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Philip Skager
High Point, NC Attorney with 50 years of experience
Insurance Claims
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
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Damon Duncan
High Point, NC Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Consumer and Workers' Comp
Elon University
Damon Duncan is a member of the family run Duncan Law, PLLC. Our firm is family run and we do all that we can to treat our clients as if they were part of our own family.
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Free Consultation: The first time that you come to our office to talk with an attorney it will be completely free. You deserve to have your case heard without having to pay. Your free consultation will allow you to explain your situation to an attorney so that he can best explain your legal options.
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Stanley Hammer
High Point, NC Lawyer with 40 years of experience
During the past 35 years I have represented clients who have been seriously injured in trucking and automobile accidents, as well as those who have sustained injury or death as a result of nursing home neglect, or the negligence of the owner of a vicious dog.
I am guided by the forceful command of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct, which describe an attorney’s special responsibility for the quality of justice:
“ As an advocate, a lawyer zealously asserts the client’s position under the rules of the adversary system. As a negotiator, a lawyer seeks a result advantageous...
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Joetta McQueen
Thomasville, NC Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of Akron School of Law
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Jason Aycoth
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Elon University
Jason Aycoth handles Criminal Cases in State and Federal Court across North Carolina. Jason is the former President of the Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and currently he serves as an elected member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section. He has served as the Editor of the True Bill, as Commencement Speaker at Elon Law School’s Graduation, and has been the presenter of the Wade M. Smith Award for Top Criminal Defense Lawyer in the State of North Carolina.
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Ryan S. Luft
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 23 years of experience
Business, IP and Trademarks
Boston University School of Law and State University of New York - Binghamton
Ryan Luft is the Managing Member of Luft Tumlin PLLC and is licensed to practice law in New York and North Carolina. His law practice is focused on contracts, trademark applications, oppositions, and disputes, and every day legal matters that affect businesses.
Ryan and his colleagues maintain a blog devoted to trademark and copyright law: www.nctrademarklawyers.com and a website at luft-tumlin.com.
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Stephen Edward Robertson
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Our motto is: "Compassion, Responsiveness and Accessibility"
Stephen Robertson is a Board Certified Family Law Attorney in Greensboro NC with over 20 years of experience.
The Law Office of Stephen E. Robertson PLLC specializes in Family Law and Bankruptcy Law for individuals, families, and businesses in North Carolina.
Our Family Law Lawyers in NC are focused on: Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce and Family, Alimony and Spousal Support. With our extensive experience, we can represent you in Parental Rights, Alimony in NC, Legal Separation, Divorce in NC, Child Support Calculator NC, Custody, Alienation of Affection; Invasion of Privacy, Nuptial or Post Nuptial, Qualified...
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Carolyn J. Woodruff
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 41 years of experience
Appeals
Duke University School of Law
Carolyn has practiced family law for more than 20 years, helping North Carolina family law clients achieve their individual objectives with every case she takes. She is the managing shareholder of Woodruff Family Law Group in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a board-certified Family Law Specialist, and concentrates her legal practice in the areas of family law and divorce. She is very experienced in complex equitable distribution, business valuation in divorce, complex custody, alienation of affection, domestic violence, alimony, child support, grandparents' rights, and other areas falling within family law, such as termination of parental rights and adoption.
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Kenneth Love
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Bankruptcy
University of Cincinnati College of Law
I am originally from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Carolina Central University in 2003 with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Psychology. I obtained my Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2006. I than began work with Legal Aid of North Carolina. While at Legal Aid, I served as a staff attorney representing clients in housing, employment, education, and consumer matters. I also served as the director of Legal Aid’s statewide Bankruptcy team. In October of 2011, I began work with Mike Lewis Attorneys. There...
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Benjamin T. Cochran
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Campbell Law School
Managing partner Benjamin T. Cochran oversees the operation of Hardison & Cochran Attorneys at Law in addition to representing individual clients in cases involving workers’ compensation and personal injury law.
A lifelong North Carolinian, Cochran knew from his high-school days in High Point that he wanted to be an attorney. He received a B.A. degree in economics and African-American studies from the University of North Carolina in 1999 and then enrolled at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University.
As a second-year law student, Cochran started working part-time in the law firm he now manages. During his third year...
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Daniel Deuterman
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
In his law career, Dan has helped countless injured workers and their families obtain the medical care and the compensation they deserve. In fact, he has achieved some of the highest workers’ compensation settlements in the State of North Carolina.
Dan is one of a select group of Board Certified Specialists in Workers’ Compensation Law practicing in North Carolina. He also is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Dan is deeply committed to community service and volunteer work. He supports a number of charities and community organizations through gifts of his time, expertise and financial contributions. Along with his...
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Dylan Greenwood
Winston-Salem, NC Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Wake Forest University School of Law
I was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Growing up in the area, I was heavily involved in the community as an Eagle Scout and graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School. Following graduation from Reynolds, I attended college at Virginia Tech. A proud Hokie, I went on to earn two degrees with honors in Political Science and Economics and to become a Rhodes Scholar nominee. I returned home to attend law school at Wake Forest University, where I was the Symposium Editor for the Journal of Law and Policy. Upon graduation, I was inducted into the Order of the...
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James Roane III
Greensboro, NC Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Wake Forest University School of Law
Greensboro Personal Injury Lawyer that focuses on actually going to court to fight for clients. Most attorneys settle, but I fight.
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Krispen Culbertson
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Appeals, Business, International and White Collar Crime
Mr. Culbertson has nearly 25 years of legal experience and is a widely recognized Federal and State Court Litigator.
In the past year, Mr. Culbertson has been in both National and State news (see his website for links to newspaper articles (https://culbertsonatlaw.com/news/). He is also one of the elite percentage of attorneys that has a case reported in Federal Law Reports — the large law books that contain the controlling case law of the United States. He has handled dozens of Federal criminal and white-collar crimes, in addition to important Federal and State civil cases.
Mr. Culbertson practices appellate law...
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Jonathan D. Csuka
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
Wake Forest University
Jonathan, a director at Woodruff Family Law Group since 2006, has practiced family law for over 10 years, and is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Family Law specialist. Jonathan focuses on the areas of custody, divorce, and property division, including retirement. He received his JD from Wake Forest School of Law.
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Samuel Spagnola
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
SMU Dedman School of Law
Board Certified Family Law Specialist. Sam has received the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award, the AVVO Client’s Choice Award, AVVO Top Child Custody Attorney recognition, and is named in the Top 100 Family Lawyers in North Carolina by the American Society of Legal Advocates.
The Spagnola Law Firm in Greensboro, North Carolina practices almost exclusively in family law matters, including divorce, separation, alimony, child custody, child support, property division, prenuptial agreements, and adoptions. We represent clients in Guilford County, Randolph County, Rockingham County, Davidson County, Alamance County, and Forsyth County family law and bankruptcy matters.
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Daniel A. Harris
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationElon University School of Law
Attorney Harris is widely regarded by his peers as one of the best young criminal defense lawyers in the State. He has a 10.0 rating on Avvo, has been selected every year to Business North Carolina's Legal Elite, has been selected as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers and as a Top 40 Under 40 lawyer by National Trial Lawyers.
Attorney Harris handles every type of criminal offense in both State and Federal Courts and has handled cases ranging from First Degree Murder down to the common traffic ticket and everything in between such as Sex Offenses, Drug Trafficking Offenses, serious Assaults,...
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Thomas Roupas Jr
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Florida
Tom has successfully litigated both jury and bench trials In Superior, District, and Magistrate Courts in North Carolina. Primary areas include family law, general civil litigation Including business disputes and personal injury, real property disputes, criminal defense Including traffic tickets, and wills and estates.
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Adam Gregory Linett
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Duke University School of Law
Trial Attorney. Practice areas include workers' compensation accidents, traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases, wrongful death cases, serious car or truck injury cases, and medical malpractice cases. Licensed in North Carolina, New York, and Massachusetts.
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Eliu Mendez
greensboro, NC Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Campbell Law School
I am a workers' compensation attorney in North Carolina representing employees that have been hurt at work. Contact me for a free consult if you have been hurt at work, you may have certain rights including: payment of medical expenses, payments for permanent impairment ratings, and disability benefits for the time you are out of work.
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Benjamin Davis Ridings
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ben Ridings a Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the firm practicing primarily in the areas of workers’ compensation and general civil litigation.
Ben graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts, with Honors and Distinction, in History. He received his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2007, where he served as Articles and Comments Editor of the First Amendment Law Review and interned with The Honorable Robin E. Hudson of...
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Ron Payne
Kernersville, NC Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Wake Forest University
Mr. Payne is the CEO & Managing Partner of Apple Payne Law, PLLC, which he co-founded with retired attorney Bill Apple after owning his own firm Payne Law, PLLC. Mr. Payne's practice areas are estate planning, probate & business advising, and the firm also has family law and real estate teams to serve the full family's needs. Mr. Payne started the practice of law when he founded Payne Law, PLLC after graduation from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 2011.
Before attending Wake Forest University School of Law, Mr. Payne attended Florida Coastal School of Law, where he was...
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Casey Spence
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Casey Francis has a strong desire to help people, whether it’s through her work as an attorney or her role as a volunteer for numerous community groups. She joined the Deuterman Law Group in 2011 as an associate attorney in workers’ compensation, following previous stints here as a law clerk and new client coordinator.
Casey is one of a select group of board certified specialists in workers’ compensation law practicing in North Carolina.
Since she joined the firm, Francis has been the lead attorney on workers’ comp cases involving Spanish-speaking clients with a focus on representing undocumented workers in their claims....
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Zach Marquand
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Zachary Marquand began his professional career as a high school math teacher with Teach for America, working in a rural community in Eastern North Carolina.
Zachary is one of a select group of board certified specialists in workers’ compensation law practicing in North Carolina.
Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., Zach earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and Latin from DePauw University in Indiana. As a college undergraduate, Zach was senior captain of the men’s swim team.
After devoting two years to Teach for America, Zach attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, he became...
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Benjamin Scott Burnside
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Ben Burnside is passionate about representing the rights of mentally and physically disabled and injured people. He focuses his practice on helping disabled workers and veterans receive the Social Security Disability and VA benefits to which they are entitled, especially when they have been denied those benefits in the past.
Ben is a proven advocate for his clients. In 2008, he became a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestigious association of trial lawyers. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million dollar or multimillion dollar verdicts, awards or settlements for their clients. Fewer than 1 Social Security...
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Matthew F. Altamura
Asheboro, NC Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
George Mason University School of Law
A self-described 'nerd,' Matt is well-versed in economics, physics, chemistry, engineering, construction, technology, medicine, and more. Once a student with near perfect SAT and LSAT exam scores, Matt double-majored in economics and philosophy at The College of William & Mary, later becoming an economics scholar in Germany while obtaining his J.D. at the George Mason University School of Law. As an attorney, Matt has harnessed his love of learning into an exceptional ability to master each intricacy of his complex cases, and to easily go toe-to-toe with every expert witness he encounters.
These unique talents have served Matt's clients very...
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Jack Waissen
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Alabama School of Law
As an injury attorney, he’s found a job that combines his passion for research and for helping people who have often been wronged by the system that is supposed to protect them.
Jack graduated summa cum laude from N.C. Central University with a double major in political science and criminal justice. He earned his juris doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2016.
Originally from Basingstoke, England, Jack came to the United States on a tennis scholarship at N.C. Central. He started playing tennis at age 5 and was part of England’s national program as a junior.
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James Stroud
Winston-Salem, NC Attorney with 43 years of experience
(336) 724-2600
102 West Third Street, Suite 650
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Business
Wake Forest University School of Law
Keith Stroud is a 25+ year veteran of the practice of law. Keith supports businesses in the Triad, spouses going through a separation and divorce, individuals and couples through estate planning, executors and administrators handling the estate of a loved one, and seniors and their family members in long term care and asset protection matters. He provides a straightforward and comprehensive approach to legal representation, and offers unique solutions designed to meet the goals of his clients.
While Keith’s practice is structured to help his clients avoid litigation, he is first and foremost a trial lawyer. His civil and past criminal...
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David Cole Phelps
Asheboro, NC Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationNorth Carolina Central University
D. Cole Phelps manages our office in the northeastern part of the state. Attorney Phelps is a native of Washington County, and he returned to his home community to serve and give back. After winning his first primary election with over 62% of the votes, he later became the youngest county commissioner at the time of his election to serve in any of North Carolina’s 100 counties. During his first term of office, he was selected by his fellow board members as vice chairman and then chairman. Currently, he is serving his second term of office as a member of...
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Shannon L. Altamura
Asheboro, NC Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
George Mason University School of Law
Shannon Altamura is a highly reputable and skilled personal injury attorney with a primary office located in Asheboro, North Carolina. Ms. Altamura's personal injury practice assists injured clients in the following areas: car and trucking accidents, nursing home abuse or neglect, wrongful death, pedestrian injury, slip and fall injuries, premises liability, product defect, and worker's compensation. Ms. Altamura regularly battles insurance companies and other large corporations to obtain fair and favorable results for her clients, and she prioritizes providing exceptionally kind and attentive care to every one of her clients. Shannon Altamura has obtained numerous high value settlements in recent...
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J. Carter Whittington
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Campbell Law School
Carter Whittington concentrates his practice in North Carolina workers’ compensation law, helping injured workers seek the benefits they need and deserve after sustaining a job related injury.
Whittington started working at Hardison & Cochran while he was a third-year student at Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. After graduating cum laude and receiving his J.D. in 2016, he joined Hardison & Cochran as a full-time attorney.
A North Carolina native, Whittington grew up in Winston-Salem and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a B.A. in political science in 2012. In law school, Whittington was...
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Mr. Albert Loch Saslow
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 15 years of experience
(336) 379-1390
301 North Elm Street
Suite 700
Greensboro, NC 27401-2149
Bankruptcy and Business
Elon University School of Law
Loch Saslow is a 2009 graduate of Elon University School of Law’s inaugural class. Loch joined Hill, Evans, Jordan & Beatty following admission that year. Loch is a trial lawyer. He focuses his practice primarily in the areas of family law, bankruptcy, civil disputes, including business matters, and contractual issues, as well as Wills, Estates & Trusts.
A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Loch holds a B.A. in History from Furman University in 2006 where he served as Community Service Chair of Sigma Nu Fraternity, played Club Lacrosse, and coached lacrosse at Riverside High School in Greenville,...
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Michael Yin
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 5 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of North Carolina School of Law
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Alexander J. Eiffe
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Immigration
Villanova University School of Law
Alexander J. Eiffe is an associate counsel at A.G. Linett and Associates. Alex is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Alex’s practice at A.G. Linett & Associates focuses on the constantly evolving field of Immigration Law. Alex grew up in Winston-Salem North Carolina and attended UNC Chapel Hill where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He earned his law degree from the University of Villanova School of Law. In law school Alex was Co-President of the Latin American Law Student Association and acted as...
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Everett Saslow Jr
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 48 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
University of North Carolina School of Law
Rett Saslow's is a North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law since 1996. His law practice is primarily directed to assisting people through bankruptcy, business law, transactional matters, creditors' rights, collections, and commercial real estate. Rett advises clients on business issues and corporate law; assists clients in acquisitions, sales, financing and leasing transactions; and represents clients in Chapter 7, Chapter 13 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Rett attended public schools in Greensboro, and Davidson College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
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W Kirk Sanders
Winston-Salem, NC Attorney with 29 years of experience
(336) 768-1515
One Salem Tower
119 Brookstown Ave, Suite 400
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Free ConsultationWake Forest University School of Law
Kirk Sanders litigates estate & trust disputes.
Kirk handles condemnation cases (Eminent Domain Lawyers). He and his old firm represented hundreds of clients statewide and led the challenge of the N.C. Map Act as an inverse condemnation by the NCDOT and collected $300,000,000 for clients since 2018. See landmark decisions in Kirby v. NC Department of Transportation, Chappell v. NCDOT, Beroth v. NCDOT, Stimpson v. NCDOT et al.
Kirk Sanders handles estate and trust litigation cases and eminent domain matters. Kirk Sanders has successfully litigated Will Contests cases (will caveats) for both the caveators (challengers of the will) and propounders...
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Michelle Dewkett-Kochhar
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Campbell Law School
Michelle Dewkett-Kochhar found her passion for workers’ compensation law dabbling in personal injury, workers’ compensation, and criminal defense law after graduating from law school.
Dewkett-Kochhar graduated from Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2019, and passed the North Carolina Bar Exam that same summer.
A northerner at heart, Dewkett-Kochhar grew up in Rhinebeck, New York. She first moved to Raleigh to attend North Carolina State University, where she received a B.A. in International Studies and a minor in Spanish.
While at law school, Dewkett-Kochhar served as a research assistant and interned with the Wake County Public Defender’s Office, a personal...
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Richard Granowsky
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Have you been injured at work? Are you concerned about losing your employment because of a work related injury? Is your employer advising you relative to your medical care?
I am a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law and a Certified Superior Court Mediator. I have been practicing law and negotiating successful outcomes for my North Carolina clients since 1999. My practice is concentrated in the area of workers' compensation. I am an aggressive advocate focused on understanding and achieving the outcomes that matter to my clients.
I added mediation to my practice...
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Mark V.L. Gray
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Attorney Mark V.L. Gray, founder of the North Carolina law firm of Gray Legal Group has been practicing law since 1982.
Our founding lawyers are trusted in the legal community and are members of many prestigious organizations. Mark V.L. Gray is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group that is limited only to those who have recovered many millions of dollars for victims of negligence, as well as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). We are respected by our peers for our diligence in standing up for the rights of our clients.
Attorney Grays’ longevity means that...
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Robert S. Hodgman
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
As an attorney, my goal is to provide you, my client, with the best legal services possible. My law firm has concentrated on representing plaintiffs in all injury areas since I started practice in 1972. The firm provides the most up-to-date and qualified job accident legal services available. We received the very highest rating given (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory of Attorneys in North America. In addition, the North Carolina State Bar has designated me as a board-certified specialist in workers’ compensation law. I was among the first group of attorneys in the state so designated and among only a small...