Albert R. Bell, Jr.

Wade II, Suite 400
5430 Wade Park Boulevard
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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Phone: 919-277-9180
Fax: 919-277-9177
arb@wardandsmith.com

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 33009
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3009

Mr. Bell has more than 40 years of experience in labor, employment, and government regulation matters, including 30 years of practice in the private sector. His experience encompasses federal and state court litigation of employment issues, including charges of civil rights discrimination. Mr. Bell also advises clients on a wide range of employment regulatory and legislative issues, appearing on their behalf before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and federal and state wage and hour divisions. He is a frequent lecturer and has written extensively on a wide range of employment and government contract topics. Mr. Bell is included in the 1995-2009 editions of the publication The Best Lawyers in America,* the current edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, and he has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his respective fields of law. He has been selected as "Legal Elite"* by Business North Carolina since 2002 and has been recognized in "Super Lawyers"* by North Carolina Super Lawyers since 2006.

Practice Groups
Government Representation
Labor and Employment
Litigation

Practice Specialties
Affirmative Action
Employment Contracts, Compensation, and Benefits
Employment Litigation
Labor-Management Relations and Union Avoidance
Occupational Safety and Health
Wage and Hour Law

Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1975

Court Admissions
All state and federal courts in North Carolina
Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit