Mr. Fred William Devore III
Experience:
43 years
Mr. Fred William Devore III | Attorney
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About Fred
Fred DeVore is a civil litigator, who focuses his practice in the areas of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, construction litigation, insurance bad faith, contract litigation and condemnation law. Throughout his distinguished career, he has served as lead counsel on numerous cases and has handled more than 40 appellate matters in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, North Carolina Supreme Court and the United States Fourth Circuit and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Fred has tried or settled many matters in excess of $1 million and in 2006, he and his partner, Troy Stafford, obtained a settlement of over $10 million for an injured client. In 2013, Fred obtained a $ 1.5 million insurance bad faith verdict, and together with another firm, received a verdict of $9 million in a wrongful death action involving three deaths. In 2017, Fred, Will DeVore and Derek Adler settled a personal injury matter for over $7 million dollars.*
A national publication known as “Best Lawyers in America” named Fred as “2018 Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury” which is an honor based entirely on the vote of his peers. In 2015, Charlotte Magazine named identified Fred as one of the top 100 trial attorneys in North Carolina and in the top 25 in Charlotte.
Additionally, Fred is frequent lecturer to various bar and judicial organizations, focusing on issues ranging from trial tactics to insurance bad faith. He has authored articles in both the Wake Forest Law Review and the South Carolina Law Review and Trial Briefs.
He is President of the Executive Board of the Mecklenburg County Bar. He is formerly the chairman of the Mecklenburg County Grievance Committee and he currently serves on the Disciplinary Hearing Commission for the State Bar.
*These settlement and verdicts are based upon the facts and liability of those particular cases and should not be considered as an indication of the value of any potential case.
Fred has tried or settled many matters in excess of $1 million and in 2006, he and his partner, Troy Stafford, obtained a settlement of over $10 million for an injured client. In 2013, Fred obtained a $ 1.5 million insurance bad faith verdict, and together with another firm, received a verdict of $9 million in a wrongful death action involving three deaths. In 2017, Fred, Will DeVore and Derek Adler settled a personal injury matter for over $7 million dollars.*
A national publication known as “Best Lawyers in America” named Fred as “2018 Lawyer of the Year – Personal Injury” which is an honor based entirely on the vote of his peers. In 2015, Charlotte Magazine named identified Fred as one of the top 100 trial attorneys in North Carolina and in the top 25 in Charlotte.
Additionally, Fred is frequent lecturer to various bar and judicial organizations, focusing on issues ranging from trial tactics to insurance bad faith. He has authored articles in both the Wake Forest Law Review and the South Carolina Law Review and Trial Briefs.
He is President of the Executive Board of the Mecklenburg County Bar. He is formerly the chairman of the Mecklenburg County Grievance Committee and he currently serves on the Disciplinary Hearing Commission for the State Bar.
*These settlement and verdicts are based upon the facts and liability of those particular cases and should not be considered as an indication of the value of any potential case.
Admission
U.S. Supreme Court
1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
1985
North Carolina
1982
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
1982
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
1982
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
1982
Education
University of North Carolina
M.A.
1977
University of North Carolina
B.A.
1975
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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North Carolina State Bar, to1982 / Present
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North Carolina State Bar Association, to1982 / Present
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North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Member
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Mecklenburg County Bar, Vice-President
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Disciplinary Hearing Commission for the NC State Bar, Member
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Mecklenburg County Bar, President
Honors / Awards
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AV Peer Review Rating of 5.0
Notable Work
Publications
When Bad Houses Make Good Cases, Trial Magazine, Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, November,
2002
Construction Lien Law in North Carolina, Seminar Manual for Lorman Education Services,
2000
Construction Lien Law in North Carolina, Seminar Manual for Lorman Education Services,
1999
DeVore, Acton & Stafford, P.A. Highlights
Personal Injury
Firm Size:
1
Firm Locations:
1
Languages:
English