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Amy H. Wooten
Policyholder Insurance Litigation and Counseling
Amy's litigation practice focuses on representing policyholders in a broad range of first- and third-party coverage litigation with their insurance carriers and co-chairs the firm's Insurance Counseling and Recovery Practice Group. That experience includes litigating coverage disputes pertaining to commercial property insurance, directors and officers ("D&O") insurance, errors and omissions ("E&O") insurance, disability insurance, and commercial general liability ("CGL") insurance.
Additionally, Amy litigates issues on behalf of community associations and other clients in complex commercial disputes, fiduciary duty claims, and claims of unfair and deceptive trade practices. Amy also litigates matters that arise in the hemp and CBD industry.
While a litigator at heart, Amy also enjoys advising clients outside of litigation. She is particularly passionate about consulting with and advising policyholders concerning their insurance coverage needs. She also devotes a portion of her practice to advising community association clients on a broad range of legal matters and defends licensed professionals before North Carolina's many professional and occupational licensing boards.
Amy began her legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Samuel G. Wilson, United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Virginia. After completing her clerkship, Amy returned to her North Carolina roots, where she focuses her practice on a wide range of litigation matters in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings. She is licensed in both North and South Carolina.
Education
- J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 2009; Order of the Coif, Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court, Wake Forest Law Review, Moot Court, Honor Council
- B.A., magna cum laude, Political Science and History, Wake Forest University, 2006
Representative Experience
Policyholder Insurance Recovery and Counseling
- Represented a condominium unit owners' association in a multimillion-dollar commercial property insurance and fiduciary dispute
- Represented policyholders in declaratory judgment actions brought by their insurers
Community Associations Litigation
- Secured partial summary judgment for a homeowners' association ("HOA") embroiled in a class action alleging violations of the NC Planned Community Act and breach of fiduciary duty, prompting Plaintiffs to file a voluntary dismissal of surviving claims
- Obtained dismissal of lawsuit and award of attorneys' fees in drainage dispute between an HOA and individual members
Representation of Professionals in Licensure and Negligence Matters
- Defended an out of state firm accused of the unauthorized practice of law before the North Carolina State Bar
- Secured summary judgment on professional negligence claims for an engineering firm
- Defended a licensed engineer in litigation involving the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers & Surveyors in a trial proceeding before the Office of Administrative Hearings
- Secured a favorable arbitration award for a licensed architect in a dispute involving allegations of professional negligence pending before the AAA
- Defended a professional negligence claim against a tower engineering firm brought in response to a breach of contract claim for unpaid services
Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Secured a favorable resolution of a dispute concerning the sale of commercial property
- Favorably resolved a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act ("FDCPA") claim against a statement delivery and payment solution vendor
- Defended a water and wastewater treatment consultant against a breach of contract claim
- Favorably resolved several matters on behalf of directors and officers in adversary proceedings, including a bankrupt medical practice, a bankrupt aviation MRO, and a bankrupt printing company in which the Trustees involved sought multimillion-dollar recoveries
Honors and Distinctions*
- Chambers USA, Insurance - North Carolina, 2024-2025
- "The Best Lawyers in America," Best Lawyers®, 2025
- "40 & Under List," Benchmark Litigation, 2022-2023
Professional and Community Affiliations
- Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Connections Mentorship Program
- North Carolina Bar Association, Professional Committee Member, 2023-2024; Insurance Section, Membership Committee
- New Hope Baptist Church of Raleigh, Worship Leader
- Tenth Judicial District Bar/Wake County Bar Association: Bench-Bar Committee Member; Professionalism Committee Member
- South Carolina Bar Association, Member
- Chief Justice Susie M. Sharp Inn of Court, Member and Treasurer (2021)
- Wake Forest University School of Law Rose Council, Member
Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina, 2009
- South Carolina, 2011
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court – All districts in North and South Carolina
- United States Supreme Court
* Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite/; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.
