James F. Wood III
Partner
Location:
Charlotte, North Carolina
Phone:
(704) 315-2376
(866) 923-1078 (Toll Free)
(866) 923-1078 (Toll Free)
Fax:
(704) 376-6207
E-mail:
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
- 35% Insurance Fraud
- 35% Insurance Defense
- 10% Insurance Coverage
- 5% Bad Faith Defense
- 15% Civil Litigation - Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Commercial
Litigation Percentage
- 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
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
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1981
- Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
- B.A. - 1978
- Major: Economics
Representative Clients
- North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
- Selective Insurance Company
- Erie Insurance Exchange
- Alfa Alliance Insurance Company
Classes/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
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
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
