Allen N. Trask, III

Contact Information

P: 910.794.4804

F: 910.794.4877

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127 Racine Drive
University Corporate Center
Wilmington, NC 28403

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Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 7068
Wilmington, NC 28406-7068

Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

Business, Civil, and Commercial Litigation
Community Associations Disputes
Construction Litigation
FINRA Arbitration

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When You're Not in Kansas Anymore: Untangling the Conundrum of Enforcing United States Money Judgments in Foreign Countries

August 3, 2011

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February 7, 2011

Hide and Seek: Untangling the Conundrum of Having United States Money Judgments Recognized and Enforced in Foreign Countries

September 19, 2010

Breaking the Record: Public Records Under the North Carolina Public Records Act

March 18, 2010

Biography

Mr. Trask's practice experience encompasses various areas of civil litigation in state and federal courts. He has experience advising clients and litigating matters involving a wide range of business, commercial, contract, and estate disputes, as well as real estate disputes, including landlord-tenant, adverse possession, condemnation, easement, and riparian rights. Mr. Trask frequently represents creditors in litigation matters involving a variety of secured and unsecured transactions and other collection issues. His practice also involves representing and advising community associations and their members on litigation and pre-litigation matters, including drafting settlement agreements and litigating civil disputes. Mr. Trask also has experience representing securities brokers and their registered representatives in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration.

Admitted to Practice

North Carolina, 2009
All state courts in North Carolina
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Honors and Distinction*

"Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2012

Education

J.D., Campbell Law School, 2009. National Moot Court Team, Chief Articles Editor, Campbell Law Review.
B.S., Political Science, East Carolina University, 2005

Professional and Community Affiliations

American Bar Association — Sections: Construction Industry; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation; Young Lawyers Division
New Hanover County (chair, Strategic Planning Committee, Cape Fear Museum Advisory Board)
New Hanover County Bar Association (member, board of directors; secretary/treasurer)
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Construction Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation

* 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.