Lilian L. Faulconer
Creditors' Rights Attorney
T 252.215.4005
F 252.215.4077
E llfaulconer@wardandsmith.com
O Greenville, NC
Practice Areas:
Advertising and Marketing Counsel and Defense, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business, Commercial Receiverships, Financial Institutions, Foreclosures, Health Care, Litigation, Name, Image, and Likeness, Workouts and Restructuring
Lily’s practice focuses on a variety of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, and corporate matters. She assists a range of stakeholders, including lenders, banks, financial institutions, and other creditors, on issues related to bankruptcies, collections, foreclosures, restructuring, and insolvency. Lily’s work also includes representing closely-held businesses and health care providers on transactional matters. Lily routinely drafts various contracts, loan documents, and workout documents.
Prior to joining Ward and Smith, Lily worked in college and professional athletics. Lily leverages her past experience in the sports industry to assist clients as part of the firm’s Name, Image, and Likeness Practice Group.
Honors and Distinctions
- “Legal Elite,” Bankruptcy, Business North Carolina, 2026
- 2023 Trailblazer, Business North Carolina
- J.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2021
- North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Symposium Editor; UNC Sports Law Moot Court Team; Chancellors Scholarship, CE3 Scholar
- Publication: The Danger of Dealer’s Choice: Why State-by-State Regulation of Online Sports Betting Is Not Enough, 21 N.C. J.L. & Tech. 137 (2020)
- M.S., East Carolina University, 2018
- B.A., summa cum laude, East Carolina University Honors College, 2017
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain, Inc., member; Advisory Council
- East Carolina University Alumni Association, former board member
- East Carolina University Honors College Advancement Council, member
- Girl Scouts of the USA, Lifetime Member; Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award Recipient
- Greenville-Pitt County Chamber Power Luncheon, Series Chair
- Literacy Johnston, Volunteer
- North Carolina, 2021
- United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, 2022
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern, Middle, Western Districts of North Carolina, 2022