Edward L. Murrelle

Founding Attorney

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Practice Areas

Civil Litigation
Drunk Driving Accidents
Wills & Estates
Motorcycle Accidents
Bicycle Accidents
Pedestrian Accidents
Car Accidents
Real Estate Litigation
Truck Accidents
Automobile Litigation
Business Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Estate Litigation
Trust Litigation
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Negligence
Premises Liability
Product Liability

Biography

Mr. Murrelle spent 30 years defending insurance companies and their insured in automobile, trucking, products, and premises litigation. He also handled various complex litigation cases. For the last 20 years his practice has been limited to representing injured parties against insurance, business, and government, and other interests.

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Juris Doctor - 1964
- Honors: cum laude
Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Bachelor of Arts - 1961
- Honors: With Highest Honors
- Major: Economics

Bar Admissions

North Carolina, 1964
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1965
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1965
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1966

Professional Associations

North Carolina Advocates for Justice - Member, Auto Torts and Medical Malpractice Sections, 1994 to Present
North Carolina Bar Association - Member, Appellate Rules Study Commission - 1973 - 1975 and Board of Governors - 1978 - 1981
3B Judicial District Bar of North Carolina, 1994 to Present
American Bar Association - Member, Litigation, and Antitrust Sections
North Carolina State Bar - Volunteer Director, Positive Action for Lawyers Committee - 1987-1994
North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society
Guilford Scholarship Society, Member

Honors

Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating - Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
Bar Register Preeminent Lawyer
Undergraduate - Graduated third place in class of 300.
Law School - Graduated first place in class.
Book Awards in Contracts, Agency, Insurance, Bailments, Equity and Criminal Law.

Classes & Seminars

US ARMY Russian Linguist, 1957-1959
Guilford College - Business Law - Instructor, 1972-1976
UNC Greensboro- Uniform Commercial Code - Instructor, 1983-1985
Visiting Professor, Center for International legal Studies (CILS)- Taught in Hungary, Poland and Russia, 2011 to Present

Pro-Bono Activities

Boy Scouts of America - Quartermaster Sea Scout Award, 1956
High Rock Yacht Club - Commodore, 1976-1977
Starmount Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1976-1983
Greensboro City Club, Greensboro, North Caroline, 1979-1998
Blue Ridge Retreat, Black Mountain, North Carolina - Trustee, 1985-2004
Hamshire Condominium Associate - President, 1984-1994
Morehead - Beaufort Yacht Club, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1997-2018
Carteret County Mental Health Study Commission, 2001-2002
Neuse Mental Health, Board of Directors, 2004-2005
Onslow - Carteret Mental Health, Board of Directors, 2004-2010

Past Positions

North Carolina Supreme Court - Law Clerk to Chief Justice Emery B. Denny, 1964-1965
Nichols, Caffrey, Hill, Evans, and Murrelle - Greensboro, North Carolina - Associate, Partner and Senior Partner, 1965-1994
Davis, Murrelle & Lyles, P.A. - Morehead City, NC - Senior and Managing Partner, 1994-Present

Languages

English