Parker Poe's litigation experience is extensive. We represent clients before state and federal trial courts, governmental agencies and national and international arbitration panels throughout the Carolinas, the South and the world. Many of our litigation attorneys have been named by their peers to the American College of Trial Lawyers and among Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America and Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite."

We also engage in all methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation, arbitration and summary jury trials. Many of our lawyers served on the task forces and committees charged with developing ADR methods for use in North Carolina and were involved in writing the rules applicable to these techniques. We were also the first firm to participate in a summary jury trial in court in North Carolina.

In addition, Parker Poe litigators have successfully handled appeals in all appellate levels of the state and federal court systems. We draw on the experience our attorneys have gained as former law clerks from the United States Supreme Court, federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, federal district courts in North Carolina and other states, the North Carolina Supreme Court, the North Carolina Court of Appeals and appellate courts of other states. We handle appeals involving not only cases we have tried, but also cases referred to us from other lawyers who seek our specialized experience in the appellate courts.

Experience Highlights

We have experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving, but not limited to:

• Accounting Negligence Defense
• Antitrust
• Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Creditors' Rights
• Business Torts
• Catastrophic Claims & Mass Torts
• Civil Fraud
• Class Actions Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Condemnation
• Construction
• Constitutional Law
• Corporate Acquisition Disputes
• Employment
• Engineering & Architecture Negligence Defense
• Environmental
• ERISA
• Government
• Government Investigations & White Collar Defense
• Health Care
• Insurance Coverage
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Negligence Defense
• Medical Negligence Defense
• Products Liability
• Professional Negligence Defense
• Real Property Dispute Resolution
• Securities Broker/Dealer Negligence Defense
• Tax
• Technology
• Trade Secrets
• Transportation
• Tort Defense

News

• Hankins Appointed Trustee Emeriti at Queens University
  April 30, 2013
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named SC Super Lawyers for 2013
  April 25, 2013
• Charles Raynal Named to the Triangle’s 40 Under 40 for 2013
  March 28, 2013
• Melanie Dubis Appointed to the Litigation Counsel of America
  March 18, 2013
• Pamela Baker Joins Parker Poe’s Environmental Group in Columbia Office
  March 7, 2013
• Melanie Dubis Presents on NC Business Court Decisions
  February 15, 2013
• Forty-Four Parker Poe Attorneys Named 2013 NC Super Lawyers
  January 18, 2013
• TBJ Features Melanie Dubis in 2013 List
  10 People to Watch in 2013
  January 4, 2013
• Sarah Ford Re-Elected Secretary of Equality North Carolina
  December 20, 2012
• Melanie Dubis Nominated for Chambers USA Women in Law Awards 2013
  December 20, 2012
• Mechanics' Lien Law Changes for Contractors
  Construction Alert
  November 29, 2012
• Mechanics' Lien Law Changes for Owners
  Construction Alert
  November 29, 2012
• Mechanics' Lien Law Changes for Subcontractors
  Construction Alert
  November 29, 2012
• U.S. News Media Group Names Parker Poe Top-Tier Law Firm for 2013
  November 1, 2012
• Catharine Arrowood Named State Chair of College of Trial Lawyers
  October 18, 2012
• Kevin Chignell Named 2013 TIDA Annual Seminar Chair
  October 3, 2012
• Parker Poe Grows Again with Addition of Four Associates
  September 15, 2012
• Parker Poe Attorneys Receive Pro Bono Award
  August 29, 2012
• 74 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2013
  August 23, 2012
• NCBA Publishes Health Care Article by Raleigh Attorneys
  Medicaid & Medicare Audits: An Emerging Threat to Providers
  August 3, 2012
• Catharine Arrowood Named Influential Business Leader
  July 11, 2012
• Lori Keeton Named Chair of MCB Committee
  June 15, 2012
• Chambers USA 2012 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 7, 2012
• Arrowood Reappointed to International Arbitration Panel
  May 30, 2012
• Hankins Appointed to NC State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Commission
  May 17, 2012
• Josephine Hicks Receives Independent Publisher Book Award
  May 10, 2012
• Business Journal Names Jenna McGee to 40 Under 40 in Charleston
  March 27, 2012
• Charleston Office Adds Partner and Two Special Counsel
  New Attorneys Join Parker Poe’s Regulatory, Litigation and Real Estate Departments
  March 5, 2012
• Russell Killen Named New Chair of Litigation Department
  February 16, 2012
• Kevin Chignell Named Managing Partner of Raleigh Office
  February 15, 2012
• Dwight Floyd Named to South Carolina Chamber Board of Directors
  February 2, 2012
• Business North Carolina Names 16 Attorneys to 2012 Legal Elite
  January 9, 2012
• Parker Poe Names Six New Partners
  January 3, 2012
• Parker Poe Attorney Elected to Second Term as Mayor
  November 10, 2011
• Renee Montgomery Receives Dr. Ellen B. Winston Award
  Parker Poe Attorney Recognized for Contributions to Home Care and Hospice Industry
  November 8, 2011
• Cindy Wittmer Receives Joseph Branch Professionalism Award
  November 1, 2011
• U.S. News & World Report Names Parker Poe Top-Tier Law Firm for 2012
  Firm Ranked #1 in 33 Legal Areas
  November 1, 2011
• Rick Glaser Inducted into American College of Trial Lawyers
  October 25, 2011
• Catharine Arrowood Elected to Second Term as Board Chair
  October 10, 2011
• Two Parker Poe Attorneys Awarded Lawyer of the Year for 2012
  October 5, 2011
• Melanie Dubis Named Among N.C. Lawyers Weekly’s 2011 Leaders in the Law
  September 22, 2011
• Melanie Dubis Speaks on NC Budget Cuts and Leandro Case
  June 22, 2011
• Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 10, 2011
• Catharine Arrowood Named Chair of NC Symphony Society
  April 7, 2011
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named SC Super Lawyers for 2011
  March 30, 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
• Parker Poe Names Three New Partners in Charlotte and Charleston Offices
  January 20, 2011
• The FTC's Intel Case Serves as a Reminder that Single Firm Conduct can also Violate the Antitrust Laws
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  November 18, 2010
• U.S.News & World Report Names Parker Poe as a Top-Tier Law Firm
  Firm Ranked #1 in 22 Legal Areas for 2010
  September 15, 2010
• Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Issue Revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  August 31, 2010
• Leniency Programs and Increased Criminal Penalties make Antitrust Compliance Programs Essential
  Antitrust & Unfair Competition Update
  August 25, 2010
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• ICDR Reappoints Catharine Arrowood to International Panel
  June 29, 2010
• Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Parker Poe as Leading Law Firm
  June 11, 2010
• Spearman Featured on WCHL Podcast
  March 3, 2010
• Twelve Parker Poe Attorneys Among "Legal Elite" for 2010
  January 4, 2010
• Parker Poe Adds Attorney to Charleston Office, Podris Joins Firm’s Litigation Group
  September 14, 2009
• Discovery in International Arbitration: The Murky Waters of 28 U.S.C. §1782
  September 1, 2009
• Chambers USA 2009 Recognizes Parker Poe As Leading Law Firm
  June 12, 2009
• Parker Poe Attorney Selected for International Arbitration Panel
  April 1, 2009
• Lawyer of the Year Awarded to Parker Poe Attorneys
  March 5, 2009
• Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 16, 2008
• 2007 Large Verdicts and Settlements in North Carolina
  Liability Alert
  April 30, 2008
• 2007 Large Verdicts and Settlements in South Carolina
  Liability Alert
  April 30, 2008
• Know When to Hold'em & When Do You Have a Duty to Preserve Evidence?
  Liability Alert
  April 30, 2008
• Litigation Holds, A Quick Primer and Practical Tips
  Liability Alert
  April 30, 2008
• Accident Reconstruction Experts Can Offer Opinion on Vehicle Speed after Recent Change to North Carolina Evidence Code
  Liability Alert
  April 30, 2008
• Marketing and Advertising: Express Warranty or Puffing?
  Liability Alert
  April 30, 2008
• Ellis Lesemann Named Chair of the Lowcountry Food Bank Board of Directors
  March 10, 2008
• James C. Lesnett, Jr. Joins the Parker Poe Litigation Department
  October 24, 2007
• Litigation Attorney Re-Joins Parker Poe
  October 24, 2007
• Terry L. Wallace Joins Parker Poe's Charlotte Office
  August 29, 2007
• Chambers USA 2007 Recognizes Parker Poe Among America's Leading Lawyers
  June 26, 2007
• Darer Honored as "Citizen Lawyer" by NC Bar Association
  June 25, 2007
• Fair or Unfair? That is the Question
  May 7, 2007
• North Carolina Pays Millions to Settle ACS Dispute
  March 27, 2007
• Parker Poe Attorney Named Among Lawdragon 500
  February 1, 2007
• Standing for Rights, Even Under Pressure
  January 31, 2007
• Paying Tribute to Those Who Raised the Bar
  January 1, 2007
• Parker Poe Attorneys Elected to Wake County Bar Leadership
  December 14, 2006
• Payment of Legal Fees Emerges as Issue
  October 27, 2006
• Arbitration Not Always Best Option
  October 13, 2006
• Arrowood Greets Justice O'Connor
  September 28, 2006
• Kristina A. Young Joins Parker Poe's Charleston Office
  September 19, 2006
• Parker Poe Attorneys Named to Triangle Business Journal's 40 under 40
  May 12, 2006
• Parker Poe's Ellis R. Lesemann Named to Charleston Regional Business Journal's "Forty Under 40"
  May 1, 2006
• Spread of Electronic Documents Adds to Discovery
  March 17, 2006
• Discovery in the Electronic Information Age Part II
  March 13, 2006
• Pricing Probe Could Keep Apple in Legal Spotlight for Long Haul
  March 6, 2006
• Discovery in the Electronic Information Age
  March 2, 2006
• Upcoming Seminars: Electronic Discovery
  February 22, 2006
• Catharine Arrowood Elected President-Elect 2006 for Wake County Bar Association and 10th Judicial Bar Association
  December 14, 2005
• Parker Poe Attorneys Appointed to North Carolina State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers
  November 1, 2005
• NC Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Sunbelt Rentals
  October 26, 2005
• Weber Named to North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
  October 3, 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 is Pleased to Announce that Ellis R. Lesemann has Joined the Firm in its Charleston Office
  February 16, 2005
• Announcing a Lunch & Learn on February 18th
  February 8, 2005
• Parker Poe is Pleased to Announce that L. Dwight Floyd has Joined the Firm as an Associate in the Columbia Office
  November 22, 2004
• 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
• Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is Pleased to Announce the Addition of Three Attorneys in Our Columbia Office
  June 2, 2004
• John Anderson, Chip Holmes, Ray Jones and Scott Leo Have Become Partners in the Firm
  January 12, 2004
• Forum Selection Clauses in the Carolinas
  April 12, 2002

Events

• Protecting Business Secrets and Key Personnel: How Far Can Companies Go?
  October 27, 2010
  American Bar Association Teleconference
• All's Fair in Love & War? Hiring Competitors' Key Employees and Stealing Trade Secrets
  May 6, 2004
  American Bar Association Section of Litigation Conference

Case Studies

• Creative Solution Results in Favorable Settlement for Technology Leader
  
• Huge Victory for Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary
  
• Leandro Hailed as Landmark Decision