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Wilson & Coffey, LLP


110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 400 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103View Map

Practice Areas:

Medical Malpractice Defense, General Civil Litigation Practice, including Civil Trial and Appellate Work in all State and Federal Courts, Administrative, Aviation, Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Employment, Federal, State and Local Taxation, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Negligence Law, Professional Malpractice and Real Estate.

Year Established: 1992

Firm Profile:

Wilson & Coffey, LLP was established in April 1992 by four attorneys formerly with a large local law firm. G. Gray Wilson has been practicing for over thirty years in the area of medical malpractice defense (80%), insurance defense litigation, with concentration in the specialties of professional malpractice and product liability defense. His partner, Tamura D. Coffey joined the firm in 1994 and became a partner in January 2000. Linda L. Helms, a partner, joined the firm in 1999 and became a partner in January 2002. Kevin B. Cartledge, joined the firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2004. J. Chad Bomar, a partner, joined the firm in 2002 and became a partner in January 2006.

Firm Size: 11

Representative Clients:

Novant Health, Inc.; Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center; Allstate Insurance Company; Evanston Insurance Company; Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company; Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina; MAG Mutual Insurance Company; St. Paul/Travelers Insurance Co.; Nationwide Insurance Company; Le Bleu Corporation; Johns-Manville Co.; Eaton Corporation; Irvan Enterprises.

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

MEMBERS OF FIRM

G. Gray Wilson (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, April 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1973); Duke University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Author: "North Carolina Civil Procedure." Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations (President-Elect, 2003-2004; President, 2004-2005); North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; North Carolina State Bar Councilor (Member, 2007—); American Board of Trial Advocates; American Bar Association; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.

Tamura D. Coffey (Member) born Lenoir, North Carolina, March 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A. magna cum laude, 1990; J.D. cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board. Articles Editor, Wake Forest Law Review. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge William L. Osteen, Sr., Middle District of North Carolina. Adjunct Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina (Member, Litigation Counsel) Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.

Linda L. Helms (Member) born Martinsville, Virginia, March 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, North Carolina. Education: High Point University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Order of Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board and National Moot Court Team. Research Editor, Wake Forest Law Review. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; American Bar Association; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation.

Kevin B. Cartledge (Member) born Conover, North Carolina, November 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1994); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court Board, 1995-1997. Craven Constitutional Team, 1996. Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

J. Chad Bomar (Member) born Lynchburg, Virginia, May 31, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina; 2000, South Carolina. Education: Liberty University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); Campbell University (J.D., 1999). Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2005-2006; Board Member 2007—) Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

ASSOCIATES

Stuart Russell (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, October 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2006, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Former Member, State Bar of Texas. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Civil Litigation.

Matthew W. Georgitis (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, December 25, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina. Education: Appalachian State University (B.A., 2001); University of Memphis (J.D., 2004). Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Insurance Defense.

Amanda B. Palmieri (Associate) born Miami, Florida, July 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; 2007, North Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A, 1999); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Forsyth County (Member, Young Lawyers Division), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Education Law; Civil Litigation.

Jason L. Jelinek (Associate) born Bad Axe, Michigan, August 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina. Education: Taylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1998). Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.

Brian C. Focht (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2003); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2007). Moot Court Board; ATLA Trial Team. Senior Editor, Intellectual Property Law Journal. Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.

Lorin J. Lapidus (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina. Education: New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2004). Member: Forsyth County and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Appellate Practice.

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