989-1990; The Trademark Reporter. Member: Cincinnati, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Intellectual Property Law; Copyrights; Sweepstakes; Promotion Law. Email: Randel S. Springer | | Jack M. Strauch (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, North Carolina. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1995); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member, Barristers Team. Recipient: Arthur A. May Award for Trial Advocacy; Edward F. Barrett Award for Trial Advocacy. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Officials Liability; Business Litigation; Torts; Trucking Law; Aviation Accidents; Products Liability. Email: Jack M. Strauch | | William B. Sullivan (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 12, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1971, Maryland and 1971, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1989, Hawaii and 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1990, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Raven Society; Walter Chandler Inn of Court. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Legal Commentary, 1969-1970. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; ; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University Law School, 1980; Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees, District of Maryland, 1988-1990; Commercial Finance Dispute Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Bankruptcy Law Section) and American (Business Bankruptcy Committee, Subcommittee of Chapter 11) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Turnaround Management Association; Commercial Law League of America. American Bar Foundation; American College of Bankruptcy; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Practice Group Leader, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Financial Litigation. Email: William B. Sullivan | | Keith W. Vaughan (Member) born Bluefield, West Virginia, October 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia and North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha. Editor-in-Chief, Georgia Law Review, 1974-1975. Listed in: 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers; The Best Lawyers in America ("Bet the Company Litigation," Business Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation). Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Business Litigation. Email: Keith W. Vaughan | | William R. Whitehurst (Member) born December 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia; 1984, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th and 5th Circuits. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of North Carolina (M.B.A., 1982; J.D., with honors, 1982). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1981-1982. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Forsyth County, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Past Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee, Tax Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. (Also at Charlotte, North Carolina Office). Practice Areas: Executive Compensation Law; Employee Benefits Law; Not for Profit Intermediate Sanctions; ESOPs - Fiduciary. Email: William R. Whitehurst | | C. Mark Wiley (Member) born High Point, North Carolina, October 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, North Carolina; 1989, U.S. Tax Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., cum laude, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1989). Law Faculty Scholar, 1988. Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1987-1988. Recipient: I Beverly Lake Award, 1988; Corpus Juris Secundum Award, 1987; American Jurisprudence Awards in Corporate Taxation, State and Local Taxation, Corporate Finance, Constitutional Law, Debtor-Creditor Law. Member, Honor Council, 1987-1988. Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina, 1988. Member, Firm Management Committee. Former Leader, Tax Practice Group, 1998-2002. Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Member, Tax Council) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Tax Litigation. Email: C. Mark Wiley | | G. Criston Windham (Member) born Washington, D.C., December 10, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1976). Assistant Attorney General, State of North Carolina, 1981-1985. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. (Leader, Litigation Resources Team). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: G. Criston Windham | | Calder W. Womble (Member) born Winston-Salem, N.C., June 25, 1922; admitted to bar, 1947, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1943; LL.B., 1947). Phi Delta Phi. Junior Assistant Attorney General, North Carolina, 1947-1948. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American Judicature Society; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. [With U.S. Navy Air Force, 1943-46; Lt. (j.g.), 1945-46]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Financing Law; Federal Income, Estate and Gift Taxation Law. Email: Calder W. Womble | | Erna A. P. Womble (Member) born March 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1978; M.Ed., 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1986). Federal Law Clerk, Hon. Judge Matthew J. Perry, U.S. District Court of South Carolina, 1986-1987. Listed in 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Recipient, 2007 Distinguished Service Award from the Product Liability Advisory Council. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Professionalism Committee, 1997—; Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member: Litigation, Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1998—); Defense Research Institute (Member: Life, Health and Disability Law Committee; Product Liability Committee); Product Liability Advisory Council (Board of Directors, 1996—; Executive Committee, 1997—). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Life, Health and Disability Insurance Litigation; Neuro/Psychological Damages; Federal Multi-District Litigation. Email: Erna A. P. Womble | | William F. Womble (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 1916; admitted to bar, 1939, North Carolina; 1950, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1937; J.D., 1939). Phi Delta Phi. Member, State Legislature, 1953-1955-1957. Member, N.C. General Statutes Commission, 1953-1955. Life Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Recipient, Fifty-Year Award, 1995); American Judicature Society. Member: Forsyth County (President, 1962), North Carolina (President, 1966) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1978-1987; Board of Governors, 1982-1985; Member: Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 1985-1991; Resource Development Council, 1986-1992; Executive Council, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1985-1988)Bar Associations; American Counsel Association; U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member). [With Armed Forces, 1941-1946; Major, 1945-1946]. Practice Areas: General Practice; Consulting Partner. Email: William F. Womble | | William F. Womble, Jr. (Member) born Oakland, California, September 21, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, North Carolina; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation and Personal Injury Sections; 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Chairman, Practical Training Committee, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Director, 1982-1984; President, 1987-1988); Product Liability Advisory Council; Propane Gas Defense Association; Defense Research Institute (Regional Vice-President, 1992-1993; State Representative, 1985-1992); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member). American College of Trial Lawyers. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Aviation Law; Drug and Medical Device Law; Commercial and Complex Litigation. Email: William F. Womble, Jr. | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Elizabeth K. Arias (Associate) born Bethesda, Maryland, April 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1995); Campbell University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Articles Editor, 1999-2000, Law Review, 1998-2000. Author: Batch v. Town of Chapel Hill, Takings Law & Exactions: Where Should North Carolina Stand? Campbell Law Review, Winter 1998. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Elizabeth K. Arias | | Christine S. Beaman (Associate) born August 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Nevada; 2002, North Carolina. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 1994; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. | | William E. Boyle (Associate) born Edenton, North Carolina, September 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1994); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2005). Member, Wake Forest Law Review. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1998-2002]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. | | Julie B. Bradburn (Associate) born Charlotte, North Carolina, October 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barristers. Recipient: Book Awards: Contract I, Torts II, Constitutional Law; 1st Amendment; 1983 Civil Rights Litigation; Trial Advocacy; F. Leary Davis Scholarship, 2001-2003. Member, Campbell Law Review, 2001-2003. Finalist, John Marshall School of Law Moot Court Competition; Trial Team. Member: Wake County and North Carolina (Member: Young Lawyer's Division; Workers' Compensation Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Julie B. Bradburn | | David Popham Broughton (Associate) born Pinehurst, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1997). Co-Editor-in-Chief, University of North Carolina School of Law Banking Institute, 1996-1997. Member: North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Securities Regulation; Government. Email: David Popham Broughton | | Charles D. Brown, II (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, January 11, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2006). Member: North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Capital Markets; Real Estate Development; Finance. | | Craig D. Cannon (Associate) born Sioux City, Iowa, July 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., 2000). Recipient: Charles F. Blanchard Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, North Carolina Bar Association; National Award of Achievement, Service to the Public, American Bar Association. Member: Board of Trustees, Old Salem Museums and Gardens, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Board of Directors, Triad Academy, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Class Member, Leadership Winston-Salem. MEMBER: North Carolina (Secretary, Young Lawyers Division; Member, Continuing Legal Education and Strategic Planning Committees) and American (National Coordinator, Disaster Legal Services; Member, Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Advisory Member, Authorized Practice Committee; Member, Legal Assistance for Military Personnel Committee); North Carolina Board of Law Examiners (Member, Select Drafting and Bar Candidate Interview Committees). Practice Areas: Software Litigation; Information Technology Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; E-Discovery Compliance; Tort Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: Craig D. Cannon | | Michael Robert Cashin (Associate) born Waterbury, Connecticut, September 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. (Not admitted in North Carolina). Education: Clemson University (B.A., 2000); Duke University (J.D., 2005; LL.M., 2005); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2006). Email: Michael Robert Cashin | | Mary Nell Craven (Associate) born Anderson, South Carolina, June 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1993); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1996). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure. Member: North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Business Litigation. Email: Mary Nell Craven | | Rachel E. Daly (Associate) born Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, North Carolina. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1996); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Moot Court Board; Member, National Trial Team. Member, Wake Forest Law Review. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Torts; Governmental Defense; Insurance. Email: Rachel E. Daly | | Melissa Gunthner Ferrario (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia; 2007, North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle, Western, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1997); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2000). Member: North Carolina and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Patents. Email: Melissa Gunthner Ferrario | |
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