Bob Stephens
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AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Approximately 30 years of involvement in complex commercial
    litigation including construction, real estate, banking and general
    business litigation.

  • Litigated construction claims ranging in value up to $39,000,000
    involving industrial buildings, hotels, shopping centers, manufacturing
    plants, pharmaceutical plants, schools, water treatment plants and
    wastewater treatment plants, pipeline installation and tunnel construction.

  • Has represented numerous municipalities in North Carolina with respect to
    bidding and negotiating public construction contracts as well as resolving claims
    arising out of public construction projects.



  • Assists in negotiating construction contracts and advising clients on claims and litigation avoidance procedures.

  • Extensive experience in litigating design claims, workmanship claims and construction delays, acceleration and scheduling issues.

  • Has represented lenders and borrowers in connection with loan restructuring and workouts and the exercise of judicial remedies in loan default situations. 

  • Has represented litigants in a variety of business settings including breach of contract, business torts and shareholder / partnership disputes. 

  • Certified Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association specializing in business and construction disputes.


    EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1970; Editor in Chief of the Wake Forest Law Review.

  • B.A., Wake Forest University, 1967.

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