Top Medical Malpractice Lawyers Near Me in Asheville Area

Peter McGuire has been practicing law in Western North Carolina since 2002. A native of Asheville, Peter is proud to call this area home and feels a deep responsibility for its people and places. Prior to practicing law, Peter worked as a fly fishing guide on the waters of Western North Carolina and Western Montana.. Peter began his practice at a large law firm in Asheville in 2002 practicing primarily insurance defense and professional malpractice defense. In 2008, Peter formed a solo firm focusing on environmental law and general practice. In 2011, Peter joined Wimer & Associates as a litigation associate, which allows him to practice in varied legal areas and on myriad cases ranging from class actions and insurance matters to catastrophic injury and property disputes.. Peter is a 2002 graduate with high honors from the University of Montana School of Law. He holds a B.A. in religion from Davidson College, which he received in 1996. He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar, the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Court. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association in both the Litigation and Environmental Law Sections, and a member of the 28th Judicial District Bar. He was honored by his peers in 2009 and 2011 and listed in Business North Carolina Magazine’s Legal Elite, and is an inaugural member of the Harry C. Martin American Inn of Court.. Peter has served as a member of the Board of Directors of EnergyXchange, a non-profit organization for the research, promotion and utilization of renewable and alternative energies, primarily landfill gas capture, since 2011. From 2003-2009 he was a member of the Mission Health Systems Institutional Review Board. Other community affiliations include past memberships on the boards of Asheville Affiliates and Asheville Downtown Association, Downtown After Five Series. He has served as Legal Counsel to the Asheville Brewers Association since 2009.

Joe Ferikes began his practice in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, representing such entities as the County of Dekalb, Georgia.. In 1983, Joe and his wife moved back to their hometown of Asheville, North Carolina to continue his law practice and raise their family.. Representative clients include the Towns of Woodfin and Fletcher, North Carolina, Stewart Title Insurance Company and Ranger Insurance Company.. Joe has been actively involved in the Greek community and has coached youth sports for more than 15 years.. Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC, is a North Carolina law firm regulated by the Rules of Professional Conduct as promulgated by the North Carolina State Bar.  As such, our lawyers do not and cannot ethically participate in many of Avvo's programs, including its Legal Topics, Legal Forms, or its fixed-price legal services. We advise extreme caution when relying on Q&A's or use of legal forms without the guidance of a qualified lawyer.

Dale joined Van Winkle in 1997. He practices in the area of civil litigation, counseling and representing the firm’s clients on issues arising in professional malpractice defense, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, workplace accidents, and insurance coverage disputes. With the area’s rapidly increasing Spanish-speaking population, Dale’s fluency in Spanish is a unique asset the Firm offers to its clients.

Catastrophic Injury and Death Cases. My practice is focused on the representation of individuals and families seriously injured or killed due to medical malpractice (physician, hospital and nursing home negligence), car and truck collisions, defective and harmful products, and other negligent, careless and wrongful conduct. I also handle cases arising from injuries and death sustained on the job or in the work place.. Experience. I have successfully represented clients in countless jury trials, hearings before agencies and commissions, and in arbitrations and in mediated settlement conferences. I routinely represent clients throughout Western North Carolina and across the state.

Brian Davis is a shareholder in the law firm of Davis Law Group. His practice primarily involves representing victims and the survivors of those injured or killed in collisions with tractor-trailers throughout the eastern United States. In addition to litigating truck cases, Brian handles other serious injury cases, including medical malpractice, defective products, premises liability, and car wrecks. Brian was born in Asheville, North Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree in political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree at Wake Forest University School of Law. Admitted to practice in all of the state and federal courts in North Carolina, Brian is also a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. Brian has litigated cases throughout North Carolina and has represented victims in other states on the East Coast from New York to Florida. Brian also has experience representing clients in class actions and in federal multi-district litigation. Brian is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (NCATL), the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Wake County Bar Association. On the national level, Brian is very active in the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), often traveling to Washington, D.C. as a member of the Key Person Committee to lobby against anti-consumer legislation. For his work in Washington, Brian has twice received the ATLA Wiedemann Wysochi Citation of Excellence for outstanding public service. Because of his reputation, knowledge and experience in tractor-trailer litigation, Brian has also acted as a consulting editor for ATLA's TRIAL magazine regarding truck litigation articles. Brian is also currently working as a truck litigation consultant in a large multi-party commercial truck case in the United Kingdom. As a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Brian has served on the Academy's Board of Governors since 1998, and he is an elected Trustee of the Academy's Political Action Committee. Being on the Academy's Editorial Board, Brian has also served as the Coordinating Editor of the publication Trial Briefs. Additionally, he serves in various capacities on several other Academy committees. Finally, as a strong proponent of Pro Bono representation, Brian has served on the Board of Governors of the North Carolina State Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers Program since 1997. When Brian is not working, he enjoys mountain biking, dual sport motorcycle riding, snow skiing and other outdoor activities.

Allan Tarleton has practiced law in Asheville since 1980.  For the last 20 years he has concentrated his practice in the fields of healthcare litigation in the state Superior Courts and workers’ compensation litigation before the North Carolina Industrial Commission and appeals before the state’s appellate courts.. Allan has spent his professional career representing hospitals and other healthcare providers, small and large businesses, and ordinary people.  He has obtained favorable results in jury trials, administrative hearings, and appeals and has proven to be an effective negotiator before trial and in many cases before suit is even filed.. Allan attended undergraduate school at Wake Forest University , graduating cum laude with a B. A. degree in English in 1974.  While at Wake Forest , he participated in studies in Venice , Italy .  He was a staff writer and city editor for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington (NC) Daily News before returning to Wake Forest for law school, whence he graduated in 1980.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Medical Malpractice attorney serving clients in Asheville and surrounding areas.