Paul R. Dickinson Jr.



Practice Areas

Business Litigation, Class Actions, Commercial Transportation, Nursing Home Abuse, Professional Malpractice (Medical, Financial, and Legal), and Catastrophic Personal Injury and Wrongful Death.

Education

  • University of South Florida (B.A., 1986)
  • South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990)

Bar Admission

  • North Carolina (1994)
  • Texas (1990)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (2005)
  • U.S. District Courts: Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina (1994); Eastern District of North Carolina (2004); Southern District of Texas (1993)

Professional Memberships

  • North Carolina State Bar
  • North Carolina Bar Association
    • Litigation Section
  • North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
    • Professional Negligence Section
    • Product Liability Section
  • Mecklenburg County Bar Association
    • Litigation Section
  • Mecklenburg Trial Lawyers Association
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
    • Professional Negligence Section
    • Product Liability Section

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminars Presented

  • "Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices: Supporting You Case" National Business Institute CLE Seminar, 2007 (Author & Speaker)
  • "How to Get Evidence and Expert Testimony Admitted Into Court" National Business Institute CLE Seminar, 2006 (Author & Speaker)
  • "What You Really Need to Know About Mold and Your Legal Liabilities in North Carolina," Lorman Education Services CLE Seminar, 2003 & 2004 (Author & Speaker)
  • "Analyzing and Proving Construction Project Damages," Lorman Education Services CLE Seminar, 2002 (Author & Speaker)
  • "Controlling Complex Litigation," Mecklenburg County Paralegal Society, 1998 (Speaker)
  • "Fibromyalgia: Cross Examining the Expert Witness," NCADA, 1996 (Author & Speaker)
Representative Appellate Cases
  • Morris v. Nanz Enterprises, Inc., 929 So.2d 115 (La. App. 1 cir. 2006)
  • Low v. Wolfe Const., Inc., 149 N.C. App. 232, 563 S.E.2d 304 (2002)
  • Gaynoe v. First Union Direct Bank, N.A., 2001 WL 34000142 (2001)
  • Smith v. Cochran, 124 N.C. App. 222, 476 S.E.2d 364 (1996)
  • Government Employees Ins. Co. v. New South Ins. Co., 119 N.C. App. 700, 459 S.E.2d 817 (1995)
  • Lavender v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 117 N.C. App. 135,450 S.E.2d 34 (1994)
Civic Activities
  • Member St. Gabriel Catholic Church
  • Boy Scout Leader, St. Gabriel's Catholic Church
  • Baseball, Soccer and Football Coach (Depending on the season)
Personal: Married with three children ages 17, 15 and 11.

Hobbies: Camping, Russian motorcycles, woodworking, home renovations, and golf.

Born: Suffolk, Virginia

Office Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Phone: (704) 347-8990

Fax: (704) 347-8929