Attorney Profiles:

Lee Best Johnson (Partner).
Lee Johnson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S. 1969) and the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D. 1974). He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. He is a member of the Cumberland County (President, 2004-2005), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; the American Counsel Association; and the Defense Research Institute. His practice areas include general insurance defense; professional malpractice defense; nursing home liability; premises liability defense; and insurance coverage.

John Huske Anderson, II (Partner).
John Anderson is a graduate of North Carolina State University (B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1968) and Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1975) He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. He is a member of the Cumberland County, North Carolina, Federal and American Bar Associations; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; and the Defense Research Institute. His practice areas include general insurance defense; legal malpractice defense; premises liability defense; products liability defense; insurance coverage; and subrogation. He is a certified Superior Court Mediator.

Steven C. Lawrence (Partner).
Steve Lawrence is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1981) and the Campbell University School of Law (J.D., 1984). He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Cumberland County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. His practice areas include general insurance defense; professional malpractice defense; premises liability; construction law; workers compensation; and contracts.

J. Stewart Butler, III (Partner).
Stewart Butler is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1979) and the North Carolina Central University School of Law (J.D., 1985). He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina and Middle District of North Carolina. He is a member of the Cumberland County and North Carolina Bar Associations; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; and the Defense Research Institute. His practice areas include general insurance defense; governmental liability; trucking defense; premises liability defense; commercial subrogation; and selected plaintiffs cases.

A. David Bock (Partner).
David Bock is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1980) and the Campbell University School of Law (J.D., 1987). He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. He is a member of the Cumberland County (Treasurer, 1988-1989), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; and the American Counsel Association. His practice areas include general insurance defense; premises liability defense; and general liability defense.

Robert A. Hasty, Jr. (Associate).
Rob Hasty is a graduate of East Carolina University (B.S., 1988) and the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1998). He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. He is a member of the Cumberland County (Secretary, 2000-2002) and the North Carolina Bar Associations; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; and the Defense Research Institute. His practice areas include general insurance defense; insurance coverage; appeals; subrogation; wills; and traffic.

Michael Raymond Porter (Associate)
Michael Porter is a graduate of Methodist University (B.A. magna cum laude, The Pulliam Award, History, 2004) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law (J.D., 2007). He is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. He is a member of the Cumberland County and North Carolina Bar Associations; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; and the Young Lawyers Division of the Cumberland County and North Carolina Bar Associations. His practice areas include general insurance defense; construction law litigation; subrogation; and defense of D.E.N.R. violations.