Mr. Gibson is a seasoned trial attorney, having litigated numerous cases in Federal and State Court to decision or verdict, and through appeals. He has been a Certified Mediator since 2009 and participated in hundreds of mediations either as the mediator or counsel to a party.
His diverse professional career involves legal and management experience including private law practice, in-house counsel, officer level management and external management consulting.
His recent law practice primarily involved representing various agencies and departments of North Carolina’s largest County, including the Tax Assessor, Building Code Enforcement and the Board of Elections.
He has served as counsel to Livingstone College in North Carolina since 2005, handling a broad range of matters, including litigation, employment, academic accreditation and NCAA compliance.
Mr. Gibson led the confidential review of management of a collegiate athletic conference, which led to significant reforms of Conference operations.
Case Experience
Appellate
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Creditors
Business Dissolution
Civil Rights
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Condominiums
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Discrimination
Education
EEOC
Eminent Domain
Employment
Engineering
Environmental
Family Businesses
Health Care
Industrial
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Land Use/Planning
Legal Malpractice
Libel & Slander
Local Govt./Municipalities
Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Mortgage Foreclosure
Natural Disasters
Non-profit Organizations
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Police
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Public Policy
Real Estate
Religious Institutions
Sexual Harassment
Shareholder Disputes
Taxation
Title Disputes
Torts
Trademarks/Patents
Transportation
Trusts / Estates
Unfair Competition
Utilities
Venture Capital
Wrongful Death
Education
JD - University of North Carolina School of Law, 1978
Watson Fellow; lndependent Travel-Study, 1975
Davidson College, BA, Economics, 1974
Memberships & Affiliations
North Carolina State Bar: Elected Councilor, 1985-1991 and 2003-2012; Vice- President, 2013; President-Elect, 2014; President, 2015
Certified Mediator by the NC Dispute Resolution Commission
North Carolina Board of Law Examiners, 2017 to present
Director, Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina, 2012 to present
American Bar Association NC Delegate, 2016-2019
UNC Law Alumni Association Board of Directors
Vann Center for Ethics Advisory Board, Davidson College
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