Strategic Insight.
Relentless Advocacy.
“Insurance companies have the best business model: collect money from everyone, pay out to no one.”
That’s why our firm’s mission is to help injury victims and policyholders recover maximum compensation for their injury or loss.
We just don’t think that’s right.
Every year, insurance companies spend millions of dollars on lawyers to delay, underpay and even deny legitimate claims for compensation - because the longer they keep our premiums, the more profit they make.
Negotiating with insurance companies can feel like One Battle After Another…
But you don’t have to fight this battle alone.
Contact Etheridge Law PLLC today at
(910) 668 . 2585 for a free consultation.
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Our Process
Etheridge Law PLLC is a black-owned personal injury and civil litigation law firm serving clients across North Carolina.
My goal in every case is simple: give my client the personal attention they and their case deserve, and secure the maximum compensation for their injury or insurance claim.
I approach every case with a focus on client collaboration to understand my clients’ goals. I then provide strategic counsel to ensure we are pursuing the best path to get there. Above all else I am committed to giving my clients the highest level of service and advocacy possible.
Representative Matters
Served as first-chair trial counsel for a home builder in a state court bench trial, successfully defending against an individual homeowner’s claims of negligent construction and obtaining a complete defense verdict with zero liability imposed on the client.
Successfully defended a corporate receiver in a negligent security lawsuit filed in the North Carolina Business Court arising from an incident involving two deaths and multiple injured parties, securing dismissal of the claims on a novel theory of quasi-judicial immunity.
Defended a mortgage broker at trial against claims arising from an alleged data security breach, reducing client’s exposure from a potential treble-damages award exceeding $1.6 million to a mid-six-figure settlement, with no appeal taken.
Successfully defended cryptocurrency companies valued in excess of $100 million in fraudulent conveyance “clawback” litigation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of New York and the District of Delaware, litigating through the summary judgment stage and securing settlements for a small fraction of the amounts claimed.
Defended a commercial tenant operating an adult care and mental health support business in an eviction proceeding against lessor, representing client through multiple contested hearings.
Administered multiple receiverships in the North Carolina Business Court, coordinating with M&A, labor and employment, and intellectual property counsel, as well as forensic accountants, to prepare court reports and wind down business operations. Drafted and negotiated multiple asset purchase and sale agreements to secure the highest and best offers for the receivership estates, and resolved tax liabilities and personal injury claims asserted against the Receiver.
Negotiated and structured distressed asset sales and asset purchase agreements on behalf of multimillion-dollar drug development clients in competitive bidding processes conducted in federal bankruptcy court, with several clients serving as “anchor” or “Stalking Horse Bidder” to kickstart process.
Represented client in the dissolution of a multimillion-dollar property management company, navigating a complex "business divorce" between the operating partner and the financing partner, including the division of company assets and interests.
Second-chaired a jury trial on behalf of a real estate developer asserting breach of contract claims against a general contractor for failure to document and substantiate work performed and costs incurred, with damages sought in excess of $150,000.
Assisted in a federal jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in an estate and trust litigation matter, pursuing claims against a trustee for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud — and seeking imposition of a constructive trust — arising from the trustee's failure to honor an agreement to add the client as a co-owner under the operating agreement of an LLC holding a $4 million property in an affluent Colorado community.
Assisted in the representation of a catastrophically injured client following negligent conduct of a medical provider in a state court medical malpractice action, achieving a confidential settlement in advance of trial.

