T. Douglas Wilson, Jr.

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Doug has spent the past forty years specializing in solving problems and resolving disputes through negotiation, litigation and trials, mediation or arbitration. Doug’s expertise ranges from construction, banking, antitrust and trade regulation to securities fraud and manufacturing issues. Doug has represented a wide variety of clients in federal and state court in cases involving UCC and other business contract disputes, condemnation, zoning and land use, environmental contamination, property owner association disputes and real estate in several states and jurisdictions. He combines his wide variety of litigation experience with financial and business acumen to find the most cost-effective strategies for resolving clients’ problems and achieving their goals.

CLIENT SUCCESSES

Represented a client being sued in federal court for alleged fraud in the sale of an apartment complex, leading to a judicial dismissal of all claims
Represented a manufacturer of electro-magnetic relays used in guidance systems for military missiles in a lawsuit challenging the efficacy of the relays
Negotiated a settlement with Microsoft for the alleged sale of pirated software, resulting in a $5,000 settlement payment and the business unit remained open
Represented a company in a federal court lawsuit alleging breach of contract, negligence, gross negligence and fraud, resulting in dismissal of the lawsuit, with prejudice, and award of all costs
Represented a Home Owners’ Association (HOA) in a lawsuit challenging the organization and governance by the HOA, winning at trial and at the Court of Appeals
Represented a title insurance company and its insured in $2.3M “hidden lien” asserted against the insured’s property, resulting in mediation for pennies on the dollar
Represented a major contractor sued for more than $3.5M by a local hotel for deficiencies in the HVAC system, among other claims
Selected as chief arbitrator in a construction dispute regarding the expansion of a large manufacturing building
Selected as arbitrator in a matter involving a lease in a major downtown project in Charlotte, NC
Mediated hundreds of Superior Court cases as a Certified Mediator

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1973; A.B., 1968)

BAR

North Carolina (1973)
Georgia (1974)
North Carolina Superior Courts, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Georgia Superior Courts and Supreme Court
Northern District of Georgia Federal District Courts
11^th Circuit Court of Appeals
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
New York Stock Exchange Arbitration
Western North Carolina Air Pollution Control Agency

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Doug has served the Asheville community in a variety of ways, including:

President of Riverlink
Asheville Economic Development Commission
Asheville/Buncombe County Commission to End Homelessness
President of Asheville High Booster Club
Chamber of Commerce
Pisgah Legal Services
Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America

HONORS

Karl Strauss Board Member Emeritus Award (Pisgah Legal Services)