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Poyner Spruill LLP

Poyner Spruill  is a 90 attorney multidisciplinary law firm, with offices in Raleigh, Charlotte, Rocky Mount, and Southern Pines, North Carolina, giving it a statewide presence. The firm’s size enables it to foster individual attorney excellence in such diverse practice areas as bankruptcy, workouts, creditors’ rights, employment law, commercial real estate, employee benefits, banking law, public utilities, health care law, governmental relations, environmental law, securities law, municipal law, construction law, white collar criminal defense, as well as trials and appeals in all state, federal, and administrative courts and tribunals, and alternative dispute resolution. The firm brings to bear the resources, talent, and experience of all four offices to serve the needs of its clients. In addition, its reputation, size, and client base enable Poyner Spruill to effectively represent the national and regional interests of its clients.

Who We Are

We want to amaze our clients.

Poyner Spruill attorneys are frequently recognized in peer-to-peer publications such as Super Lawyers magazine and Best Lawyers in America, and also appear on lists in industry media such as Business North Carolina's “Legal Elite” list.  While we are proud of these external recognitions, we are most pleased that our clients find a depth and breadth of experience here that they entrust us to efficiently and effectively handle their business-related legal matters.

We care about each other.

Our culture is one of mutual respect. We work in teams and look for people who share our work ethic, our enthusiasm for what we do, and our sense of doing our very best for our clients.

 

The banking industry is constantly evolving. Long-standing banking institutions are fighting to stay viable and relevant in today’s competitive marketplace.
We understand the business of…
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Chalk assists clients and closely held companies with estate and succession planning issues. He advises individuals, families, and closely-held business owners on all aspects of their…
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Ken is a health care attorney with more than 28 years of experience advising clients on a wide range of regulatory, reimbursement, litigation, compliance and operations issues.  His…
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Kevin represents employers in many areas of labor and employment law, including race, age, gender, religion, national original, and disability employment discrimination claims, wrongful…
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Mike has more than 40 years of experience helping a broad spectrum of clients with complex mergers and acquisition transactions. He has extensive expertise in a wide variety of corporate…
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Brian Corbett represents banks, financial institutions and other corporate clients in a wide array of commercial, corporate and real estate finance transactions, banking transactions and…
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Our clients include secured and unsecured creditors, including banks, factors, insurance companies, manufacturers, and other business clients in bankruptcy and workout matters. We represent…
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Data is a vital asset to any business. And, in many cases, data is the enterprise’s most valuable asset, regardless of whether it’s a high-tech company with significant intellectual…
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Tom is a partner in the firm’s litigation section and has more than 25 years of experience in the litigation and arbitration of complex cases. Tom regularly represents property owners,…
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Hugh practices in the area of Employee Benefits.  He is currently representing corporations and other entities in the design and operation of retirement and welfare benefit plans and…
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Sarah DiFranco represents businesses, financial institutions, contractors, and material suppliers in a variety of litigation matters in both North Carolina and South Carolina in state and…
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Glenn has over thirty years of experience over the full range of environmental law practice. He has represented cities, counties, developers, industries and lenders regarding compliance…
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Associate
Chris joined Poyner Spruill on September 1, 2015, and concentrates his practice onbusiness law and banking/financial services. He received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina…
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Nick has been trying cases in the state and federal courts of North Carolina since 1987. He has served as lead counsel in jury trials in federal court and in 13 different counties in…
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Employers today face expanding and complex employment legislation as well as a growing body of regulatory requirements that govern the employment relationship. Lawsuits brought by employees…
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Sustainability and renewable energy are more important than ever before. New technologies and disruption in the industry have made sustainable practices more prevalent and newer power…
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Steve’s litigation practice concentrates on product liability defense, trucking and vehicular accident defense, mass tort defense, plaintiffs' personal injury and wrongful death, complex…
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Drew focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and appeals.
His litigation experience covers a wide array of substantive areas including complex business litigation, government-…
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Chad primarily represents land owners and developers before local Boards of Adjustment, Planning Commissions, City Councils, and County Commissioners on matters related to zoning,…
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Matt Fisher joined Poyner Spruill on June 1, 2014 from the firm of Bode Hemphill, LLP.  His practice focuses on the representation of health care providers, with an emphasis on Certificate…
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Susie practices in the areas of employment compliance law, employment defense in litigation and administrative proceedings, and ERISA litigation. She regularly advises and defends clients…
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Over the years, we have represented a number of different clients on a multitude of different issues that cut across the ideological spectrum.  As a result, we have had the opportunity to…
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Attorney at Law
Marc divides his time between two primary areas of practice, employee benefits and corporate and business law.  In the area of employee benefits, he represents clients in the design,…
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Wilson's practice focuses on Health Care Law, Appellate Law, Civil Law, and Administrative Law. Wilson has represented public and private hospital systems as lead counsel in the acquisition…
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With change constant, and accelerating, health care organizations encounter ever widening obstacles to their success. They need legal guidance from a law firm that understands the…
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​Todd joined Poyner Spruill on June 1, 2014 from Bode Hemphill, LLP. His practice in Health Law involves representing health care providers, with an emphasis on Certificate of Need law.  …
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Keith’s practice focuses on environmental and municipal law, and commercial litigation.
He has guided clients through virtually every state program designed to address contaminated property…
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Sam practices in the areas of Business and Commercial Real Estate Law. He has represented business entities in corporate and other entity structure, organization and capitalization issues,…
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Dave has extensive experience in all aspects of business transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions and securities compliance under both the 1933 and 1934 Act. Dave has served…
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Richard has over 25 years of experience helping financial institution clients of all sizes (some spanning multiple states and countries) with a broad range of complex legal matters,…
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Litigation is often a necessary part of doing business – either in defending one’s business or self, or in pursuit of remedies and protections for the same. When the need for litigation…
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Caroline Mackie concentrates her practice on complex commercial and governmental litigation.
Caroline represents financial services institutions, governmental entities, and companies…
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Kelsey Mayo has extensive experience working with governmental, non-profit, and for-profit employers on all aspects of qualified and non-qualified plans, welfare benefit plans, fringe…
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Robert’s practice focuses on the representation of management in multiple areas of labor and employment law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with…
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Jim's practice spanstwo distinct but related practice areas:  Corporate law and entertainment law. He is a corporate deal lawyer who represents many established and emerging growth…
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Tate focuses his practice in the areas of construction law and commercial litigation.  Tate regularly represents banking and other financial institutions in workouts, foreclosure actions…
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Of Counsel
Jennifer’s practice includes a broad range of immigration and labor and employment matters. She is a multi-lingual attorney able to handle all immigration matters, including H-1B visas, L-…
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Businesses and developers must navigate a diverse range of legal issues in the development process. From zoning and land use matters to construction issues and real estate loans, we help…
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Chris Roede works primarily in the financial services industry, working with banks, FinTech companies, and others on regulatory and lending matters.
Chris’s practice includes regulatory and…
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Steve represents employers in a wide variety of employment matters in state and federal court and before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, United States Equal Employment Opportunity…
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Stephanie Sanders focuses her practice primarily on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, financing, leasing, and development of commercial properties.…
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Steve has spent his entire career in health law -- first with the North Carolina Attorney General's Office and, since 1985, in private practice. His clients range from large hospitals to…
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Bill's areas of expertise include health and hospital law, civil litigation, and administrative law. His practice has involved advising and representing health care facilities and…
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Associate
​Amanda assists in representing clients in a broad range of transactional matters. She is a member of the firm's Business Law and Financial Services practice groups.
Prior Legal Experience…
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Bardin has experience representing and advising clients in a broad range of regulatory compliance and transactional matters. He regularly advises financial institution clients regarding…
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Mike is an attorney in the Business Organizations group and has practiced with the firm since 2005. Mike focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions for companies across a broad range…
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Deborah practices in the areas of Creditors' Rights, Civil and Commercial Litigation, and Bankruptcy. She frequently represents creditors in workouts, foreclosures, collections,…
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Lee's practice areas include Commercial Litigation, Business and Commercial Law, and Health Care Law.  He represents clients in state and federal courts, before administrative agencies, and…
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Of Counsel
​Iain joined Poyner Spruill October 1, 2015. He came to the firm from the NorthCarolina Attorney General’s Office where he served as an attorney for 12 years, most recently with the Public…
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Eric focuses his practice on intellectual property law and commercial litigation. Eric has substantial experience representing clients in intellectual property litigation, including…
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Taxation is an important factor in everything from choosing a business structure, to creating a plan for retirement, to deciding where and howmuch  to give charitably.
We have experience in…
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Trusts can be a valuable tool to manage your assets while living. Estate planning can be invaluable to your legacy.
We represent a wide variety of estate planning clients including owners…
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David practices in the area of employment litigation.  He regularly advises and defends clients in race, age, disability and sex discrimination and harassment cases; reviews handbooks and…
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