David Needham
Attorney
- 21 yrs experience
- Charlotte, NC
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Florida
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
- B.A. Political Science and Criminal Justice
- Texas A&M University School of Law2004
- Undergraduate
- Indiana University, Bloomington2000
- 01Largest individual property award (Dominion Power Atlantic Coast Pipeline)
- A Guide to Eminent Domain in Georgia: Understanding Your Client's Rights and Protecting Their Interests (co-author)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution op-ed - 'Georgia must reform eminent domain laws to protect local businesses' (Oct 2025)
Background
David Needham is an attorney at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, focused on eminent domain practice. He joined the firm in 2021 and brings more than 15 years of mediation and arbitration experience, including 8+ years managing an REO (real estate owned) practice. Needham earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminal Justice from Indiana University in Bloomington in 2000 and his Juris Doctor from Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth in 2004. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Notable cases include negotiating against Dominion Power for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (one of the highest per-square-footage payouts across West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina, and the largest individual property award at the time), a farm property settlement that increased the initial offer 33 times over, and a Georgia eminent domain taking where he increased the offer from $25 to $4,000. He co-authored A Guide to Eminent Domain in Georgia: Understanding Your Client's Rights and Protecting Their Interests, and an October 2025 op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution titled "Georgia must reform eminent domain laws to protect local businesses."
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