Alexander C. Dale

Biography

Mr. Dale is a litigator with experience assisting clients in a variety of industries.  He has handled numerous complex cases and taken them to final decision in the areas of breach of contract litigation, trust and estate litigation, securities and investment advisor litigation, and complex business litigation.  Mr. Dale also has represented clients in limited liability company member disputes, officer and director liability disputes, real estate development disputes, easement/boundary disputes, trust modification actions, will caveats, elective share claims, breach of warranty actions, copyright and trademark claims, and disputes in many other areas.  He finds creative strategies to assist his clients in their disputes seeking favorable results by considering traditional and alternative means for dispute resolution.  As leader of the Community Associations Practice Group, Mr. Dale advises community associations on governance and enforcement issues.  He has represented community associations in civil litigation before the North Carolina Superior Court, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the American Arbitration Association.  Mr. Dale has guided community associations to favorable final judgments in each litigation forum.  Mr. Dale also is a member of the Appellate Practice Group and assists clients with appellate issues before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and North Carolina Supreme Court.  He is asked by his colleagues within the law firm and outside of the law firm to assist clients in appellate matters.

Admitted to Practice

• North Carolina, 2001
• All state courts in North Carolina
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
• United States Supreme Court

Education

• J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2001. Research Editor, Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law.
• M.A. in Mass Communications, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001. Roy H. Park Fellowship.
• B.A., with honors and highest distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998

Professional and Community Affiliations

• American Bar Association — Sections: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation; Young Lawyers Division
• New Hanover County Bar Association (president)
• New Hanover County Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board
• New Hanover County Teen Court (judge)
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• North Carolina Bar Association — Committee: Appellate Rules
• North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation; Sports & Entertainment Law