Albert R. Bell, Jr.

Bell, Albert R. (Jr.)

Contact Information

P: 919.277.9180
F: 919.277.9177
arb@wardandsmith.com

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5430 Wade Park Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27607
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 33009
Raleigh, NC 27636-3009

Peer Rated AV

Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

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

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Biography

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 has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his respective fields of law.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 1975
  • All state and federal courts in North Carolina
  • Court of Federal Claims
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
  • United States Supreme Court

Honors and Distinction*

  • The Best Lawyers in America,1995-2012
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003-2009
  • "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2002-2012
  • "Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006-2012
  • "Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2008 and 2010

Education

  • J.D., Wake Forest School of Law, 1975. Managing Editor, Wake Forest Law Review.
  • B.S., Campbell University, 1966

Professional and Community Affiliations

American Bar Association — Sections: Dispute Resolution; Health Law; Labor and Employment Law; Public Contract Law

Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court

  • Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • North Carolina Bar Association (vice-president)
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Government and Public Sector; Labor and Employment Law
  • North Carolina Chamber 
  • Regional Transportation Alliance

* Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; www.businessnc.com/legalelite; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.