Gary J. Rickner
1001 College Court
New Bern, North Carolina
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Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 867
New Bern, North Carolina
28563-0867

Phone: 252-672-5411
Fax: 252-672-5477
Email: gjr@wardandsmith.com

Mr. Rickner's practice experience encompasses several areas of civil litigation.  He advises clients and litigates cases involving all forms of commercial and business disputes, including contract breaches, securities litigation, products liability defense, and civil rights issues.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rickner practiced law in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He is included in The Best Lawyers in America, and has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.  Mr. Rickner is recognized in "Legal Elite," a list of the best attorneys in the state by Business North Carolina, and in "Super Lawyers," a list of top North Carolina attorneys by North Carolina Super Lawyers.   He is also active in several civic organizations. 

Practice Groups
Business Litigation
Financial Institutions

Litigation

Practice Specialties
Banking Litigation
Business and Commercial Law
Environmental Litigation
Federal Civil Practice
Products Liability Defense

Bar Admissions
North Carolina, 1998
Indiana, 1974

Court Admissions
All state courts in North Carolina
All state courts in Indiana
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Seventh Circuits
United States Court of International Trade
United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
United States Supreme Court

Education
J.D., cum laude, Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, 1974. Associate Editor, Cumberland-Samford Law Review.
B.A., Taylor University, 1971

Memberships
American Bar Association — Sections: Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
American College of Trial Lawyers (fellow; North Carolina Committee 2002-present)
Defense Research Institute
Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
North Carolina Bar Association — Section: Litigation

Publications
Financial Institutions
Litigation
 

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