Christopher L. Mewborn - a Jacksonville, United States Workers Compensation Lawyer

Jacksonville Workers Compensation Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Workers Compensation
Real Estate, Residential and Commercial
Personal Injury
Business Law
Tax Foreclosures
Wills & Estates

Attorney Information

Overview

Christopher L. Mewborn is a magna cum laude graduate of Campbell University where he earned a B.A. degree in Government and Pre-Law in 1988. He graduated cum laude from Campbell's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1991. Following law school, Mr. Mewborn served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sidney Eagles, former Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. After a two year clerkship, he joined the law firm of Bailey and Dixon, LLP in Raleigh, North Carolina where his litigation practice focused on workers' compensation, personal injury, and general insurance defense.

In 1997, Mr. Mewborn returned to his hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina and opened his own general law practice. He currently concentrates in all phases of workers' compensation litigation before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the North Carolina General Courts of Justice, and the North Carolina Appellate Courts, as well as maintaining a busy real estate and general law practice.

Since 2000, Mr. Mewborn has also served as a mediator certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Mr. Mewborn mediates before the North Carolina Industrial Commission and the North Carolina General Courts of Justice.

Education

Legal Education
- Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1991
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: ABA Moot Court Team
  Honors: National Trial Team
  Honors: International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
  Honors: The Order of Barristers
Non Legal Education
- Campbell University, 1988
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Dr. Elmer L. Puryear Distinguished Student of Government Award

Current Employment Position(s)

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Past Positions

North Carolina Court of Appeals, Research Assistant for Judge Sidney S. Eagles
Coastal Carolina Community College, Adjunct Professor
Bailey & Dixon LLP, Senior Associate

Classes and Seminars

Presented to the North Carolina League of Municipalities, HIPAA Compliance and Workers' Compensation in North Carolina, 2018
Presented to the North Carolina League of Municipalities, Basics of Subrogation and Recovery, 2014
Presented for the City of Jacksonville, "What My Family Should Know – Will and Estate Documents," 2013
Presented at Carolina Case Managements' Annual Spring Symposium, "New Legislation and its Impact on Case Management and Ethical Practices," 2012
Presented to the Raleigh Claims Association, What Defense Attorneys Need from Adjusters, 2002
Presented for Coastal Carolina Community College, Basics of Workers’ Compensation Law: A Defense Perspective for Employers, 2001 - 2002
Presented for the North Carolina League of Municipalities, Causation and the True Meaning of "Appreciable Benefit" Under Recent Appellate Case Law, 2000
Course: Brokerage Law in North Carolina, Adjunct Professor, Coastal Carolina Community College, 1999 - 2000
Presented for the North Carolina League of Municipalities, Subrogation and Recovery of Third Party Proceeds Under N.C.G.S. § 97-10.2, 1999
Presented to the North Carolina League of Municipalities, Practical Pointers for Effective Claim Handling, 2019

Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1994
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995

Specialties and Certifications

Mediator Certified, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission

Other Affiliations

North Carolina State Bar Association (Member)
North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Member)
Onslow County Bar Association (Member)
Fifth Judicial District Bar Association (Member)
Onslow County Teen Court, 2007 - 2010 (Judge)
Onslow County Youth Court Diversion Program, 2010 - 2013 (Judge)

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Contact

Jacksonville, NC

829 Gum Branch Rd.
Ste. C
Jacksonville, NC 28540

Directions

Phone: 910-225-4179

Fax: 910-455-4490

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.mewbornlaw.biz

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