Medical Malpractice law in North Carolina covers surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, and hospital negligence. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. North Carolina has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to medical malpractice cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about medical malpractice law in North Carolina is the statute of limitations. You generally have 3 years from the date of injury to file a claim. North Carolina follows contributory negligence — one of only four states where any plaintiff fault bars recovery for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Superior Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

The medical malpractice attorneys listed here practice throughout North Carolina and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how medical malpractice law works in North Carolina — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to medical malpractice law in North Carolina. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Adam Peoples - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hall Booth Smith, PC
 72 Patton Ave Asheville NC 28801
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Paul Hefferon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hefferon Law, PLLC
 6805 Fairview Rd Suite #100 Charlotte NC 28210
(704) 365-2600
English
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Jason E. Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C.
 313 Evans St Greenville NC 27858
(828) 327-9004
American University Washington College of Law (1993)
English
South Carolina Bar
Active License
Construction Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Matthew C. Berthold - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charles G. Monnett III & Associates
 6842 Carnegie Blvd Suite 100 Charlotte NC 28211
(704) 859-2003
West Virginia University College of Law
English
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Michael A. DeMayo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeMayo Law Offices, LLP
 406 South Sutherland Avenue Monroe NC 28112
(828) 345-1111
Wake Forest University (1987)
English, Spanish
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Elder Law Medical Malpractice
Owen C. Tinari - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C.
 301 S McDowell St Suite 1016 Charlotte NC 28204
(704) 676-1093
Widener University Delaware School of Law
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Rachel M. Noorthoek - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C.
 301 S McDowell St #1016 Charlotte NC 28204
(704) 900-3333
DePaul College of Law (2003)
English
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Donald B. Ford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ford Law Firm
 360 Lake Dornoch Drive Pinehurst NC 28374
(919) 414-7063
Bar #44669
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Nicholas Brookes Mendez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horton & Mendez, Lawyers at Law, PLLC
 705 Princess Street Suite 200 Wilmington NC 28401
(910) 668-8067
University of Richmond School of Law (2015)
English
Unknown Status
Insurance Claims Maritime Law Medical Malpractice
Winston S. Kirby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Edwards Kirby, LLP
 3201 Glenwood Avenue Suite 100 Raleigh NC 27612
(919) 335-7005
Campbell Law School (2011)
English
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Jonathan George Connor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 107 N. Court Square Suite 22 Lumberton NC 28358
(910) 827-6030
University of North Carolina - Pembroke
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
George W Moore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Moore Law Office, PLLC
 One Oak Plaza, Suite 303 Asheville NC 28801
(828) 258-8053
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1968)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Benjamin T. Cochran - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hardison & Cochran Lawyers at Law
 7340 Six Forks Road Raleigh NC 27615
(919) 444-4444
Campbell Law School (2002)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
William E. Cannon Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cannon Law, P.C.
 370 N. Main St. Suite 300 Waynesville NC 28786
8284564800319
The University of Georgia School of Law (1974)
Cherokee Tribal Court Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
John Alan Jones - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 4140 Parklake Avenue Suite 400 Raleigh NC 27612
(919) 821-0005
University of North Carolina School of Law (1982)
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Products Liability
Matthew H. Richardson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Richardson Firm
 455 Ramsey St Fayetteville NC 28301
(910) 488-5050
Campbell Law School
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Stuart M. Paynter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paynter Law
 1200 G Street NW Suite 800 Washington DC 20005
(919) 245-3116
Cornell University
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Antitrust Law Business Law Consumer Law
William Barrett Holman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeMayo Law Offices, LLC
 600 C East Farringdom St. Lumberton NC 28358
Wake Forest University (2002)
Bar #28582
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Donald Dunn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 601 N Spence Ave Goldsboro NC 27534
(919) 778-9700
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1975)
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Thomas Roupas Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Roupas Law Office, PLLC
 119 N Greene St. Suite 100 Greensboro NC 27401
(336) 272-7272
University of Florida (1994)
English
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Larry Serbin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C.
 313 Evans St Greenville NC 27858
(704) 676-1093
Capital University Law School (2008)
English
South Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Brian Steed Tatum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tatum Law Office, PLLC
 6135 Park South Drive Suite 510 Charlotte NC 28210
70430743501101
Duke University (2004)
English, Spanish
U.S District Court Middle Districts of North Carolina Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
John Jensen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jensen Law Group
 1340 Environ Way P.O. Box 9071 Chapel Hill NC 27514
(919) 338-2780
The George Washington University Law School (1986)
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Insurance Claims
Robert Anthony Hartsoe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hartsoe & Associates
 7 Corporate Center Court Greensboro NC 27408
(336) 390-4774
Washington University School of Law (1991)
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Kenneth King Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King Law Office
 802 41st Avenue South North Myrtle Beach SC 29582
(910) 455-4065
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law (1986)
English
US District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Medical Malpractice
William Cory Reiss - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reiss & Nutt, PLLC
 1221 Floral Pkwy Ste 104 Wilmington NC 28403
9104204674102
Wake Forest University School of Law (2007)
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Medical Malpractice
Laura Boneau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King Law Office
 790 Cardinal Rd; Ste 6 New Bern NC 28562
(910) 455-4065
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2013)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Robert Boneau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King Law Office
 790 Cardinal Rd; Ste 6 New Bern NC 28562
(910) 455-4065
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
William Richardson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Richardson Firm
 455 Ramsey St Fayetteville NC 28301
(910) 488-5050
Campbell Law School (1980)
English, Spanish
4th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Family Law
Mark V.L. Gray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gray Legal Group, LLP
 153 W Main St #100 Washington NC 27889
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Entertainment & Sports Law Medical Malpractice
Joseph Ferikes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ferikes & Bleynat PPLC
 67 Charlotte St. Asheville NC 28801
(828) 251-1588
University of Alabama School of Law
English, Greek
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Municipal Law Personal Injury
Leah King - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King Law Office
 802 41st Avenue South North Myrtle Beach SC 29582
(910) 763-2111
Campbell University (1992)
English
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Medical Malpractice
Margret Marquez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
King Law Offices
 131 W Marion St Shelby NC 28150
(704) 466-3331
Campbell Law School
English, Spanish
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Gary Shipman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shipman & Wright, LLP
 575 Military Cutoff Road #106 Wilmington NC 28405
(910) 762-1990
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Medical Malpractice
Christopher Hinnant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, PLLC
 201 North Front Street, Suite 1003 Wilmington NC 28401
(910) 679-1388
Campbell Law School (1997)
South Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Defense
Joel Rhine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rhine Law Office
 1612 Military Cutoff Road Suite 300 Wilmington NC 28403
(910) 501-2474
University of Tampa
English, Spanish
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Products Liability
Al Patrick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyers East
 110 East Arlington Boulevard Greenville NC 27858
(252) 353-1333
Wake Forest University School of Law (1983)
English
North Carolina Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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