Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

The vast majority of my law practice has been devoted to insurance defense work. During the past twenty-five years, I would estimate that I have tried in excess of 500 cases to a verdict. I have appeared in 84 of the 100 counties in North Carolina. I would estimate that I have conducted in excess of 1500 Examinations Under Oath.

I have served as the Attorney for North Carolina Insurance Crime Information Exchange for over 15 years, and I continue to be an active member of that organization. My involvement with NCICIE has allowed me to lobby for new legislation affecting the insurance industry, and has also allowed me to lobby the North Carolina Rate Bureau for changes in policy language.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Fraud 35%
• Insurance Defense 35%
• Insurance Coverage 10%
• Bad Faith Defense 5%
• Civil Litigation - Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Commercial 15%

Representative Clients

• North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
• Selective Insurance Company
• Erie Insurance Exchange
• Alfa Alliance Insurance Company

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, Mediation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Bad Faith Insurance, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Lemon Law, Warranties, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Complex Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Medical Products & Devices, Toxic Mold, Workers' Compensation Defense, Workers' Compensation Fraud

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1981
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1981

Professional Associations and Memberships

• North Carolina Bar Association, 1981 - Present
• North Carolina State Bar, 1981 - Present
• American Bar Association, 1981 - Present
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, 1987 - Present
• North Carolina Insurance Crime Information Exchange, 1985 - Present
• Defense Research Institute, 1984 - Present
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association, 1981 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Bad Faith Litigation in North Carolina, NCICIE, 2003 - Present
• Insurance Fraud, NCICIE, 1998 - Present
• Handling Low Impact Claims, NCICIE, 1998 - Present
• Spoliation of Evidence, ICAC, 2004 - Present
• Spoliation of Evidence, NCICIE, 2004 - Present
• Examinations Under Oath, NCICIE, 2002 - Present
• Using the Policy as a Sword and a Shield, NCICIE, 1999 - Present

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1981
  J.D.
• Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, 1978
  B.A.
  Major: Economics

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Phi Epsilon

Address

1351 East Morehead Street
Suite 201
P.O. Box 35246
Charlotte, NC 28235

Phones

(866) 923-1078
(704) 315-2376

Faxes

(704) 376-6207

Emails

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Websites

http://www.baucomclaytor.com