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Articles and Seminars

Bill Faison, "Technology in the Courtroom", UNC School of Law -- The 16th Annual Festival of Legal Learning (February 10 & 11, 2006)

Bill Faison, "Role of Focus Groups in Final Trial Preparation", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers -- Professional Negligence Annual Seminar (February 25, 2005)

Bill Faison, "Winning with Clarity and Quality -- Maximizing Your Recovery at Trial with Overwhelming Evidence and Exhibits", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Workshop (June 15, 2004)

Bill Faison, "An Office with Less Paper: The Modern Paper Less Office", North Carolina Paralegals Association Seminar (March 20, 2004)

Bill Faison, "Leveraging Your Trial Preparation for Settlement", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers -- Professional Negligence Seminar (March 19, 2004)

Bill Faison, "Focus Group Preparation for Mediation -- When to Hold Them and When to Fold Them", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers -- Auto Tort Seminar (May 9, 2003)

Bill Faison, "Case Analysis", Eastern Virginia Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (April 26, 2003)

Bill Faison, "A Trial Tailored for Juror Biases", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar -- Overcoming Juror Bias (April 4, 2003)

Bill Faison and Joe McLeod, "Specific Juror Biases", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar -- Overcoming Juror Bias (April 2003)

Bill Faison and Mark McGrath, "The Real Crisis: Medical Errors in teh American Healthcare System", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers -- Trial Briefs (February 2003)

Bill Faison, "Voir Dire: Getting Rid of the Bad Jurors and Communicating with the Rest", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers -- Jury Bias Seminar (February 14 &15, 2003)

Bill Faison, "Winning Presentations", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers -- Belli Seminar (November 8, 2002)

Bill Faison, "Wow! I Got a $5 Million Verdict. Ouch! The Defendant Has a $1 Million Policy. Now What?", Masters Insurance Law Seminar (November 1, 2002)

Bill Faison, "You Be The Judge", Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants -- Educational Conference (October 26, 2002)

Bill Faison & Kristen Beightol, "Chapter 12: The Law of Expert Witnesses", Wake Forest University School of Law -- CLE (October 2002)

Bill Faison, "The High Tech Law Offices in the Year 2002", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar -- Practical Case Management (September 20, 2002)

Bill Faison, "Discovery: Building a Winning Case From the Ground Up II: How Best to Use the Defendant's Deposition Testimony Against Him", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Convention (June 2002)

Bill Faison & John Jensen, "How to Encourage People to Tell You What They Think Even When You Do Not Like What They Have to Say," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar -- Focus Groups (March 15, 2002)

Bill Faison, The Common Law Survives Rule 9(j), North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers -- Trial Briefs (April 2001)

Bill Faison, "Technology in the Courtroom", Cutting Edge Presentation of Plaintiff's Damages (April 6, 2001)

Bill Faison, "Nuts & Bolts of Do-It-Yourself Focus Groups", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar -- Focusing on Focus Groups (March 23, 2001)

Bill Faison, "Medical Malpractice: The Impaired Doctor: How to Discover That Your Negligent Doctor Is An Alcoholic Drug-User With Disabling Psychiatric Problems", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar, Creative Discovery II (1999)

Bill Faison, "Real World Applications of Visual Demonstrative Aids", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar - Trial Evidence - Putting The Best Face on Your Case (1998)

Bill Faison, "The Role of a Paralegal in Support of Medical Malpractice Litigation", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Legal Assistants Summer Conference (1998)

Bill Faison, "Opening Statement: How Important Is It?", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar - Personal Injury (1997)

Bill Faison, "Dealing With the Unattractive Client at Trial", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar - Medical Malpractice (1996)

Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr., Michael R. Ortiz, Keith D. Burns, Governmental Claims Overview
(1996)

Bill Faison, "Closing Argument", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar - Wrongful Death (1995)

Bill Faison, et al., Delay Damages: The Claims You Didn't Bargain For, Tort and Insurance Law Journal Volume XXVI, Number 4 (1991)

Reported Appellate Cases

Medical Malpractice Group

Estate of Janice Spell v. Firas Ghanem, et al, NO. COA05-353 (December 20, 2005) (dismissal of an appeal and an award of sanctions for an appeal of an order granting the amendment of a complaint)

Johnson v. Wright, COA00-509 (N.C. App. June 5, 2001)

Waters v. Jarman, et al., -- S.E.2d --, 2001 WL 603890 (N.C. App. June 5, 2001)

Sharpe v. Worland, 132 N.C. App. 223, 511 S.E.2d 35 (N.C. App., February 2, 1999) (NO. COA98-557), rev'd, 351 N.C. 159, 522 S.E.2d 577 (1999), rev'd 2000 WL 289587 (N.C. App., March 21, 2000) (COA98-557).

Dunkley v. Shoemate, 131 N.C. 573 (1999) 515 S.E.2d 442

Terrell v. Lawyers Mut. Liab. Ins. Co., N.C., 131 N.C. App. 655 (1998) 507 S.E.2d 923

Brown v. Flowe, 128 N.C. App. 668, 496 S.E.2d 830 (N.C. App., March 3, 1998)(NO. COA97-611), rev'd in part, 349 N.C. 520, 507 S.E.2d 894 (N.C., December 31, 1998) (NO. 110PA98)

Dunkley v. Shoemate, 129 N.C. App. 255 (1998) 497 S.E.2d 713

Pryor v. Merten, 127 N.C  App. 483 (1997) 490 S.E.2d 590

Tucker v. Rand, 126 N.C. App. 833, 488 S.E.2d 856 (N.C. App., July 15, 1997)(NO. COA96-1002), disc. rev. denied, 347 N.C. 274, 493 S.E.2d 759 (N.C., Oct 02, 1997)

Baynor v. Cook, 346 N.C. 275, 487 S.E.2d 537 (N.C., Jun 05, 1997) (NO. 78P97)

Dunkley v. Shoemate, 346 N.C. 274 (1997) 485 S.E.2d 295

Cottle v. Thompson, 123 N.C. App. 147 (1996) 472 S.E.2d 189

Rouse v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, 343 N.C. 186 (1996) 470 S.E.2d 44

Dunkley v. Shoemate, 121 N.C. App. 360 (1996) 465 S.E.2d 319

Boomer v. Caraway, 342 N.C. 186 (1995) 463 S.E.2d 230

Noell v. Kosanin, 119 N.C. App. 191 (1995) 457 S.E.2d 742

Locklear v. Scotland Memorial Hospital, Inc., 119 N.C. App. 245 (1995) 457 S.E.2d 764

Hatem v. Bryan, 117 N.C. App. 722 (1995) 453 S.E.2d 199

Rouse v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital, 116 N.C. App. 241 (1994), 447 S.E.2d 505, 

Boomer v. Caraway, 116 N.C. App. 723 (1994) 449 S.E.2d 215

Crawpord v. Fayez, 112 N.C. App. 328 (1993) 435 S.E.2d 545

Bailey v. Jones, 112 N.C. App. 380 (1993) 435 S.E.2d 787

Bockweg v. Anderson, 333 N.C. 486 (1993) 428 S.E.2d 157

Cowan v. Brian Center Management Corp., 109 N.C. App. 443 (1993), 428 S.E.2d 263

Segrest v. Gillette, 331 N.C. 97 (1992) 417 S.E.2d 791

Huggard v. Wake County Hospital System, 330 N.C. 610 (1992) 411 S.E.2d 610

Yates v. New South Pizza, Ltd., 330 N.C. 790 (1992) 412 S.E.2d 666

Jones v. Pitt County Mem. Hospital, 104 N.C. App. 613 (1991)410 S.E.2d 513

Huggard V. Wake County Hospital System, 102 N.C. App. 772 (1991), 403 S.E.2d 568

Bockweg v. Anderson, 328 N.C. 436 (1991) 402 S.E.2d 627

Labarre V. Duke University, 99 N.C. App. 563 (1990) 393 S.E.2d 321

You v. Roe, 97 N.C. App. 1 (1990) 387 S.E.2d 188

Bockweg v. Anderson, 96 N.C. App. 660 (1990) 387 S.E.2d 59

Segrest v. Gillette, 96 N.C. App. 435 (1989) 386 S.E.2d 88

Clark v. Dicketein, 92 N.C. App. 207 (1988) 374 S.E.2d 142

Mathis v. May, 86 N.C. App. 436 (1987) 358 S.E.2d 94

Ipock v. Gilmore, 85 N.C. App. 70 (1987) 354 S.E.2d 315

Holley v. Burroughs Wellcome Co., 318 N.C. 352 (1986) 348 S.E.2d 772

Stanley v. Gore Brothers, 82 N.C. App. 511 (1986) 347 S.E.2d 49

Estrada v. Burnham, 316 N.C. 318 (1986), 341 S.E.2d 538

Allen v. Allen, 76 N.C. App. 504 (1985) 333 S.E.2d 530

Estrada v. Burnham, 74 N.C. App. 557 (1985) 328 S.E.2d 611

Holley v. Burroughs Wellcome Co., 74 N.C. App. 736 (1985) 330 S.E.2d 228

Rorrer v. Cooke, 313 N.C. 338 (1985) 329 S.E.2d 355

Ipock v. Gilmore, 73 N.C. App. 182 (1985) 326 S.E.2d 271

Morrison v. Stallworth, 73 N.C. App. 196 (1985) 326 S.E.2d 387

Carter v. Carr, 312 N.C. 613 (1985) 324 S.E.2d 222

Pleasant v. Johnson, 312 N.C. 710 (1985) 325 S.E.2d 244

Estrada v. Jaques, 70 N.C. App. 627 (1984) 321 S.E.2d 240

Rorrer v. Cooke, 69 N.C. App. 305 (1984) 317 S.E.2d 34

Pleasant v. Johnson, 69 N.C. App. 538 (1984) 317 S.E.2d 104

Chapman v. Pollock, 69 N.C. App. 588 (1984) 317 S.E.2d 726

Carter v. Carr, 68 N.C. App. 23 (1984) 314 S.E.2d 281

Paught v. Paught, 67 N.C. App. 37 (1984) 312 S.E.2d 504

Wall v. Stout, 310 N.C. 184 (1984) 311 S.E.2d 571

Boza v. Schiebel, 65 N.C. App. 151 (1983) 308 S.E.2d 510

Dixon v. Peters, 63 N.C. App. 592 (1983) 306 S.E.2d 477

Wall v. Stout, 61 N.C. App. 576 (1983) 301 S.E.2d 467

Roberts v. Durham County Hospital Corp., 307 N.C. 465 (1983) 298 S.E.2d 384

Holley v. Burroughs Wellcome Co., 56 N.C. App. 337 (1982) 289 S.E.2d 393

Roberts v. Durham County Hospital Corp., 56 N.C. App. 533 (1982), 289 S.E.2d 875

Billiard v. Apex Cabinet Co., 305 N.C. 593 (1982) 290 S.E.2d 682

Jones v. New Hanover Hospital, 55 N.C. App. 545 (1982) 286 S.E.2d 374

Hilliard v. Cabinet Co., 54 N.C. App. 173 (1981) 282 S.E.2d 828

Howard v. Piver, 53 N.C. App. 46 (1981) 279 S.E.2d 876

Jones v. Stone, 52 N.C. App. 502 (1981) 279 S.E.2d 13

Condie v. Condie, 51 N.C. App. 522 (1981) 277 S.E.2d 122

Greenhill v. Crabtree, 301 N.C. 520 (1980) 271 S.E.2d 908

Darsie v. Duke University, 48 N.C. App. 20 (1980) 268 S.E.2d 554

Stone v. Conder, 46 N.C. App. 190 (1980) 264 S.E.2d 760

Greenhill v. Crabtree, 45 N.C. App. 49 (1980)262 S.E.2d 315

Lowe v. Murchison , 44 N.C. App. 488 (1980) 261 S.E.2d 255

Business And Municipal Litigation Practice Group

Charns v. Brown, 129 N.C.App. 635, 502 S.E.2d 7 (N.C.App., Jun 02, 1998) (NO. COA97-973)

Vereen v. Holden, 121 N.C.App. 779, 468 S.E.2d 471 (N.C.App., Mar 05, 1996) (NO. COA94-1150), disc. rev. granted, 345 N.C. 646, 483 S.E.2d 719 (N.C., Mar 06, 1997) (NO. 159PA96), 127 N.C.App. 205, 487 S.E.2d 822 (N.C.App., Aug 05, 1997) (NO. COA94-1150), disc. rev. denied, 347 N.C. 410, 494 S.E.2d 600 (N.C., Nov 06, 1997) (NO. 436P97)

Martin Marietta Technologies, Inc. v. Brunswick County, 126 N.C.App. 806, 487 S.E.2d 145 (N.C.App., Jul 15, 1997) (NO. COA96-1168), disc. rev. granted, 347 N.C. 400, 494 S.E.2d 413 (N.C., Nov 06, 1997) (NO. 421PA97), rev'd, 348 N.C. 688, 500 S.E.2d 665 (N.C., Jul 09, 1998) (NO. 421PA97)

Eakes v. City of Durham, 125 N.C.App. 551, 481 S.E.2d 403 (N.C.App., Mar 04, 1997) (NO. COA96-543)

Williams v. City of Durham, 123 N.C.App. 595, 473 S.E.2d 665 (N.C.App., Aug 20, 1996) (NO. COA95-276)

Tucker v. Waddell, 83 F.3d 688 (4th Cir. (N.C.), May 20, 1996) (NO. 95- 2080)

Rogerson v. Fitzpatrick, 121 N.C.App. 728, 468 S.E.2d 447 (N.C.App., Mar 05, 1996) (NO. COA94-898)

City of Durham v. LoDal, Inc., 120 N.C. App. 407, 462 S.E.2d 56 (N.C. App., Sep 19, 1995) (NO. COA95-43), disc. rev. denied, 342 N.C. 412, 465 S.E.2d 537 (N.C., Dec 07, 1995) (NO. 456P95)

Town of Chapel Hill v. Fox, 120 N.C.App. 630, 463 S.E.2d 421 (N.C.App., Nov 07, 1995) (NO. COA95-52)

Alexander v. Holden, 66 F.3d 62, 68 Fair Empl. Prac.C. (BNA) 1738, 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,738 (4th Cir.(N.C.), Oct 04, 1995) (NO. 94-1810)

Burton v. City of Durham, 118 N.C.App. 676, 457 S.E.2d 329 (N.C.App., May 16, 1995) (NO. 9414SC365), disc. rev. denied, 341 N.C. 419, 461 S.E.2d 756 (N.C., Sep 07, 1995) (NO. 254P95)

Brown v. Waddell, 50 F.3d 285, 63 USLW 2671 (4th Cir.(N.C.), Mar 30, 1995) (NO. 93-1729)

Colombo v. Dorrity, 115 N.C.App. 81, 443 S.E.2d 752 (N.C.App., Jun 07, 1994) (NO. 9314SC878), disc. rev. denied, 337 N.C. 689, 448 S.E.2d 517 (N.C., Sep 08, 1994) (NO. 315P94)

Dataflow Companies, Inc. v. Hutto, 114 N.C.App. 209, 441 S.E.2d 580 (N.C.App., Apr 05, 1994) (NO. 9314SC322)

Goodman v. Wenco Foods, Inc., 100 N.C.App. 108, 394 S.E.2d 832, 13 UCC Rep. Serv.2d 106, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P 12,705 (N.C.App., Aug 21, 1990) (NO. 8915SC1279), 333 N.C. 1, 423 S.E.2d 444, 61 USLW 2468, 19 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 369, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 13,394 (N.C., Dec 18, 1992) (NO. 484A90)

Naegele Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of Durham, 844 F.2d 172 (4th Cir. (N.C.), Apr 15, 1988) (NO. 87-1599), on remand to, 803 F. Supp. 1068 (M.D.N.C., Aug 24, 1992) (NO. CIV C-85-722-D), aff'd, 19 F.3d 11 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unpublished Disposition, 1994 WL 62314 (4th Cir.(N.C.), Mar 01, 1994) (NO. 92-2321), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 928, 115 S. Ct. 317, 130 L. Ed. 2d 278 (U.S., Oct 11, 1994) (NO. 94-109)

Lenzer v. Flaherty, 106 N.C.App. 496, 418 S.E.2d 276 (N.C.App., Jul 07, 1992) (NO. 9014SC230), disc. rev. denied, 332 N.C. 345, 421 S.E.2d 348 (N.C., Sep 03, 1992) (NO. 274P92)

Helms v. Young-Woodard, 104 N.C.App. 746, 411 S.E.2d 184 (N.C.App., Dec 17, 1991) (NO. 9126SC31), disc. rev. denied and appeal dismissed, 331 N.C. 117, 414 S.E.2d 756 (N.C., Mar 04, 1992) (NO. 28P92)

Wellington Forest Ltd. Partnership v. Branch Banking & Trust Co., 410 S.E.2d 498 (N.C., Nov 22, 1991) (NO. 512P91)

Knight Medical, Inc. v. Nihon Kohden America, Inc., 765 F.Supp. 291 (M.D.N.C., Apr 12, 1991) (NO. C-90-486-D)

Summerville v. GTE South, Inc., 1989 WL 247678, 55 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 303 (M.D.N.C., Oct 13, 1989) (NO. C-88-808-D), affirmed by, 923 F.2d 849 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unpublished Disposition, 1991 WL 3115, 55 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 352 (4th Cir.(N.C.), Jan 17, 1991) (NO. 89-1832)

UAI Technology, Inc. v. Valutech, Inc., 122 F.R.D. 188 (M.D.N.C., Oct 17, 1988) (NO. C-87-630-D)

Reliance Ins. Co. v. Lexington Ins. Co., 87 N.C.App. 428, 361 S.E.2d 403 (N.C.App., Nov 03, 1987) (NO. 8714SC121)

Zinn v. Walker, 87 N.C.App. 325, 361 S.E.2d 314 (N.C.App., Oct 20, 1987) (NO. 8715SC91), disc. rev. denied, 321 N.C. 747, 366 S.E.2d 871 (N.C., Mar 09, 1988) (NO. 611P87)

Pemberton v. Reliance Ins. Co., 83 N.C.App. 289, 350 S.E.2d 103 (N.C.App., Nov 18, 1986) (NO. 8614SC398)

Fountain v. Fountain, 83 N.C.App. 307, 350 S.E.2d 137 (N.C.App., Nov 18, 1986) (NO. 8610SC225), disc. rev. denied, 319 N.C. 224, 353 S.E.2d 407 (N.C., Mar 04, 1997) (NO. 740P86)

Hayes v. Dixon, 83 N.C.App. 52, 348 S.E.2d 609 (N.C.App., Oct 07, 1986) (NO. 8618SC254), disc. rev. denied and appeal dismissed, 319 N.C. 224, 353 S.E.2d 402 (N.C., Feb 03, 1987) (NO. 666P86)



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