Patrick· Harper· Dixon, Attorneys at Law


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Patrick· Harper· Dixon, Attorneys at Law


Centura Bank Building, 34 Second Street, N.W. Hickory, North Carolina 28603View Map

Practice Areas:

General Practice, State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Tax, Probate, Estate Planning and Corporation Law, Real Property, Litigation, Health Care, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Construction Law, Wills, Employment Law, Creditors Rights.

Year Established: 1946

Firm Size: 13

Clients:

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Shuford Mills, Inc.; Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co.; Century Furniture Co.; Southern Furniture Company of Conover, Inc.; Hickory Construction Co.; Catawba Valley Medical Center; Snyder Paper Co.; Joan Fabrics Corp.; Hickory Printing Group, Inc.; Regal Manufacturing Co.; Classic Leather, Inc.; Drillers Service, Inc.; Plastic Packaging, Inc.; Hickory Chair Co.; Valdese Weavers, Inc.; Ingold Company, Inc.; McCreary Modern, Inc.; Vanguard Furniture Co., Inc.; Catawba County; Shurtape Technologies, Inc.; C.R. Laine Furniture, Inc.; Neill Grading and Construction Co.; Matthews Construction Co.; Moss-Marlow Building Co.; Huffman Grading Co.

SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR: Norfolk-Southern Railway Co.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Duke Power Co.; Martin Marietta Corp.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Bassett Furniture Industries Inc.; The Lane Co.; Sarstedt, Inc.; Crum & Forster Insurance Cos.; Nationwide Insurance Co.; The Employers Group; State Farm Insurance Cos.; Security Insurance Group; Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.; Fireman's Fund American Insurance Co.; Aetna Insurance Co.; Great American Insurance Co.; GMHC Insurance Cos.; Amerisure Insurance Co.; Kmart Corp.; USAA Insurance; State Auto Insurance Cos.; Crawford and Co.; Lowes Companies, Inc.; GAB Robbins; Interlocal Risk Financing Fund of N.C.; NC Farm Bureau Insurance Co.; Alfa Virginia Mutual Insurance Co.; Sentry Insurance Group.; Lowe's Home Improvement; Bayada Nurses, Inc.

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Bailey Patrick (1898-1989).

James T. Patrick (1936-1990).

F. Gwyn Harper, Jr. (1911-1994).

Stephen Mason Thomas (Managing Partner) born Asheville, North Carolina, September 22, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Morehead Scholar. Member of Staff, North Carolina Law Review, 1969-1970. Certified Mediator. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Construction Law; Insurance.

Donald R. Fuller, Jr. (Partner) born Lumberton, North Carolina, August 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Morehead Scholar. Member: Catawba County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights; Real Estate.

Eloise DeLaney Bradshaw (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, May 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, North Carolina; 1982, Kentucky. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1977; J.D., with honors, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Staff Member, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law Review, 1978-1980. Law Clerkship, Judge J. Phil Carlton, N.C. Supreme Court, 1980-1982. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law.

David Wallace Hood (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, February 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts, Business Associations, Constitutional Law, Probate, Criminal Procedure, Income Taxation and Trial Advocacy. Staff Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation. Associate Justice, Holderness Moot Court Bench. Member: Catawba County (President, 1996; President, 25th Judicial District, 1998) and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Collections.

Kimberly H. Whitley (Partner) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors and distinction, 1990; J.D., with high honors, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. John M. Morehead Scholar. Order of the Coif. Member, 1991-1992, and Note Editor, 1992-1993, North Carolina Law Review. Law Clerk, Judge Clyde H. Hamilton, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1993-1994. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Elder Law; Trusts and Estates.

Evans W. Fisher (Partner) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1975); Duke University (J.D., 1978). Member: Catawba County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Society of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Business Law.

Michael J. Barnett (Partner) born Weirton, West Virginia, April 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Pennsylvania; 2004, North Carolina. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1998); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 2002). Staff Member, 2000-2001 and Symposium Editor, 2001-2002, University of North Carolina Law Review. Member: Catawba County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Collections.

Michael P. Thomas (Partner) born Hickory, North Carolina, March 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, North Carolina; 2002, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1998); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk, Hon. Lacy H. Thornburg, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, Asheville, North Carolina, 2001-2002. Member: Catawba County (President, 2008), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; DRI. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Employment; Construction.

ASSOCIATE

William E. Morgan (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, December 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 2006, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: Lambuth University (B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude/ B.S. Theatre, 1989); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2006). Member, National Trial Team. Recipient, Moot Court, Berkowitz Best Orator Award. Trial Bar Competition Winner. Editor, Moot Court Problem Book. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment; Criminal Defense; Construction Law.

OF COUNSEL

Charles D. Dixon (Of Counsel) born York County, South Carolina, December 12, 1926; admitted to bar, 1952, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1949); Harvard University (LL.B., 1952). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Catawba County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. [U.S. Army, Counter-Intelligence, 1945-1947]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Corporate Law; Hospital Law.

L. Oliver Noble, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Kinston, North Carolina, January 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., 1967); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1970). Research Assistant to Judge Earl Vaughn, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1970-1971. Recipient, Foundation for the Improvement of Justice Award, 1998. District Court Judge, 1977-1986. Chief District Court Judge, 1987-1998. Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, 1999-2002. Past President, North Carolina Association of District Court Judges. Member: North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mediation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Traffic Violations.

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