Profile

Fred Lowrance concentrates his practice on the litigation of disputes involving construction, general commercial issues and securities. Mr. Lowrance has lectured and written articles on construction and securities litigation and on the benefits, problems and procedures of arbitration and mediation.

Experience Highlights

Mr. Lowrance represents and counsels clients in the following areas:

• Construction issues
• Preparation of contracts for construction, construction management and design services
• Advice to mitigate and avoid delays and claims
• Dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation of claims involving payment, delays, defective construction, liens and defective design
• General Commercial Litigation
• Breach of contract
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Federal Trade Commission claims and unfair trade practices
• Securities Litigation
• Claims involving corporations and their boards of directors, related to minority shareholder rights, public offerings, going private transactions, related party transactions and breach of fiduciary duty
• Alleged violations of Rule 10(b)(5), negligent misrepresentation and fraud
• Similar claims for partnerships and limited liability companies

News

• Forty-Six Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 26, 2009
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2008
• Nineteen Parker Poe Attorneys Named North Carolina Super Lawyers 2007
  January 26, 2007
• Fifteen Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite"
  January 8, 2007
• Parker Poe Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America and the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina
  February 28, 2005
• Forum Selection Clauses in the Carolinas
  April 12, 2002

Memberships

• Opera Carolina
  Board of Directors, Chair, 2003-2005; Immediate Past-Chair, 2006
• Communities in Schools
  Board of Trustees, 1995-present
• Johnson C. Smith University
  Board of Visitors, 1995-present