Donalt J. Eglinton

Eglinton, Donalt J.

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P: 252.672.5456
F: 252.672.5477
252.672.5477

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1001 College Court
New Bern, NC 28562
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 867
New Bern, NC 28563-0867

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Biography

Mr. Eglinton's practice focuses primarily in the area of commercial litigation.  This includes, among other matters, disputes involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement; trade secrets; covenants not to compete; franchise and license agreements; construction; organizational and business matters; and the purchase, sale, and warranty of goods.  He has represented parties in some of the most complex and contested trademark and copyright actions filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.  Mr. Eglinton also has represented parties in patent infringement actions filed in North Carolina, Texas, and California, and he has represented parties in cancellation proceedings before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  He is a speaker for the North Carolina Bar Foundation.  He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 1982
  • All state 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 States Supreme Court

Honors and Distinction*

  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2009-2012
  • "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2012
  • "Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2012

Education

  • J.D., Wake Forest School of Law, 1982. Research Editor, Wake Forest Law Review.
  • M.A., Central Michigan University, 1980
  • B.E.D., magna cum laude, Texas A&M University, 1974

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • American Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice
  • American Institute of Architects
  • BarCares of North Carolina, Inc. (former board member)
  • Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association, Inc.
  • Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Construction Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation
  • North Carolina State Bar (Board of Law Examiners, Select Drafting Committee; Bar Candidate Committee, Third Judicial District)

* 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.