James A. Roberts III
Managing Partner
Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina
Phone:
(919) 981-0191 (Main)
(919) 719-8521 (Direct)
(919) 719-8521 (Direct)
Fax:
(919) 981-0199
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- 30% Personal Injury
- 40% Business Torts
- 30% Construction/Surety
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1982
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1982
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1983
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, J.D. - 1982
- Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1979
- Major: History
Published Works
- North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook Chapter on North Carolina Suretyship, (Co-Author with Daniel K. Bryson)
- Business North Carolina - "Arbitration of Business Disputes: friend or foe?"
- Business North Carolina - "Business Plaintiffs: Not an Oxymoron"
Representative Cases
- Roane-Barker v. Southeastern Hospital Supply Corporation, 99 N.C.App. 30, 392 S.E.2d 663 (1990)
- Rodger v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation, 155 F.R.D. 537 (E.D.N.C. 1994)
- Rodger v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation, 160 F.R.D. 532 (E.D.N.C. 1995)
- Sunset Beach Development. LLC v. AMEC. Inc.. et al., 2009 W.L. 910166 (N.C. App. 2009)
Classes/Seminars
- Jury Selection Techniques, North Carolina Judicial Conference
- Taking Effective Depositions, Lorman Education Services
Honors and Awards
- Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America
- Named as a Member of "North Carolina's Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina Magazine
- Named as the State's leading construction attorney by Business North Carolina Magazine, 2004
- Named as one of North Carolina's "Super Lawyers"
- Named as one of North Carolina's Top 100 Lawyers in Super Lawyers Magazine
- Martindale-Hubbell "AV" (Highest) Rated
Professional Associations and Memberships
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
Past Employment Positions
- Maupin Taylor & Ellis, P.A., Partner, 1982 - 1996
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Sigma
