James Lee Davis

Davis, James Lee

Contact Information

P: 252.672.5404
F: 252.672.5477
jld@wardandsmith.com

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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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Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

  • Municipal Law

Biography

Mr. Davis's practice experience encompasses a wide variety of real estate and municipal law issues.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 1971
  • All state courts in North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States Supreme Court

Honors and Distinction*

  • The Best Lawyers in America,1993-2012
  • "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2009

Education

  • J.D., with honors, The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1971. Order of the Coif, North Carolina Law Review.
  • A.B., with high honors, Guilford College, 1968. Charles A. Dana Scholar.
  • Woodberry Forest School, 1958

Professional and Community Affiliations

  •  Craven County Bar Association (past president)
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Real Property (past chairman); Senior Lawyers Division

* 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.