Lance P. Martin

Martin, Lance P.

Contact Information

P: 828.348.6011
F: 828.348.6077
lpm@wardandsmith.com

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82 Patton Avenue, Suite 300
Asheville, NC 28801
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 2020
Asheville, NC 28802-2020

Peer Rated AV

Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

  • Business Agreements and Contracts 
  • Commercial and Banking Litigation
  • Financial Institutions Law and Regulation 
  • Loan Review, Workout, and Restructuring
  • Trust and Fiduciary Law and Regulation

Biography

Mr. Martin represents clients in drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contract, loan, and workout agreements. He also represents creditors in collections, foreclosures, bankruptcy, Uniform Commercial Code security agreement enforcement, and structured liquidations and workouts. Mr. Martin litigates at all levels, with an emphasis on commercial and corporate fraud, fraudulent transfers, unfair and deceptive trade practices, floor-plan financing, factoring, and lease arrangements. He also advises and represents financial institutions in trust, fiduciary, and regulatory matters. Mr. Martin has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his respective fields of law.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 2000
    Tennessee, 2005
    Louisiana, 1995
  • All state courts in North Carolina
  • All state courts in Louisiana
  • All state courts in Tennessee
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Fifth Circuits
  • United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana

Education

  • J.D., magna cum laude, Tulane University Law School, 1995. Order of the Coif.
  • B.S., summa cum laude, Spring Hill College, 1992

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • American Bar Association — Section: Business Law
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Bankruptcy; Young Lawyers Division
  • North Carolina Creditors Bar Association