North Carolina Lawyers Fred C. to Frederick A.

Firm: James, McElroy & Diehl, P. A.

525 N. Tryon Street , Charlotte , North Carolina 28202 Zip code: 28202

Practice Areas: Civil , Litigation

In 1997, Fred made Charlotte his home.  Fred is a native North Carolinian, having grown up in the eastern part of the state.. Fred’s experience provides him with a distinctive ability to counsel clients on business litigation issues. Fred is uniquely qualified to assist individuals and businesses involved in complex disputes in areas such as: derivative actions, dissolutions, waste of assets, minority shareholder rights, controlling shareholder obligations, dissenting shareholder rights, officers’ and directors’ liability, executive compensation, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, business valuation issues, financial products, and estates and trusts. In addition, Fred has represented investors in arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and has given continuing legal education lectures to other lawyers in that practice area. Fred is a member of the Public Investor Bar Arbitration Association (“PIABA”).. Fred attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1991 as an English major. He subsequently attended Mercer Law School, graduating in 1996, where he was a member of the Mercer Law Review. He then clerked with the North Carolina Court of Appeals for the Honorable Gerald Arnold, Chief Judge. In 2013 Fred obtained an M.B.A., Finance, from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Firm: Gardner Skelton, PLLC

505 East Boulevard , Charlotte , North Carolina 28203 Zip code: 28203

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business & Commercial, Civil , Criminal Defense , Tax

Firm: DeVore Acton & Stafford, P.A.

438 Queens Road , Charlotte , North Carolina 28207 Zip code: 28207

Practice Areas: Construction , Insurance , Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability, Construction & Development

Fred DeVore is a native Charlottean. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1975 and received a Masters Degree in Communication from Chapel Hill in 1977. After teaching in the College of Business at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for three years, he attended Wake Forest Law School, where he graduated in 1982. He passed the North Carolina State Bar the same year. While in law school, Fred was elected Chief Justice of the Wake Forest Moot Court and competed in various moot court competitions. For three years following law school, Fred taught business law at UNC-Charlotte while maintaining his law practice.. His early practice involved a wide range of cases, including capital murder trials and death penalty appeals. However, in the past fifteen years, Fred has limited his practice to civil litigation in the area of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, construction litigation, insurance bad faith, contract litigation and condemnation law. He has handled more than 40 appellate matters in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina Supreme Court and the United States Fourth Circuit and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court.Fred has been published in the Wake Forest and South Carolina Law Reviews. He has also written featured articles in several magazines, including Trial Brief, which is published by the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars on issues ranging from construction defects to insurance bad faith. He has previously been invited to speak as part of the faculty at the annual judges' school for North Carolina judges. He is the past vice-president of the Bobbitt Inns of Court, an organization dedicated to training young lawyers on trial techniques. He  has lectured at the national convention on construction defects for the American Association of Justice. In 2008, Fred was selected as a Super Lawyer by a national organization that bestows the honor on only 5% of lawyers nationally. Fred has maintained an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell for over ten years. Martindale Hubbell is a national attorney reference and rating source and an AV rating indicates superior trial ability and the highest ethical rating possible.Fred is well known for his use of technology in the courtroom, having conducted a number of “paperless trials” with several resulting verdicts in excess of a million dollars.Fred has tried or settled many matters in excess of a million dollars and in 2006, he and his partner, Troy Stafford, obtained a settlement of over ten million dollars for an injured client. In 2013 Fred obtained a 1.5 million dollar insurance bad faith verdict, and together with another firm, received a jury verdict of 6 million dollars in a wrongful death action.Fred and his partner, Bill Acton, have practiced together for over 30 years. Bill has been certified by the state bar as a specialist in the area of workers compensation. Fred is married to Amy DeVore and together they have six children. Fred’s daughter, Julie, lives in New York City where she works backstage in various Broadway productions. His youngest son, Stephen attends the University of Georgia. Mallory Hankins attends the University of South Carolina.  Maggie Hankins is enrolled at UNC-Wilmington, and Emma Hankins attends Providence High School in Charlotte.Fred's oldest child, Will DeVore, was in the inaugural class of Elon Law School and is an associate in the firm along with Derek Adler. Will and his wife, Jessica, have given Fred two grandchildren, Hartman and Grayson DeVore. Fred is a member of Matthews United Methodist Church, where he has taught adult Sunday School for over 30 years.Three certified paralegals, Renee Robinson, Connie Hunter and Susie Baker, all assist Fred in his practice. All of whom have worked with him for more than ten years. Their commitment to each case endears them to our clients who appreciate their efficiency, knowledge and professionalism.

Firm: Wunsch Law Firm PLLC

760 McKinney Pkwy , Lillington , North Carolina 27546 Zip code: 27546

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Freddie Cruz has been a North Carolina licensed attorney since 2020 and holds a Juris Doctorate Degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law. He joined Wunsch Law Firm PLLC in November 2020. Attorney Cruz’s main practice focuses on representing clients in Harnett, Lee, Cumberland, and Wake County in Civil Law cases. Although his focus is in Civil Law, Attorney Cruz handles cases in Criminal Law, Family Law, and Veteran Law as well. He represents clients at the state and federal level, which has provided him a great opportunity to interact with issues stemming from people of all backgrounds. Prior to becoming a licensed attorney, Attorney Cruz was a soldier in the United States Army, where he was as a Forward Observer and served multiple combat tours with the 82nd Airborne Division.. Personally, Attorney Cruz often volunteers his time and services to the community in legal and non-legal capacities. Engaging in events such as Justice Community Law Day and Armed Forces Retiree Appreciation Day ensuring that he is giving back to the veteran community he holds dear to his heart. Additionally, he is a member of Kappa Lambda Chi Military Fraternity, Inc., where he routinely gives back to the community through back-to-school drives, feeding the homeless, and neighborhood street clean ups. Attorney Cruz looks forward to continuing to serve his community and fight for equal justice for all its citizens.

Firm: Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks and Hart, P.A.

416 Pollock Street North  28560 , New Bern , North Carolina 28560

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Corporate ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Municipal ,Real Estate

Firm: Tharrington Smith

209 Fayetteville Street Mall   PO Box 1151 Nor , Raleigh , North Carolina 27513 Zip code: 27513

Practice Areas: Arbitration,Family ,Mediation

Firm: The Law office of Trey Martin, PLLC

5201 Southport-Supply Rd. SE , Southport , North Carolina 28461 Zip code: 28461

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: DeVore, Acton & Stafford, PA

438 Queens Road , Charlotte , North Carolina 28209 Zip code: 28209

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

I have been working at DeVore, Acton & Stafford, PA since January 2010. I consider myself a civil trial attorney who enjoys being in the courtroom. My practice is centered around having a sense of urgency with every case, and always keeping my clients informed about the status of his or her case. Our law firm does both plaintiff and defense work, and I am privileged to be practicing with my father, Fred W. DeVore, III. I am also thankful for my supportive family. My wife, Jessica DeVore, and my two children, Hartman and Grayson, play a major role in all of my accomplishments.. Our practice area is civil litigation which includes construction disputes, personal injury, wrongful death, and many other areas of law. I also handle traffic tickets and misdemeanors in Mecklenburg, Union, Gaston, and Cabarrus counties.

Po Box 820 , Bethel , North Carolina 27812 Zip code: 27812

Practice Areas: TBD

301 S College St Ste 3500 , Charlotte , North Carolina 28202 Zip code: 28202

Practice Areas: TBD

214 N Tryon St Ste 3800 , Charlotte , North Carolina 28202 Zip code: 28202

Practice Areas: TBD

Three Wachovia Center   401 South Tryon Street N , Charlotte , North Carolina 28105 Zip code: 28105

Practice Areas: Construction ,Corporate ,Securities

6023 Tindall Park Dr Apt 304 , Charlotte , North Carolina 28210 Zip code: 28210

Practice Areas: Tax

Firm: Thorp and Clarke, P.A.

Po Box 670 , Fayetteville , North Carolina 28302 Zip code: 28302

Practice Areas: Business

2800 Two Hannover Square North  27601 , Raleigh , North Carolina 27513 Zip code: 27513

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

101 N Tryon St Ste 1300 , Charlotte , North Carolina 28246 Zip code: 28246

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Musselwhite, Musselwhite, Musselwhite & Branch

North Elm Street , Lumberton , North Carolina 28538 Zip code: 28538

Practice Areas: Family

3562 Burnley Dr , Clemmons , North Carolina 27012

821 Indian Springs Rd , Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27514

Firm: Frederick A. Burke

3622 Lyckan Parkway 5008 North  2 , Durham , North Carolina 27517

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Corporate ,Real Estate