Personal injury lawyers in Raleigh.
Personal injury attorneys serving Raleigh, North Carolina.
Top-rated personal injury lawyers in Raleigh.
- Law Offices of James Scott Farrin31y
Stan Abrams
AttorneyStan Abrams is a Partner at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, focused on eminent domain and condemnation practice. He joined the firm in 2012 and brings significant experience from his prior service as an Assistant Attorney General for the North Carolina Department of Justice, where he represented the NCDOT. A Wilson, North Carolina native (his father was also a lawyer), Abrams earned his Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina in 1991 and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill in 1994. He is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, North Carolina Bar Association, and Wilson County Bar Association. His honors include selection to Best Lawyers for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2024-2026), the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Excellence in Law "Icon" list (2024), and the NC Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award (2023). Notable case work includes representing Grover and Katherine Smith in an NCDOT condemnation case where he secured a settlement more than triple the original offer.
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Brent Adams
AttorneyBrent Adams is the founder of Brent Adams & Associates, a North Carolina personal injury law firm he established in 1973. The firm has offices in Raleigh, Fayetteville, Dunn, Southern Pines, and Clinton. The firm specializes in personal injury and Social Security cases, handling medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, dog bites, slip and fall, insurance disputes, construction accidents, daycare abuse, asbestos exposure, motorcycle accidents, and more. Adams has lectured to trial lawyers at numerous seminars on trial advocacy and trial practice issues at organizations including the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, North Carolina Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Wake Forest University School of Law, ATLAS Lawyers Group, and the Melvin M. Belli Seminar. He is admitted to the North Carolina Bar. He is a former vice president of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and past State Delegate to the American Association for Justice.
- Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban47y
David Allmond
Of CounselDavid Allmond serves as Of Counsel at Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban. With over 25 years of trial experience, he represents Virginia clients in personal injury matters including auto accidents, medical malpractice, slip-and-fall cases, and dog bites. He also handles criminal defense (from misdemeanors and DUI to serious felonies), family law, trusts and estates, and medical license matters. He joined the firm in 2002 and remains active in community mentoring, having co-founded Brother to Brother, an organization connecting African American youth with professional male mentors.
- Tatum & Atkinson - Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys25y
Season Atkinson
Founding AttorneySeason Atkinson is a founding attorney at Tatum & Atkinson, a personal injury firm in North Carolina. Licensed since 2000, she has approximately 26 years of legal experience. Her practice focuses on personal injury cases, with specializations in claims involving impaired drivers and injured children, as well as motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, and related injury matters. Atkinson spent her first five years in legal practice learning insurance company strategies before establishing her firm in 2006 to represent injured individuals. She earned her B.A. from Marshall University in 1997 and her Juris Doctor from Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law in 2000. She is admitted to the North Carolina and West Virginia state bars, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs. She is a member of the Wake County Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina State Bar, the 10th Judicial District Bar, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. She also serves on the National Board of Directors of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
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Arlene Auger
PartnerArlene P. Auger is a Partner at Auger & Auger, with extensive background in insurance law. She joined the firm in 1995 and specializes in car accident law with particular expertise in auto insurance and liability issues. Earlier in her career, she worked directly for GEICO and with law firms representing CIGNA, Liberty Mutual, and AETNA in New York. Auger earned her Bachelor of Business Arts in Marketing from Hofstra University in 1987 and her Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1991. She is admitted to practice in the Connecticut State Bar (1992), New York State Bar (1993) including the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the North Carolina State Bar (1995). Her professional memberships include the Mecklenburg County Bar, North Carolina State Bar Association, and New York State Bar Association. She speaks Spanish.
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Herbert Auger
PartnerHerbert W. Auger is a Partner at Auger & Auger, a personal injury law firm. With more than 20 years of legal practice — 16+ years in North Carolina — he started his career at a large firm representing personal injury victims in auto, bus, motorcycle, and trucking accidents, as well as medical malpractice and workers' compensation cases. Auger founded his own practice in 1992 in New York and relocated to North Carolina in 1995. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Long Island University in 1987 and his Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1990. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut (1990), New York (1991), North Carolina (1994), and Florida (1996). His professional memberships include the Mecklenburg County Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar Association, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, American Association for Justice, and New York State Bar Association. Auger has authored free educational ebooks on car accidents, truck accidents, dog bites, and Camp Lejeune water contamination claims. He speaks Spanish.
- Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer8y
Christopher Bagley
AttorneyChristopher Bagley is an attorney at Maginnis Howard in North Carolina, where his practice focuses on consumer protection, class action lawsuits, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act matters, and mass torts. He has represented consumer plaintiffs throughout North Carolina since 2017. Before law school, Bagley spent over a decade in business journalism and public relations. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Davidson College, an M.J. in Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley, and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2016. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of North Carolina, as well as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Second Circuits. Notable case results include a $1.2 million settlement for debtors in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act misrepresentation claims, $1.3 million in settlements for a wrongful-death estate case, and multi-district litigation representation across four MDLs nationwide.
- Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban22y
Brad Balaban
PartnerBrad Balaban is a Partner at Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban, a passionate personal injury attorney licensed in North Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. He represents clients in car, truck, motorcycle accidents, and product liability cases throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, helping seriously injured clients secure medical access, insurance, and fair compensation.
- Law Offices of James Scott Farrin11y
Sheri Bangura
AttorneySheri Bangura is an attorney at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, focused on personal injury litigation. She has 16 years of legal-industry experience, including more than 13 years as a multi-state insurance claims adjuster. She joined the firm in 2021. Bangura earned her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology from Old Dominion University in 2005. She received her Juris Doctor cum laude from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2014, where she served as Senior Editor of the North Carolina Central Law Review. Before joining Farrin, she practiced as an insurance defense attorney. She is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Auto Torts Division). She has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2024-2025) and authored "What's the Legal Deal With Abandoned Cars in NC?" in The Carolina Journal (December 2024).
- Hardison & Cochran - Injury & Workers Comp Lawyers22y
Donald Bardes
PartnerDonald Bardes is a partner at Hardison & Cochran in North Carolina, named partner in 2024. His practice covers personal injury, workers' compensation, auto/truck/motorcycle accidents, product liability, Social Security disability, and criminal defense matters. Bardes earned his B.S. in Business Administration from St. John's University in 1990 and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, completing the program in 2.5 years. He was licensed in 2003. He has approximately 20 years of legal experience, with prior experience as a paralegal in Arizona before moving to North Carolina in 2003. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar (2003) and the Arizona State Bar, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, the U.S. District Court for Arizona, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits. He is a member of the State Bars of North Carolina and Arizona, the Wake County Bar Association, the 10th Judicial District Bar, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the Christian Legal Society, and the Federalist Society. He is a co-author of 'Personal Injury Practice in North Carolina' (LexisNexis, 2011, Second Edition).
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Will Bartlett
AttorneyWill Bartlett is a personal injury attorney at Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers, serving clients from his hometown of Goldsboro, North Carolina. He joined the firm in 2024. Before joining Riddle & Riddle, Bartlett served as an associate attorney at Breeden Law Office, where he litigated and negotiated settlements in family law matters. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy with Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020, and his J.D. from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Bartlett is committed to public service and frequently volunteers at the Wayne County Public Library.
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Cristen Bartus
AttorneyCristen Bartus is a Partner at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, leading the firm's settlement administration team. She has more than 13 years of experience and joined the firm in 2012. In her current role, she liaises with health insurance providers and oversees settlement distribution. Bartus earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Toledo College of Business in 2004 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law in 2009. During law school, she completed the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship at the Alaska Attorney General's Office. She is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and is a member of North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Notable work includes leading a team of attorneys and paralegals on the major civil rights class action case that resulted in the $1.25 billion settlement for 15,700 Black farmers discriminated against by the USDA. She has performed pro bono work with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and volunteered with Durham Congregations in Action YO: Durham. She is based in Durham, North Carolina.
- Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer1y
Gibson Bass
AttorneyGibson Bass is an associate attorney at Maginnis Howard, based in the firm's Fayetteville, North Carolina office. Her practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, unpaid wages, and unfair debt collection matters. Before joining the firm, Bass worked as a paralegal in Raleigh before attending law school. She gained litigation experience through internships at the Wake County District Attorney's Office and the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and through volunteer work with the Wills for Heroes Clinic. She earned her B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020 and her J.D. from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2024. She was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2024.
- Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law19y
Chris Beacham
AttorneyChris Beacham is an attorney at Henson Fuerst, Attorneys at Law in North Carolina. His practice focuses on eminent domain and complex litigation, representing property owners in land condemnation matters. Beacham earned his B.S. from East Carolina University in 2003 and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2006. He has practiced law since 2006, beginning at a coastal North Carolina personal injury firm before joining the North Carolina Department of Justice's Transportation Division around 2011, then transitioning to private practice representing property owners. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (Co-Chair of the Land Condemnation Litigation Group, 2025-2026), the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Land Condemnation Division), the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Wake County Bar Association. He has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 - North Carolina.
- Law Offices of James Scott Farrin36y
Douglas Berger
AttorneyDouglas E. Berger is a Partner at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, focused on workers' compensation law. He is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation - one of fewer than 200 such specialists in North Carolina. Berger earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Speech Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and a Teaching Certificate in Social Studies in 1985. He received his Juris Doctor from the UNC School of Law in 1989. His distinguished career includes serving as a Deputy Commissioner at the North Carolina Industrial Commission for 10 years, presiding over 500 workers' compensation hearings. He served as advisor to the NCIC fraud unit and as Head Administrator of the Department of Claims. He was elected to four terms (8 years) as a North Carolina State Senator beginning in 2005, co-chairing the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee. He is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and has been recognized in Best Lawyers for Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants (2021-2026). Berger serves as Chairperson of Franklin County Senior Democrats and is a former member of the Franklin County Social Services Board (1999-2002).
- Whitley Law Firm Injury Lawyers7y
Matthew Bissette
AttorneyMatthew Bissette is an attorney at Whitley Law Firm in North Carolina. His practice focuses primarily on workers' compensation, with additional work in product liability, mass torts, motor vehicle accidents, and slip-and-fall cases. He has developed a broad litigation background and has appeared in both North Carolina Superior and District Courts. Before focusing on workers' compensation, Bissette clerked for judicial officers at the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. He earned his B.A. with a double major in Political Science and Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015, and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2018. He was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2018. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ NEXT Leadership Program 2022), the Wake County Bar, and the North Carolina Bar Association. Bissette has been recognized as a Rising Star by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly (2021, 2023-2025), in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in America (2021-2026), and as Top 40 Under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers (2021, 2024, 2025). He was featured in Attorney at Law Magazine in 2026.
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Ryan Bliss
AttorneyRyan Bliss is a Partner at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, focused on workers' compensation law. He joined the firm in 2012 and has more than 13 years of experience. He works out of the Durham, North Carolina office. Bliss earned his Bachelor of Arts in English magna cum laude from North Carolina State University in 2005 and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2008. He interned with North Carolina Advocates for Justice during college. He is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law. His honors include selection to the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Top 20 Managing Partners (2025), Best Lawyers in America for Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants (2025-2026), and Super Lawyers Rising Star (2018). His publications and speaking engagements include "How 2 top plaintiff firms went AI-native in 90 days" CLE webinar (January 2026), "The impact of AI's ongoing evolution on NC's legal landscape" in The Carolina Journal (2025), commentary on leveraging technology in workers' compensation practice in NC Lawyers Weekly (August 2024), and "Workers' Compensation for the Undocumented Worker" in Trial Briefs Magazine (January 2018).
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Rosa Boatwright
AttorneyRosa Antunez Boatwright is a Personal Injury Trial Lawyer at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin. Her career progressed from paralegal roles to litigation - she previously served as a Paralegal at the firm before joining as an attorney. As a child, Boatwright immigrated with her family from Honduras after Hurricane Mitch devastated their home. She worked her way through college, earning her Associate of Arts from Vance-Granville Community College, her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014, and her Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham. She is admitted to the North Carolina Bar. Boatwright was named the 2025-2026 Chair of the Hispanic/Latino Legal Issues Division of North Carolina Advocates for Justice. She is an active member of the Hispanic National Bar Association, the NC Bar Association, the NC Association of Women Attorneys, and the Durham County Bar Association. She also serves as a Board Member of the Diamante Arts and Cultural Center and as a former Board Member of International Focus. She has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs in 2024 and 2025.
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Molly Brewer
AttorneyMolly Brewer is an attorney at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin. She joined the firm in 2021. As she puts it, "I love this work because I really feel like it makes an actual difference for people." Brewer earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2000, a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Duke University in 2006, and her Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham in 2014. She is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and is a member of North Carolina Advocates for Justice and the North Carolina Bar Association. She co-authored a Food Safety conference paper for the American Agricultural Law Association (2015) and presented "Criminal Liability for Food Safety Violations" at the American Agricultural Law Association Symposium (2016).
- Hardison & Cochran - Injury & Workers Comp Lawyers20y
J. Adam Bridwell
PartnerJ. Adam Bridwell is a partner at Hardison & Cochran in North Carolina. He joined the firm directly after receiving his law degree in 2005 and was named partner in 2015. His practice focuses primarily on workers' compensation, with additional work in personal injury, car/truck/motorcycle accidents, Social Security disability, nursing home and child care negligence, wrongful death, mass torts, and defective medical devices. Bridwell is a Board-Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, certified by the North Carolina State Bar. He earned his B.A. in Marketing and Management from the University of South Carolina and his Juris Doctor from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 2005. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, and Phi Alpha Delta. He was named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2014 and 2015.
- Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer33y
Rebecca Britton
Of CounselRebecca Britton serves Of Counsel at Maginnis Howard in the firm's Fayetteville, North Carolina office. Her practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and medical malpractice cases. With over 30 years of hands-on experience litigating and trying personal injury and wrongful death cases, she has advocated for injured individuals throughout North Carolina for more than 25 years. She is a trained and certified mediator and has served as an arbitrator in Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitrations. Britton earned her B.A. from the University of Maine at Presque Isle in 1989 and her Juris Doctor from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1992. She is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar (1992), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (1992), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1995), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1995), and the U.S. Supreme Court (1996). She has been a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice since 1992 and served as its President from 2006 to 2007. She also serves as President of the North Carolina Mock Trial Program (2018-present), is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (2018-present), and the International Society of Barristers (2019-present).
- Maginnis Howard Personal Injury Lawyer28y
John Britton
Of CounselJohn Britton serves Of Counsel at Maginnis Howard, based in the firm's Fayetteville, North Carolina office. His practice focuses on corporate law, business matters, and collections. He has more than 28 years of experience in private practice. He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and is a member of the American Bar Association. Britton earned his M.B.A. from Duke University in 1988 and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1995.
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Kenneth Bryan
AttorneyKenneth Bryan is a Partner at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, focused on eminent domain practice. He joined the firm in 2013 and was named Partner in 2024. He works out of the Durham, North Carolina office. Bryan earned his Bachelor of Arts in History and Geography cum laude from the University of South Carolina in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2011. He is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and is a member of the Durham County Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, and North Carolina Advocates for Justice. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2021-2024). Notable case work includes successfully representing an eminent domain client by taking the case to jury trial and securing significantly higher compensation than the government's initial offer.
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Jason Campbell
AttorneyJason Campbell is a Partner at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, focused on eminent domain practice. He joined the firm in 2013 after 13+ years as an Assistant Attorney General for the North Carolina Department of Justice. He has led multiple high-dollar, high-exposure eminent domain cases, argued cases before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and handled a case with the largest NCDOT exposure at that time. Campbell earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Economics from Wayne State University in 1991 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1994. He is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and is a member of the Wake County Bar Association and North Carolina Advocates for Justice (former Chair and Legislative Co-Chair of the Eminent Domain Section). He has been recognized in Best Lawyers for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2024-2026).