Amy L. Pfeiffer - Raleigh, NC
Attorney at Cranfill Sumner
Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers in Raleigh, NC
5420 Wade Park Boulevard #300 Raleigh, NC 27607
Raleigh Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Risk Management & Workers’ Compensation
Attorney Information
Overview
Following law school, Amy Pfeiffer began her legal career in North Carolina by serving as a law clerk for the Honorable John B. Lewis, Jr. of the North Carolina Court of Appeals for the calendar year January through December 1992.
After a short stint as a legislative assistant for the NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, Amy became involved in NC workers' compensation law in 1993 when she joined the North Carolina Industrial Commission as an Agency Legal Specialist. In 1995, Amy was made a Special Deputy Commissioner, whereby she was responsible for conducting Form 24 administrative hearings. She also ruled on hundreds of medical motions, reviewed thousands of compromise settlement agreements, and traveled throughout the State to talk about the workers' compensation system to various employers and schools. In 1997, she was named a Deputy Commissioner. Amy was a Deputy Commissioner for six years, through 2003, during which time she heard hundreds of cases and filed Opinions & Awards on these cases.
Amy left the Industrial Commission in 2003 and went to work for a year for a plaintiffs' workers' compensation firm. In 2004, she came to Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog where she now represents defendants in workers' compensation cases.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2018-2023)
- Selected for inclusion into the 2013 edition of the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™
Education
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Legal Education
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Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1991
J.D.
Honors: Institute for Communications Law Studies, Certificate of Specialization
Law Review: Catholic University Law Review, Staff Member
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Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1991
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Non Legal Education
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North Carolina State University,
Raleigh,
North Carolina, 1988
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Communication Department, 1988
Major: Communication
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North Carolina State University,
Raleigh,
North Carolina, 1988
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Honorable John B. Lewis, Jr., NC Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1991
- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, Legislative Assistant
- North Carolina Industrial Commission, Agency Legal Specialist, - 1993
- North Carolina Industrial Commission, Special Deputy Commissioner, - 1995
- North Carolina Industrial Commission, Deputy Commissioner, - 1997
Classes and Seminars
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"New I.C. Forms and Procedures,", Fall CSH Educational Seminar, 2008
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Participant in Southern Rehabilitation Network’s Panel Discussion on “Communication and Collaboration of Medical Case Managers and Vocational Case Managers for Return to Work” (2016)
- “2008 Changes to Commission Procedures and Forms,” N.C. Bar Association’s The Course and Scope, Feb. 2009 edition
Pro Bono Activities
- Member of her church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, in Raleigh
- Member of the Wolfpack Club
- NC State University Wolfpack Club, Member
Published Works
Articles
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Co-editor of the Cranfill Sumner’s Monthly Workers’ Comp E-Alert for distribution to Cranfill Sumner clients. In that capacity she is responsible for ensuring that our clients are kept up-to-date on new IC happenings, recently filed appellate court opinions, and firm news.
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1991
Specialties and Certifications
- Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law (2003, recertified 2009, recertified 2014)
- Certified Mediator – North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission
Other Affiliations
- NCBA, Member
- NCBA, Workers' Compensation Section (Member)
- NCADA (Member)
- NCBA Workers’ Compensation Fall Program, Co-Planner (2016)
- Sole defense bar representative on a Strategic Task Force (2007)
- NCBA, Workers' Compensation Council, 2006 - 2008
- NCBA, Workers' Compensation Section, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Co-Chair, 2005 - 2006
- Trial Practice Curriculum Committee of the NC Bar Association, 2005 - 2006
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Contact
5420 Wade Park Boulevard
#300
Raleigh, NC 27607
Fax: (919) 863-3406
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.cshlaw.com/
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