Horne, H. Forest Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1997

Lawyer Overview

Forest joined Martin & Jones in 1997. He graduated from the Campbell University School of Law in 1989 and spent the first seven years of his career practicing law with a large North Carolina firm mainly defending civil lawsuits. With the experience he gained from defending lawsuits, Forest now represents people who have been severely injured due to the carelessness of others. Forest has obtained verdicts or negotiated settlements on behalf of his clients from major corporations in the asbestos, pharmaceutical, medical and trucking industries. Forest continues to handle a wide variety of cases; including product liability claims, professional negligence claims and wrongful death claims.

He and his wife live in Raleigh with their daughter and two sons.

Areas of Practice

• Asbestos
• Pharmaceutical
• Medical
• Trucking
• Product Liability
• Wrongful Death
• Vioxx

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1989
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1989
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1989
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Auto-Torts Co-Chair)
• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association (Alternative Billing Commission)
• Wake County Bar Association (Communications Committee)

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Practical Skills Course on Personal Injury Law, North Carolina Bar Association
• Speaker, Business Torts, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Speaker, Premises Liability, National Business Institute

Past Employment Positions

• Manning, Fulton & Skinner, PA, Associate, 1989 - 1992
• Manning, Fulton & Skinner, PA, Partner, 1993 - 1996
• Attorney General's Office for the State of North Carolina, Department of Labor, Clerk, 1987

Education

• Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of Barristers
  Honors: Moot Court National Team and Moot Court Board
  Honors: Attorney General
  Law Review: Campbell University Law Review, Articles Editor, 1987 - 1989
• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, 1982
  B.A.
  Major: Business Administration

Address

The Creamery
410 Glenwood Avenue
Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27603

Phones

919-821-0005
800-662-1234 (Toll Free)

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Websites

http://www.martinandjones.com