Profile

Bob Spearman has extensive experience in many areas of civil and commercial litigation. In addition, Mr. Spearman practices in areas of public law such as elections law, government procurement and conflict of interest issues. He has handled numerous complex commercial lawsuits for large public companies in North Carolina federal courts, state courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Mr. Spearman has served as a faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and has taught trial practice at the University of North Carolina Law School at Chapel Hill. He has also lectured on litigation issues at judges' conferences and bar association seminars.

Before joining the Firm, Mr. Spearman served as law clerk for the Honorable Justice Hugo Black on the United States Supreme Court from 1970-1971.

Experience Highlights

• Serves as general counsel to a major biotechnology research facility
• Assists clients with business torts, securities, breach of contract, antitrust, patents, pharmaceutical disputes, civil rights, personal injury, professional malpractice, government contracts and election law
• Served as counsel for a Wake County municipality and special litigation counsel for various North Carolina local governments and state agencies

News

• Forty-Four Parker Poe Attorneys Named 2013 NC Super Lawyers
  January 18, 2013
• 74 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2013
  August 23, 2012
• Governor Perdue Appoints Bob Spearman to State Judicial Council
  February 9, 2012
• Forty-Two Parker Poe Attorneys Named as 2012 NC Super Lawyers
  January 20, 2012
• Partners, Business Leaders and Officials Honor Former Mayor
  Law Partners Donate Artwork and Commemorative Plaque, Council Names Lobby and Ballroom to Honor Charles Meeker
  December 14, 2011
• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• Thirty-Seven Parker Poe Attorneys Named NC Super Lawyers for 2011
  January 25, 2011
• Business North Carolina Names 13 Attorneys to 2011 Legal Elite
  Firm Partner Catharine Biggs Arrowood “Top Vote-Getter” for Antitrust
  January 21, 2011
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• Spearman Featured on WCHL Podcast
  March 3, 2010
• Law & Politics Names 36 Parker Poe Attorneys as Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2010
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  July 30, 2009
• Forty-Six Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 26, 2009
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2009
  January 1, 2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  October 1, 2008
• Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 16, 2008
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2008
• Twenty-One Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2008
  January 14, 2008
• 40 Parker Poe Attorneys Named Among 2008 Best Lawyers in America
  September 14, 2007
• Chambers USA 2007 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 26, 2007
• 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 Named to Best Lawyers in America
  September 12, 2006
• Seventeen Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite"
  January 20, 2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Appointed to North Carolina State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers
  November 1, 2005
• Parker Poe Attorneys Among The Best Lawyers in America
  September 13, 2005
• Law Firm Continues To Aid Hoke County School System Long After Conclusion Of Landmark Leandro Case
  July 29, 2005
• Antitrust Compliance Programs Are Needed Now More Than Ever
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  May 2, 2005
• Parker Poe Attorneys Honored as The Best Lawyers in America and the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina
  February 28, 2005
• Spearman Is Defenders Of Justice Honoree - Parker Poe Attorney's 10-Year Fight For Equal Educational Opportunity Cited
  October 25, 2004
• Parker Poe Attorney Bob Spearman's Victory in Leandro Hailed as Landmark Case for North Carolina, Nation
  August 26, 2004
• Five Parker Poe Attorneys and Five Practice Areas have been Included in the Chambers USA: Guide to American's Leading Business Lawyers
  June 3, 2004

Publications

Author, "The Leandro Case: Leandro v. State of North Carolina," A Quality Education for Every Child: Stories from the Lawyers on the Front Lines (Ed. Michael A. Rebell), Washington, D.C.: Institute for Educational Equity & Opportunity, 2009.

Memberships

• American College of Trial Lawyers
  North Carolina State Committee, 2003-2004
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Board of Directors, General Alumni Association, 2001-2005
• North Carolina Board of Elections
  Chairman, 1981-1985
• Wake County Democratic Party
  Chairman, 1979-1981

Cases

• Leandro Hailed as Landmark Decision