Attorney Profiles

R. Hayes Hofler Hayes Hofler, P.A. 1007 Vickers Avenue Durham, NC 27707-1355

Current Employment Position(s):

President

Areas Of Practice:

Litigation & Appeals

Business & Commercial Law

Professional Malpractice

Legal Malpractice

Construction

Products Liability

Personal Injury

Family Law

Wrongful Death

Medical Malpractice

Insurance

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certifications/Specialties:

Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993-2003

Bar Admissions:

North Carolina, 1974

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1974

U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1974

U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1974

U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1993

U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Education:

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1974

J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1968

Honors: cum laude

Representative Cases:

Meade v. Meade, 812 F.2d 1473 (C.A.4 (N.C.) 1987)

 

Electric Supply Co. of Durham, Inc. v. Swain Elec. Co., Inc., 403 S.E.2d 291 (N.C. 1991)

 

Norwood v. Sherwin-Williams Co., 279 S.E.2d 559 (N.C. 1981)

 

North Carolina Nat. Bank v. Robinson, 336 S.E.2d 666 (N.C.App. 1985)

 

Hart v. Warren, 266 S.E.2d 53 (N.C.App. 1980)

 

D. W. Ward Const. Co., Inc. v. Adams, 374 S.E.2d 375 (N.C. 1988)

 

Friend - Novorska v. Novorska, 509 S.E.2d 460 (N.C.App. 1998)

References:

Bank of America

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers, 1999 - 2004

 

N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers

 

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Birth Information:

August 7, 1946, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America