J. BRIAN SCOTT
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

jbscott@bwsw.com

Education:  LL.B., Wake Forest Law School 1951.  Graduated with Honors, Phi Alpha Delta   

Licensed:
Admitted to Bar 1951   

Memberships:
  Past President of both Wake Forest Law Alumni Association and Nash-Edgecombe Bar Association.  Former Vice-President, North Carolina Bar Association, Member of American College of Trial Law
yers, International Association of Defense  Counsel, North Carolina Association of Defense Counsel, North Carolina and American Bar Associations.  Lecturer at various professional seminars on trial practice   

Areas of Practice:
  Civil Litigation - Auto, Products, Premises, Construction, Insurance and Commercial; Estates 

Civic Activities:
  Vice-Chairman Crisis Ministries; Board of Trustees, Campbell University; Past President and Member of Rocky Mount Junior Chamber of Commerce; Rocky Mount-Nash County Chapter of American Red Cross (Chairman); Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce; Board of Advisors,Salvation Army; Boy Scouts; United Fund; former Chairman, North Carolina State Board of Elections; former member and Vice-Chairman, Rocky Mount City School Board; Retired Director and member of Executive  Committee, Planters National Bank & Trust Company, Rocky Mount; member and former  Chairman of Board of Deacons, Lakeside Baptist Church

SAMUEL S. WOODLEY, JR
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

swoodley@bwsw.com

Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1961; J.D., with honors, 1963).  Order of the Coif. Member Board of Editors, University of North Carolina Law Review, 1962-1963 

Licensed: Admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 1963; Admitted to Practice in all United States District Courts in North Carolina and United States 4th Circuit Court of Appeals 

Memberships: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (State Representative 2000-2001); North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (President, 1977-1998); The North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee, 1995-2000

Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation in Motor Vehicle, Insurance, Personal Injury, Product, and Premises Liability.  Court Approved Mediator 

Civic Activities: Rocky Mount Jaycees 1966-1975; Active in St. Andrews Episcopal Church Choir 20 years; Three terms on Vestry at St. Andrews Episcopal Church; served on Board of Directors of the Friends of Elizabeth II, Manteo, N.C.; served on Legislation Committee of Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce; Englewood Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association (Past President); PAGE (Parents for Advancement of Gifted Education) (Past President)


LEON HENDERSON, JR.
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

lhenderson@bwsw.com

Education: J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law,1964; Honors and Activities: Graduated with Honors, full-tuition Babcock Scholarship, American Jurisprudence Book Awards, Scholastic Honors List for 4 Semesters, Member of Phi Alpha Delta; B.S. in Engineering Mathematics, North Carolina State University, 1960 

Licensed: Admitted to NC Bar 1964, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and all North Carolina State Courts; 7th Judicial District, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, 1989-1990. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court  and the North Carolina Supreme Court in addition to other North Carolina and Federal courts and the Internal Revenue Service.

Memberships: Member of American, North Carolina and Nash-Edgecombe (past President) Bar Associations 

Areas of Practice: Commercial Business Transactions, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Estates 

Civic Activities: American Lung Association (Past Director), Kiwanis Club, Meals on Wheels (Past Director),  United Way, March of Dimes Campaign Chairman, Red Cross, Kiwanis Club (Past President), Nash County Board of Elections, Benvenue Country Club (Board of Governors), School Tutor, Habitat for Humanities (Director), Chamber of Commerce (Small Business Committee);; Member: Lakeside Baptist Church


MARSHALL A. GALLOP, JR.  
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

mgallop@bwsw.com

Education: L.L.M., Boston University Law School, 1977; J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 1976 (Magna Cum Laude, Law Review); Ph.D. 1971, M.S. 1969, B.S. Electrical Engineering 1967, Duke University 

Licensed: Admitted to Bar 1975, State of North Carolina, United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for 4th Circuit, and the United States Surpreme Court; Certified Superior Court Mediator

Memberships: Member of American and North Carolina Bar Associations; (Past Member Board of Governors, Past Member Executive Committee of Board of Governors, Past Chair Litigation Section, Past Chair Civil Practice, Procedure and Evidence Committee); Board of Directors North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; General Assembly Civil Procedure Study Commission 

Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation and Insurance Law, Mediation and Abritration

Civic Activities: Member (former Vestry Member) St. Andrews Episcopal Church; Co-Chairman Inland Regional Advisory Committee, NC Marine Fisheries Commission


G. VINCENT DURHAM, JR.
Tel: (252) 937-220
Fax: (252) 937-8100

 

vdurham@bwsw.com

Education: J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law (Wake Forest Law Review), 1976; B.A., 1973, University of North Carolina; Law Clerk, Judge David M. Britt, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1976. 

Licensed: Admitted to Bar 1976; U.S. District Court for Eastern District and United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

Memberships: Member of American and North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Association of Defense Counsel 

Areas of Practice: Commercial Real Estate and Business Transactions, Local Government Law, Business Litigation, Nash County Attorney (1991 to date) 

Civic Activities: Elder, First Presbyterian Church; Tar River Kiwanis Club (Past President); Past Director of United Way, Red Cross, Christian Fellowship Homes, Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce, Braswell Memorial Library,1996-2001; Nash Community College Foundation (Past Chairman); Benvenue Country Club (Past President); Past Council Member of General Practice Section of North Carolina Bar Association


JOSEPH NEWTON CALLAWAY
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

jcallaway@bwsw.com

Education: J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1983; B. A. University of North Carolina 1980

Licensed: Admitted to Bar 1983; Licensed in North Carolina and before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit; theUnited States Tax Court; and the United States Supreme Court

Memberships: American and North Carolina Bar Associations; Meritas Law Affiliates; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1991 to present; Offices with Bankruptcy Section of North Carolina Bar Association: Chairman, Secured Creidtor Committee; Section Secretary (two terms), Chairman, Legistlative committee; Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law.

Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy, with emphasis on secured creditor, Chapter 11 creditor committee,and Chapter 7 trustee representation in all matters; bankruptcy fraud and hidden asset schemes; limited Chapter 11 and complex commercial litigation in all North Carolina state and federal courts


RANDALL B. PRIDGEN
Tel:(252) 937-2200 
Fax: (252) 937-8100 

rpridgen@bwsw.co

Education: J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law; 1983; BA, Universityof North Carolina, 1979

Licensed: North Carolina Bar Association, 1983; American Bar Association; Business Law Section

Memberships: Phi Beta Kappa

Areas of Practice: CommercialTransactions and Business organizations; Estate Planning and Administration

Civic Activities: Nash County Planning Board, Chairman


M. GREG CRUMPLER
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

gcrumpler@bwsw.com 

Education: Campbell University School of Law Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) 1984; Honors and Activities: Phi Alpha Delta; Board of Editors, Member, Campbell Law Review 1983-84; University of North Carolina, B. A. (With Honors) 1981

Licensed: Admitted to Bar 1984; Licensed in North Carolina and admitted to practice before the US District Court for the eastern District of North Carolina and the US court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

Clerkships: Law Clerk to Justice Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., North Carolina Supreme Court
(1984-1985); Law Clerk to Justice Louis B. Meyer, North Carolina Supreme Court (1985-1986)

Memberships: Member of American and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Officer with Young Lawyers Division and Litigation Section of North Carolina Bar Association

Areas of Practice: Appellate Practice, Civil Litigation, Workers' Compensation


W. DUDLEY WHITLEY, III 
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

deewhit@bwsw.com

Education: J.D. Campbell University School of Law 1986; B.A. North Carolina State University, 1983 

Licensed: State of North Carolina; United States Federal Court (and Bankruptcy Court) for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina; US Supreme Court

Memberships: American and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute 

Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation, Collections, Bankruptcy 

Civic Activities: President, Rocky Mount Rotary; Deacon, First Presbyterian Church; Cities in Schools Volunteer; Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Volunteer, City of Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Volunteer


CURTIS L. BENTZ
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

cbentz@bwsw.com

Education: LL.M in Labor Law, George Washington University (with Highest Honors) 1982; J.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1976; B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1972 

Licensed: Admitted to Supreme Court of Ohio 1976; United States Court of Military Appeals 1976; Admitted North Carolina Bar, 1993; 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1993; Eastern District of North Carolina; 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (1982) 

Memberships: NC Association of Defense Attorneys; American, North Carolina and Nash-Edgecombe Bar Associations; LT. COL (USAF, Ret.) 

Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment Law 

Civic Activities: Nash Community College adjunct professor; Nash Community College Criminal Justice Advisory Committee


JACOB R. PARROTT III
Tel:(252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100

jparrott@bwsw.com

Education: J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law (with Honors, Holderness
Moot Court), 1992; B.S,. University of North Carolina, 1989.

Licensed: Admitted to Bar 1992, Admitted to Practice in the United States District Court for Eastern District of North Carolina 1993

Memberships: Member of American, North Carolina and Nash-Edgecombe Bar 
Associations; Real Property Section of North Carolina Bar Association

Areas of Practice: Residential and Commercial Real Estate; Business Transactions; General
Corporate Law; Commercial Financing; Foreclosures

Civic Activities: Board member of Edgecombe-Nash Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, Benvenue Courntry Club, Board of Directors; Former Board Member and Chairman of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Nash and Edgecombe Counties; Tar River Kiwanis Club; First United Methodist Church.


KATHERINE WIGGINS
FISHER

Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100


kfisher@bwsw.com

Education: JD, Campbell University School of Law, 1992; B.A., University of North Carolina 1989

Licensed: Admitted to bar 1992; United States District Court for Middle District of North Carolina, 1992; United States District Court for Eastern District of NC, 2002

Memberships: North Carolina and Nash-Edgecombe Bar Associations; Member Family Law Section of the NC Bar Association;  North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Guilford Inn of Court associate member 1996-1999; Member of High Point Bar Association, 1992-1999; Treasurer of the 18th Judicial District Bar, 1998-February, 1999

Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation; District Court Criminal Litigation; Family/Divorce

Civic Activities:
 Tar River Kiwanis, Cities in Schools, volunteer; Boys and Girls Club, volunteer; Junior Guild of Rocky Mount, Inc.; Secretary of Board of Deacons, and Senior High Advisor, First Presbyterian Church; Member High Point Kiwanis, A.M., 1993-1999 (member of Board of Directors 1997-1999); Member High Point Junior League, Inc., 1997-February. 1999


A. SCOTT MCKELLAR
Tel:(252) 937-2200 
Fax: (252) 937-8100

smckellar@bwsw.com

Education:  JD, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2001;  BA (With Distinction) University of North Carolina, 1997

Licensed:
  Admitted to North Carolina Bar in August, 2001; Licensed in North Carolina, before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 

Memberships:  Member of American and North Carolina Bar Associations

Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy, with emphasis on secured creditor; Commercial and Insurance Defense Litigation; Collections

Civic Activies
: Rocky Mount Young Professional Network


EILEEN M. BORNSTEIN
Tel. Rocky Mount:(252) 937-2200
Tel. Raleigh: (919) 573-1877
Fax Rocky Mount: (252) 937-8100

Fax R
aleigh: (919) 573-1878

ebornstein@bwsw.com


Education:
J.D.,Campbell University School of Law, 2002. BA (cum laude) North Carolina State University, 1996.

Licensed: Admitted to North Carolina Bar 2002  

Memberships: Member of American and North Carolina Bar Associations

Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Debtor and Creditor 

 


DAVID W. GREEN
Tel: (252) 937-2200
Fax: (252) 937-8100


dgreen@bwsw.com


Education:
J.D.,University of North Carolina School of Law, 2005; B.A.,North Carolina State University, (Summa Cum Laude) 2002

Licensed: Admitted to North Carolina Bar 2005

Memberships: Member of American and, North Carolina Bar Associations

Areas of Practice: Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Business Law; Local Government

 

 

OF COUNSEL

THOMAS L. YOUNG
Tel:(252) 937-2200 
Fax: (252) 937-8100

 

Education: J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, Order of Coif, 1954; B.S University of North Carolina 1952

Licensed:
Admitted to Bar 1954, United States Supreme Court, North Carolina Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit; United States District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; United States Court of Military Appeals; United States Tax Court
          
Memberships:  Member of North Carolina and Nash-Edgecombe Bar Associations and North Carolina State Bar Assistant Attorney General of North Carolina, 1960-61; Real Property Attorney, Attorney General's Office, 1959-60; Revisor of Statutes (Ex-officio Secretary to North Carolina General Statutes Commission) North Carolina Attorney
General, 1958-59

Areas of Practice: Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Administrative Law; Real Estate Development and Financing

Civic Activities:  Former Member Raleigh and Rocky Mount Jaycees (President, 1964); Rocky Mount Rotary Club; Salvation Army Advisory Board (Chairman, 1970) Tar River Boy Scout District Committee and Eagle Board of Review; Board of Directors, Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce (President, 1972); North Carolina General Statutes Commission (Vice-Chairman, 1972); Board of Governors, Benvenue Country Club; Board of Trustees, Thomas Hackney Braswell Memorial Library (Chairman, 1975); Pamlico Yacht Club (Commodore, 1978); Board of Directors of Edgecombe County Development Corporation;North Carolina Society of Hospital Attorneys, (President; 1984); Health Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association (Chairman, 1989) Triangle East Board of Directors; Member and Deacon, First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount; Ttrustee of Synod of North Carolina Presbyterian Foundation; Military: Judge Advocate General's Corp, 1955-58


THOMAS G. DILL
Tel:(252) 937-2200 
Fax: (252) 937-8100

tdill@bwsw.com

Education:  J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1947; BA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1943, Phi Beta Kappa

Licensed:
  Admitted to Bar, North Carolina 1947. North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; US District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina.

Memberships: Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, North Carolina Bar Association; Nash-Edgecombe Bar (President 1959); Seventh Judicial District Bar (President 1965); North Carolina State Bar

Areas of Practice: Wills, Probate Law, Business Law, Corporate Law and Commercial Real Estate
 

Civic Activities: Rocky Mount Jaycees; Kiwanis Club (Former Director); Thomas Hackney Braswell Library (former Director and Chairman); Prosecuting Attorney, Rocky Mount Recorder's Court 1950-1955; Representative General Assembly, Edgecombe County, Sessions 1955, 1957 and 1959; Member, Deacon, Elder and Trustee, First Presbyterian Church; Comission and Committee Member, New Hope Presbytery (formerly Albemarle Presbytery), Presbyterian Church, USA;

Military: Lieutenant (jg) United States Navy, Ret., 1943- 1946, Pacific Theatre, World War II


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