Ryal W. Tayloe

Tayloe, Ryal W.

Contact Information

P: 910.794.4828
F: 910.794.4877
rwt@wardandsmith.com

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127 Racine Drive
University Corporate Center
Wilmington, NC 28403
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 7068
Wilmington, NC 28406-7068

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Biography

Mr. Tayloe is leader of the Construction Practice Group. He has handled a wide range of litigation cases over the past 28 years in state and federal courts, many of them jury trials. Mr. Tayloe has extensive experience with lien law, federal and state bond claims, and defective workmanship cases. He also has significant experience with title insurance claims, agribusiness litigation, and all types of real estate disputes, including trespass, adverse possession, condemnation, easement rights, and wrongful timber cutting. Mr. Tayloe 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 District of North Carolina
  • United States Supreme Court

Honors and Distinction*

  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2009-2012

Education

  • J.D., Wake Forest School of Law, 1982
  • A.B., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • American Bar Association — Section: Litigation
  • North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Construction Law; Litigation

* 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.