Richard Pinto
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Member of CLM Since: 2009
Nominated By Matt Morrison
CLM Committees
- Transportation
CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2011 North Carolina Event at the NASCAR Museum
- Speaker - 2016 CLM Eastern North Carolina Chapter Educational & Networking Event - 05/26
- Speaker - Making Best Use of your Mediator and the Mediation Process
Articles
No information available.
Practice Areas
- ADR
- Appellate
- Audit/Fee Disputes
- Bad Faith
- Fraud / SIU
- Insurance Coverage
- Medical Malpractice
- Municipal Law
- Premises Liability
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property
- Transportation
- Construction/Real Estate/Surety
- Claims Management
- Litigation Management
Biography
Rick Pinto has been engaged in a varied civil litigation practice since 1980. He currently limits his practice to personal injury/wrongful death claims, construction claims, motor carrier claims, product liability litigation, insurance (both defense and coverage), and commercial litigation. While a majority of his work involves representing defendants, both individual and corporate, he also represents plaintiffs on commercial claims, as well as in serious personal injury and medical malpractice claims. He has tried over 220 cases to verdict, and practices in the state and federal courts in North Carolina.
Practice Areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Certified Mediator)
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Defense
Medical Malpractice
Motor Carrier Litigation
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Property Coverage Disputes / Special Investigations
Property Damage Subrogation
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Litigation
Wrongful Death
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
Education:
Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC, 1980 – J.D.
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1977 – B.A. (Cum Laude)
Sample Reported Cases:
Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. North Main Const., Ltd., 361 N.C. 85, 637 S.E.2d 528 (2006)
Vincent v. Billingsley, 177 N.C. App. 464, 628 S.E.2d 868 (2006)
ExperienceOne Homes, LLC v. Town of Morrisville, 727 S.E.2d 26 (N.C. App. 2012) disc. rev. denied 731 S.E.2d 149
Koch v. Bell, Lewis & Associates, Inc., 176 N.C. App. 736, 627 S.E.2d 636 (2006)
Red Hill Hosiery Mill, Inc. v. MagneTek, Inc., 159 N.C. App. 135, 582 S.E.2d 632 (2003)
Pennsylvania Nat. Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Associated Scaffolders & Equipment Co., Inc., 157 N.C. App. 555, 579 S.E.2d 404 (2003)
Membership in Law-Related Organizations:
Greensboro Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA)
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
Education
No information available.
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: NC