Charles C. Kyles
An innovative attorney with an eye for detail, Chip Kyles is adept at solving problems in any forum, even if the solution is unconventional or unexpected. He brings this approach into each of his practice areas, including those of workers’ compensation, insurance defense, construction disputes, self-insurance industry, insurance regulatory matters, business litigation, employment law, debtor/creditor law, and corporate law.
Chip has significant appellate advocacy experience before the N.C. Court of Appeals and N.C. Supreme Court. Some of his reported cases include:
- Goodson v. P.H. Glatfelter Co., 171 N.C. App. 596, 615 S.E.2d 350, disc. rev. denied, 360 N.C. 63, 623 S.E.2d 582 (2005). NOTE: This case was selected as one of the 50 Most Important Decisions of 2005 by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly (Jan. 2, 2006).
- Bowles v. BCJ Trucking Services, Inc., 172 N.C. App. 149, 615 S.E.2d 724, disc. rev. denied, 360 N.C. 60, 623 S.E.2d 579 (2005).
Chip also has significant experience practicing before all levels of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, as well as in the North Carolina trial courts, and he continues to practice frequently before these bodies.
He was selected as a national member of The Order of Barristers, and has been recognized with an “AV Preeminent” peer review rating on Martindale-Hubbell™.
Education
- B.A., North Carolina State University, 1991
- J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2001
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina Bar
- Virginia Bar
- United States District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western District of North Carolina
Professional Organizations
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Wake County Bar Association