Harold Craig Spears - Charlotte, NC

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1979
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors

• Non Legal Education

  • Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1976
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Management Sciences

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

References

• Rick Judson, Cidadel Homes, Inc.

• Joe Stewart, Eastwood Construction

• Doug Blackwell, Metromont Materials Corp., Spartanburg, SC

• Charles Allen, North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co, Raleigh, NC

• Judy Funderburk, EMC, Charlotte, NC

Classes and Seminars

• Discovery in Civil Litigation, Mecklenburg County Bar Association, 1999 - 2000

Representative Clients

• Eastwood Construction Co., Inc.

• Starboard, Inc.

• Citadel Homes, Inc.

• Re Max Elite, Inc.

• Capital Funds, Inc.

• Peter Stokkebye International, Ltd.

• CEMEX

• United Subcontractors, Inc.

• North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

• Employers Mutual Insurance Company

Representative Cases

• Keistler v. Keistler
  • Citation: 522 S.E.2d 338
  • Court: N.C. App.
  • Year: 1999
• North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Weaver
  • Citation: 517 S.E. 2d 381
  • Court: N.C. App
  • Year: 1999
• Capitol Funds, Inc. v. Royal Indem. Com
  • Citation: 458 S.E.2d 741
  • Court: N.C. App
  • Year: 1995
  • Serial Number: 1987069290
• Welling v. Walker
  • Citation: 451 S.E.2d 329
  • Court: N.C. App
  • Year: 1994
• Meachum v. Faw
  • Citation: 436 S.E.2d 141
  • Court: N.C. App
  • Year: 1993
• Iverson v. Tm One, Inc.
  • Citation: 92 N.C. App. 161
  • Court: N.C. App.
  • Year: 1988
• Robinson v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Company
  • Citation: 86 N.C. App. 44
  • Court: N.C. App.
  • Year: 1987

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1979
• South Carolina, 1998
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1979
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1986

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
• North Carolina State Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
• South Carolina State Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member)
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, 1999 - Present (Member)
• Defense Research Institute, 1995 - Present (Member)