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Alan
W.
Duncan
Alan Duncan has substantial experience in trying cases in both the state and federal courts in North Carolina and in other jurisdictions. He has significant trial experience including litigating intellectual property and antitrust issues, business and commercial cases, catastrophic injury cases, professional malpractice actions, media and communications law matters, aviation issues, and insurance and reinsurance law-related issues. Mr. Duncan is also a member of the Supreme Court of the United States, Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Ninth and D.C. Circuits, and various federal district courts, including the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina.
Education
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J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1979
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A.B., cum laude, Davidson College, 1976
Admissions
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North Carolina, 1979
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United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1979
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United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1980
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United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980
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United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1983
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United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1998
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United States Court of Appeals, DC Circuit, 1989
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United States Supreme Court, 1984
Academic Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
Achievements
- Selected by his peers as 2010 Greensboro Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.)
- The North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys' J. Robert Elster Award for Professional Excellence, 2008
- Recognized by Chambers and Partners, United Kingdom, as one of North Carolina Leaders, Litigation, 2006-2009
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, listed more than 10 years
- Martindale-Hubbell's top ("AV") Peer Review Rating *
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from Davidson College, 1976
- Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from Guilford College, 2005
- Selected by Law & Politics Magazine for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, and as one of the "Top 100" attorneys in North Carolina, 2006-2009
- Business North Carolina's Legal Elite, Business Law, 2003, Litigation, 2002-2004, 2006-2008
- Chairman, Guilford County Board of Education
* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional Memberships
- Present Member, Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association
- Present Member, Davidson College Alumni Association Board
- Past President, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- Past Chair, Litigation Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
- American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section
- American Bar Association Forum on Air & Space Law
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