Will has been a part of Manning Fulton’s complex business litigation practice since graduating from Campbell Law School in 2005. Will works with a wide variety of business clients of all types and sizes, located throughout North Carolina and nationwide. He provides strategic counsel to assist clients in identifying and avoiding legal risks and pitfalls and litigates their disputes in state and federal court, before state and federal administrative agencies and in arbitration.
Will is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and is the head of Manning Fulton’s Employment Law practice group. He assists clients in handling claims related to discrimination, retaliation, non-competes, trade secrets and wage and hour issues. He has represented clients in employment litigation disputes ranging from discrimination claims involving a few thousand dollars in controversy, to bet the company non-compete and trade secret claims, to multi-million dollar wage and hour class action lawsuits. Will advises clients daily on employment best practices, policies and procedures, and employment termination issues, effectively working as outside legal counsel to assist business owners and HR managers with their day-to-day employment law needs.
Will represents large and small businesses and individuals in a wide range of matters including contract disputes, shareholder disputes, property tax matters, intellectual property disputes, franchise litigation, data security and privacy, professional negligence matters, insurance disputes including bad faith and coverage disputes, and errors and omissions (E&O) claims, and real property and construction disputes and litigation. Will has represented clients throughout the country in complex business litigation matters pending in North Carolina state and federal courts and in various arbitration forums.
As part of his Employment Law practice, Will assists clients in handling claims related to discrimination, retaliation, non-competes, trade secrets and wage and hour issues. He has represented clients in employment litigation disputes ranging from discrimination claims involving a few thousand dollars in controversy, to bet the company non-compete and trade secret claims, to multi-million dollar wage and hour class action lawsuits. Will advises clients daily on employment best practices, policies and procedures, and employment termination issues, effectively working as outside legal counsel to assist business owners and HR managers with their day-to-day employment law needs
Will has also been recognized 10 consecutive years by Best Lawyers in America and North Carolina Super Lawyers. Prior to his legal career, he lived and worked in Matagalpa, Nicaragua as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer helping small businesses and working and working with youth as a Scoutmaster for a boys and girls Scout troop in Nicaragua, imparting knowledge he obtained himself as an Eagle Scout from Troop 207 in Raleigh.