Michael J. Parrish

Contact Information

P: 252.672.5411

F: 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

Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

Commercial Litigation

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A Chink in the Armor: Limited Liability Business Entities Do Not Protect Owners From Personal Liability for Their Own Wrongful Actions, Even for Company Business

April 23, 2011

PROTECTING YOUR TRADEMARK Registration is not the Finish Line

December 28, 2009

Trust Administration in a Down Market: The Terms of Your Irrevocable Trust May Not Be As Irrevocable As You Think

April 15, 2009

Biography

Mr. Parrish is a civil litigator with a broad practice before various federal and state courts. He has significant experience at all stages of litigation in the following areas: secured lending and secured transactions, uniform commercial code, business and stakeholder disputes, landlord-tenant, trusts and estates, collections and judgment enforcement, tax, and bankruptcy litigation. Mr. Parrish recently presented the topic "Personal Liability of Owners of Limited Liability Entities" at the 2012 Business Law Institute.

Admitted to Practice

North Carolina, 2008
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

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Wake Forest School of Law, 2008. Wake Forest Law Review. Order of the Coif, Moot Court, Honor Council, Recipient—James B. Taylor, Jr. Scholarship.
B.A., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004

Professional and Community Affiliations

American Bar Association—Sections: Litigation; Young Lawyers Division
New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce (Leadership Craven, Class of 2011; member, Young Professionals Group)
North Carolina Bar Association—Committee: Citizen Lawyer
North Carolina Bar Association—Section: Litigation
North Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society
United Way of Coastal Carolina (Executive Committee)