Profile

Will Esser represents clients in state and federal court litigation and arbitration. He focuses his practice primarily on commercial litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and foreclosure and loan servicing litigation.

Mr. Esser is admitted to the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits, as well as the federal district and bankruptcy courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. He clerked for the Honorable Paul J. Kelly on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Experience Highlights

Mr. Esser advises and represents clients on a wide range of issues including:

• Litigating breach of contract claims arising from asset purchase agreements, franchise and distributor agreements and all forms of commercial contracts

• Litigating misrepresentation, fraud, tortious interference with business, negligence, unfair trade practices and related tort actions arising from business relationships, including sales, franchise and distributor agreements

• Litigating complex financial instrument cases, including interest rate swap and letter of credit litigation

• Pursuing municipal surety bond litigation

• Real property foreclosures, receiverships and debt collection actions

• Defending lender liability claims

• Negotiating and litigating title insurance claims and other real property related litigation

• Advising businesses regarding insolvency, reorganization, forbearance and workout agreements

• Protecting the rights of lenders, landlords, equipment manufacturers and vendors in bankruptcy and receivership cases

News

• Business North Carolina Names 16 Attorneys to 2012 Legal Elite
  January 9, 2012
• Will Esser Receives Mecklenburg County Bar Pro Bono Award
  Parker Poe Attorney Recognized as Outstanding Individual Attorney
  May 19, 2011
• Parker Poe Attorney Receives Alumnus of the Year Award
  October 20, 2010
• Chrysler and General Motors Bankruptcy Cases: Time to Revisit Credit Risk Strategies
  Business Law Alert
  June 17, 2009
• Parker Poe Attorney Named to Charlotte Business Journal's 40 Under 40
  June 9, 2009
• Forty-Six Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 26, 2009
• Bankruptcy Checklist for Property Managers
  December 2, 2008
• More than 50 Parker Poe Attorneys among Business Leader's Top Lawyers
  September 24, 2008
• Subcontractors and Material Suppliers Beware: Preference Claims in Contractor Bankruptcies
  American Bankruptcy Institute Journal
  June 15, 2007
• Parker Poe Names New Partners
  January 11, 2007
• Federal Tax Liens / Tenancy by the Entireties
  Bankruptcy Alert
  July 3, 2002
• Understanding “Preferences” - Can Your Bankrupt Customer Recover Payments Made to You?
  February 18, 2002

Events & Speaking Engagements

• Commercial and Residential Landlord Tenant Law
  May 2009
  Charlotte, NC
• Landlord-Tenant Law in North Carolina: Beyond the Basics
  July 2008
  CLE

Memberships

• Room at the Inn
  President, 2008-2009
• Mecklenburg County Bar
  Communications Committee Member, 2004-2009
• St. Thomas More Society, Inc.
  President, 2004-2006
• United States Bankruptcy Court
  Chair, Chapter 11 Subcommittee, Western District of North Carolina Local Rules Committee, 2007
• North Carolina Bar Association
  Council Member, Bankruptcy Section, 2004-2006
• Belmont Abbey College
  National Board of Alumni, 2004-present; Adjunct Professor, Pre-Law Department, Spring 2006