Kenneth R. Wooten 1001 College Court New Bern, North Carolina Get Map

Mailing Address: Post Office Box 867 New Bern, North Carolina 28563-0867 Phone: 252-672-5452 Fax: 252-672-5477 Email: krw@wardandsmith.com

Mr. Wooten is one of the firm's Managing Directors.  He handles various types of litigation, including construction, business, commercial, contract, public housing, insurance coverage, and federal litigation.  Mr. Wooten is an International Fellow and Past District Governor of Civitan International and has served on the executive boards of many civic organizations.  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. Wooten 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.  Prior to joining the firm, he was a research assistant to Justice J. William Copeland of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Court Admissions
All state and federal courts in North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
United State Supreme Court

Education
J.D., honors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979. North Carolina Law Review, Order of the Coif, Order of Barristers, Invitational Moot Court Team, Holderness Moot Court Bench.
B.A., high honors, North Carolina State University, 1976

Memberships
American Bar Association — Sections: Construction Industry; Litigation
Christian Legal Society
Defense Research Institute
Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Construction Law; Dispute Resolution; Law Practice Management; Litigation

Publications
Construction
Litigation