E. Knox Proctor V

Biography

Mr. Proctor's practice experience includes mergers, acquisitions, and securities work for banks and thrift institutions and their holding companies, as well as corporate and regulatory matters pertaining to financial institutions.  His experience also includes specialized financial institution services, such as securities brokerage, investment advisory, and asset management services, trust departments, and insurance products and services.  Mr. Proctor serves on North Carolina Bar Association committees that deal with legislative issues affecting financial institutions and trust administration.  In 2007, he was a co-recipient of the North Carolina Medical Society's John Huske Anderson Award for his work on advance directive legislation.  Previously, Mr. Proctor served on the Legal Issues and Workplace Policies Committee of the North Carolina Chamber.  He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.  Mr. Proctor also serves on the board of the New Bern Civic Theatre, and was President from 2003 through 2010.  Prior to joining the Firm, he served as related financial services counsel for one of North Carolina's major multi-bank holding companies.  Before that, Mr. Proctor practiced law with a large firm in Raleigh.

Admitted to Practice

• North Carolina, 1987
• All state courts in North Carolina
• United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina

Honors and Distinction*

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2012

Education

• J.D., with high honors, The University of North Carolina School of Law, 1987. Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, Order of the Coif, Chief Justice Walter Clark Award.
• A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1984
• Davidson College, 1979-1981
• The McCallie School, 1979

Professional and Community Affiliations

• American Bar Association — Sections: Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Antitrust Law; Business Law; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
• Christian Legal Society
• North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Administrative Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law; Intellectual Property Law; International Law & Practice; Tax Law
• North Carolina Chamber

* 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.